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Magazine
MARIN plays an important role as the Netherlands studies future naval assets
Nov 23, 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
The Dutch military procurement arm 'Defence Materiel Organisation' (DMO) investigates requirements for future naval assets. DMO naval architects, ...
Magazine
Speeding up landing craft
Nov 23, 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
To reduce vulnerability to attacks from the coast and maintain safe operations with Landing Platform Docks (LPDs), the distance from ship to shore ...
Magazine
A standardised Launch & Recovery system is a step closer with LAURA JIP
Nov 23, 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
There is an evident trend towards fewer, but multifunctional, navy
platforms capable of (international) cooperation that are operated by smaller ...
Magazine
Retaining and developing submarine knowledge
Nov 22, 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
The Dutch Underwater Knowledge Centre (DUKC) is a network of Dutch knowledge providers on submarine technology.
Magazine
Cooperative Research Navies tackles dynamic stability
Nov 22, 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Over the last 25 years Cooperative Research Navies (CRN) has largely focused on the prediction and validation of extreme motions and capsize risk ...
Magazine
The US Coast Guard and MARIN: a long-term link
Nov 22, 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN's naval activities do not stop at Dutch shores. MARIN has strong relationships with many international navies and naval shipyards. This ...
Paper
Development Overview of a Launch and Recovery System Standardization
May 19, 2014
Naval operations rely increasingly on flexibility by deploying small craft from large platforms, which is done for a number of reasons. Firstly, a ...
Magazine
LAURA Phase 2 gets underway
Aug 31, 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
The 'Launch and Recovery of any small navy craft' (LAURA) JIP enters its second phase and calls for new participants.
Magazine
Silence is golden... especially underwater
Apr 20, 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN introduces a new silent towing carriage in a bid to further the industry's knowledge about underwater-radiated noise.
Magazine
Create3s: Reducing costs for shortsea shipping
Aug 22, 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is participating in the EU project Create3s, which aims to bring down the cost of shortsea shipping by introducing new manufacturing and ...
Magazine
MARIN tackles the problems of open moonpools on drillships
Apr 1, 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
When looking at drillships two major features stand out: firstly they need to be able to hold position on a particular
spot and secondly, they have ...