PaperDesigning for dangerous waves - a new 'Adaptive Screening' method to predict extreme values of non-linear marine and coastal structure responses to waves
Reliability Engineering and System Safety
11 Jul 2025
Predicting extreme values of strongly non-linear hydrodynamic responses (such as wave impact loads) is crucial for ensuring the safety and ...
wave loadswaves, impacts and hydrostructuralwaves & motionshydrodynamicsships and structuresoffshore engineeringseakeepingcfd/simulation/desk studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineering
MagazineISO 15016:2025 Improved standard for speed/power trials
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
Following a four-year revision, the IMO MEPC83 accepted ISO 15016:2025 as the new standard for EEDI speed/power trials in April 2025. This ...
trials and monitoringinfrastructure
MagazinePotential risk of collisions at bridge piers under scrutiny
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
The Dutch government and knowledge experts, including MARIN, are teaming up to examine collision risks at ageing bridge piers in the Netherlands. ...
transport and shippinginfrastructure
MagazineEnhancing wind propulsion performance through human-centred design and bridge simulations
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
As the maritime sector pushes toward greener solutions, wind-assisted propulsion has emerged as a promising way to cut emissions and boost fuel ...
wind propulsionoperations and human factors
MagazineCRS MAMBO – Validated simulation tool for manoeuvring & seakeeping optimisation
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
Requirements regarding minimum power, safe return to port, and navy recommendations, compel naval architects to assess the performance of ships ...
manoeuvringwave measurements
MagazineFin propulsion revival
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
Fin propulsion is experiencing a revival due to its high propulsive efficiency. In early 2025, MARIN successfully tested a new fully electric system ...
resistance and propulsion
MagazineComplex simulations explore inland navigation on the Gelderse IJssel
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
Climate change is causing more frequent periods of drought, leading to low water levels in this river system. This makes it challenging to ...
inland shippingtransport and shipping
PaperWhere Are We and Where Are We Going? AnalyzingSimulation-Driven Design Optimization Trends in Marine Engineering by Scoping Review
XI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2025), Edinburgh, Scotland
23 Jun 2025
This paper distills the principal insights from our recent scoping review on simulation-based design optimization (SBDO) in naval engineering and ...
resistance and propulsionpoweringseakeepingcfddata sciencemarine systemsrenewablescfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperResistance extrapolation for ships with a wetted transom stern
XI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2025), Edinburgh, UK
23 Jun 2025
This paper studies the viscous resistance of a ship with a wetted transom stern, and its scale effect. For predicting the resistance of a ship with ...
full scalehydrodynamicsresistance and propulsionmodel testing
PaperHydrodynamic analysis of a 2MW offshore floating solar farm with breakwater protection
International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2025), Edinburgh, UK
23 Jun 2025
Within the EU project SUREWAVE a new concept for the upscaling of Floating PhotoVoltaics (FPV) to offshore environments is developed. The new ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore energyrenewableshydrodynamicsanalysis and prediction
PaperWave induced response of shallow draft interconnected pontoons
44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
22 Jun 2025
This paper presents the wave induced responses of shallow draft interconnected pontoons as investigated by the EU-funded project BAMBOO. The project ...
offshorestability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringhydrostructuralocean energyseakeepingrenewablescfd/simulation/desk studiesmodel testingblue growth
PaperWave generation and calibration at MARIN
44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
22 Jun 2025
For the generation of realistic wave conditions in model wave basins a wave generation tool is required to translate the specified wave elevation at ...
wave measurementsmodel testingwave generationwaves, impacts and hydrostructural
PaperCalculating and testing the stability of an air-cushioned floating suction pile foundation
44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
22 Jun 2025
The Tri Suction Pile Caisson (TSPC) is being developed as an innovative alternative to existing wind turbine foundations. It consists of three open ...
offshore windstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringhydrodynamicstime-domain simulations
PaperSimplifying damping matrix calibration in coupled offshore systems using parameter reduction through modal decomposition
44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
22 Jun 2025
One of the challenges in (automatically) calibrating damping in numerical models is the large number of parameters that need to be tuned, especially ...
model testingstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringtime-domain simulationsseakeepingcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperComparing multi-fidelity modelling approaches for Articulated Tug Barge motions and pin loads in wave conditions
44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2025), Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
22 Jun 2025
An Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) was designed for Carbon Collectors to operate for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in depleted gas reservoirs in the ...
model testingtime-domain simulationswave loadsstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringoffshore operationsseakeepingrenewablescfd/simulation/desk studies