MagazineMaximising speed through wind & waves
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) are essential for the maintenance of offshore wind turbines. Their high speed operation in waves can benefit from an ...
offshore
MagazineCTV motion behaviour investigated
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
SPOWTT project provides fresh insight into ship motions, improving the wellbeing of technicians. The recently completed ‘Improving the Safety and ...
safetymodel testingseakeeping and manoeuvring basin
MagazineWINDLOAD sets the foundations for new WINDLASS JIP
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
Here we look back at the success of WINDLOAD, the predecessor of WINDLASS. The remark “one man's ‘stiff breeze’ might be another's ‘soft breeze’” ...
cfd
MagazineImproving the operability of O&M vessels
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
MARIN supports the development of offshore wind maintenance vessels - from concept to operation. Operation and maintenance costs make up around ...
jipoffshore wind
MagazineAssessing the aerodynamic performance of Flettner rotors on the MARIN Hybrid Transition Coaster (MHTC)
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
While previously the performance of wind propulsors was essentially obtained from wind tunnel tests or CFD without considering the ship, it is now ...
MagazineMeasuring 3D wind fields at the speed of light!
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
Wind is the driving force for wind turbines and ships under sail. At the same time, it is a dominant environmental load for many large vessels and ...
MagazineSupporting clients as they pioneer novel installation techniques
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
As the offshore wind industry continues to expand across the globe, wind parks are going further from shore and the turbine sizes are increasing ...
MagazinePort of Rotterdam | Eric van der Schans
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
We interviewed Eric van er Schans, Director Environmental Management at the Port of Rotterdam. Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port and ...
renewableszero emissiontransport and shippinginfrastructure
MagazineENGIE | Michèle Azalbert
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Michèle Azalbert is CEO of global energy giant ENGIE’s business unit dedicated to renewable hydrogen. She explains the change of strategy in the ...
zero emissionrenewablesoil and gas
MagazineShell | Marjan van Loon
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Marjan van Loon, President-Director of Shell Nederland, outlines how the company is playing its part in the energy transition and particularly its ...
zero emissionrenewablesoil and gaswind propulsion
MagazineBluewater | Peter Burger
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Bluewater Energy Services B.V designs and delivers, leases and operates FPSO and SPM systems. Peter Burger is Vice President Technology, Bluewater ...
renewablesoil and gastransport and shipping
MagazineFeadship | Jan-Bart Verkuyl
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Based in the Netherlands and with roots dating back to 1849, Feadship is recognised as the world leader in the field of pure custom superyachts. ...
passengers and yachtingzero emissionresistance and propulsionrenewables
Magazineconoship International | Guus van der Bles
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Guus van der Bles, Director Development at Dutch design and engineering firm Conoship International outlines the organisation’s increasing ...
renewablestransport and shippingearly innovations and solutionsstability, seakeeping and ocean engineering
MagazineJIP update
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Here is the latest update on a number of offshore wind and FPSO Joint Industry Projects.
oil and gaswaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloffshore windmooring and offloading
MagazineSBM Offshore | Stein Rasmussen
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
SBM Offshore provides floating production solutions over the full product lifecycle. The company’s main activities are the design, supply, ...
renewablesoil and gastransport and shipping