PaperDowntime Analysis Methods for Offshore Dredging Operations
CEDA Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1 Sep 2003
The operation of dredgers at sea may be seriously affected by the marine environment. This can lead to downtime during operations. The question ...
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MagazineDP Excellence JIP - 'Ultra Reliable DP for the future'
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 2 minutes
Future DP systems will have to be able to keep station in higher sea states than ever, to a greater accuracy and unaffected by random events. ...
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MagazineRisk Based Maintenance System development RBM-UP
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 2 minutes
Lifetime maintenance has become very important for offshore oil production platforms and their facilities because of their long-term operation. ...
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MagazineConcern rises with Dongedijk re-investigated
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
Following an investigation into the container feeder 'Dongedijk' which capsized in 2000, recent research carried out by Delft University of ...
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MagazineMARIN launches new company Qnowledge
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 2 minutes
Early this year, MARIN founded Qnowledge BV, a new company to promote,implement and support a particular knowledge management technology, referred ...
MagazineA further step forward with SafeTrans
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
Weather routed heavy lift transportation and tows need specific design tools to evaluate the risk of the operation. More than often huge offshore ...
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MagazinePodded popularity sees MARIN building bridges
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 6 minutes
Increasingly, modern ships are, equipped with podded propulsors, especially cruise vessels and fast ferries. In this sector efficiency, ...
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MagazineVessel owners join forces to set standards for sea trials
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 2 minutes
Often the analysis of shipbuilders' speed trials requires application of several corrections to allow for any deviations between conditions during ...
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MagazineJIP finds shielding effects have significant impact
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
As the first phase of the offloading operability JIP nears conclusion, Report outlines the findings so far.
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MagazineTugs and towing focus of industry projects
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
During the International Tug Convention held in Bilbao 2002, an initial meeting was held to discuss a possible Joint
Industry Project (JIP) on tugs ...
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MagazineMARIN tackles day-to-day ship performance quantification
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 6 minutes
Quantifying the day-to-day operations of a ship has for many years been impossible. But the situation is changing. Report examines recent ...
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MagazineStudying survivability with FREDYN
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
Recently, MARIN has performed a numerical study on the damage survivability of a passenger ship using the dynamic stability code FREDYN. Report ...
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PaperManoeuvring criteria - more than IMO A751 requirements alone!
International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability (MARSIM’03), Kanazawa, Japan
1 Aug 2003
In 1993, IMO resolution A751(18) was accepted. Since 1993, ship designs focussed on complying with these standards. For the Netherlands, MARIN ...
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PaperKnowledge-based Computational Model Assembling
Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Montreal, Canada
1 Jul 2003
Although computational modelling is a common activity in science and engineering, the actual construction or assembling of computational models on ...
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PaperThe Effect of Mooring System and Sheared Currents on Vortex Induced Motions of Truss Spars
22nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 03), Cancun, Mexico
8 Jun 2003
Since 1996 Spars have been used as production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Spar Vortex Induced Motions (VIM) in strong currents like the ...
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