MagazineAre we ready for the energy transition?
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
MARIN’s head of Ships Guilhem Gaillarde and Olaf Waals, head of Offshore, interview each other about how prepared their sector is for the energy ...
zero emissionrenewablesoil and gaslife at seaearly innovations and solutionstransport and shipping
MagazineJIP update
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
These three Joint Industry Projects very much focus on the future. They examine methanol as a potential maritime fuel, zero emissions operations ...
zero emissionrenewableswind propulsionresistance and propulsion
MagazineKVNR | Annet Koster
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
Annet Koster is Director of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR). She highlights the E5 billion plan to catalyse the ...
renewablestransport and shippingsafe operations and human factors
MagazineBiceps Network
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
The BICEPS Network is founded by shippers that share one common passion: sustainability! We interviewed Board members Coen Faber and Walter Vermeer. ...
renewablesoil and gastransport and shipping
MagazineVPLP | Marc van Peteghem
MARIN Report 129
14 May 2020
VPLP is a renowned, international team of naval architects and designers who have been working in the sail and motor craft industry for 30 years. ...
wind propulsionpassengers and yachtingrenewables
MagazineComparing azimuthing thrusters and conventional shaftlines for propulsive efficiency of pushboatbarge convoys
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
Azimuthing thrusters can serve as an interesting alternative to conventional shaftlines. But how does this affect powering performance and ...
azimuthing thrustersshaflinespowering perfomanceefficiency
MagazineScreening for extreme wave events
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
Extreme waves can have significant consequences for ships and offshore structures at sea. When hit by a wave local damage may occur, personnel may ...
exreme wavesoffshore structures at sea,
MagazineImpact of draught on transport capacity of a pushboat-barge convoy
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
Voyage analysis as a tool for analysing operational costs of a pushboat-barge convoy in different loading conditions sailing upstream on the River ...
inland shipping
MagazineMARIN research plays key role in new government guidelines for inland waterways in rivers
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
Rijkswaterstaat is responsible for the design, construction, management and maintenance of the main infrastructure facilities in the Netherlands, ...
inland waterwaysrijkswaterstaatfast-time simulations
MagazineVirtual Ship - smart navigation that saves fuel!
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
MARIN has developed a prototype, navigational aid system, called Virtual Ship. It advises inland skippers on the optimal track and speed during ...
transport and shippingspeed/power performanceinland shipping
MagazineDr Eduardo Minguito Cardeña reflects on his 40-year career as he retires from NAVANTIA
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
Dr Eduardo Minguito Cardeña, Head of Tests and New Technologies Department at Spanish shipbuilder NAVANTIA, is a familiar face to anyone involved in ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd/simulation/desk studiesdefencemodel testing
MagazineMARIN and the Dutch government join forces to examine the navigational safety of inland ships in shallow water
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
MARIN has joined forces with Rijkswaterstaat – the Dutch government’s executive agency in charge of public works and water management in the ...
safetyinland shippingmanoeuvring
MagazineFoiling future and the Wageningen Φ-series JIP proposal
MARIN Report 128
21 Jan 2020
MARIN’s main research objective is to develop new concepts for foiling vessels (possibly combined with a foil integrated electric propulsion ...
propulsionjoint industry project
MagazineVirtual monitoring added to MARIN’s portfolio of services
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
One of the core services of MARIN is to carry out measurement campaigns on board and to analyse the collected data. MARIN is now combining decades ...
marinvirtual monitoringonboard measurements
MagazineIn-depth study of shallow water
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
A number of studies have cast a new light on ship resistance in shallow water. While previously, tests in shallow-water basins were essentially ...
marinshallow watership resistance,