Magazine"The biggest challenge is to stay ahead of innovations to allow safe and efficient operations to continue"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Although shipping is one of the safest modes of transport, unfortunately accidents do happen. As an independent institute, MARIN works together with ...
authorities and regulatorssafetytraffic and safety
MagazineMARIN helps to increase the workability of SOVs
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Service Operation Vessels are used for installation and maintenance activities on offshore wind turbines. These vessels are typically equipped with ...
marine systemsoffshore windoffshorefloating wind turbine
MagazineUKC Policy for the Port of Rotterdam
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority MARIN conducted a study to substantiate guidelines for the minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC) for ultra ...
authorities and regulatorstransport and shippinginfrastructureinland shipping
MagazineBalancing offshore wind farms and the safety of shipping
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The energy transition increases demand for alternative energy solutions and some of these include using space in the North Sea for developing ...
authorities and regulatorsoffshore windoffshorewind farms
MagazineExamining the importance of hydrodynamic interaction
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
When a ship enters a lock or passes under a narrow bridge, the hydrodynamic effect is obvious, but hydrodynamic interaction also plays a role in ...
infrastructurecfd
Magazine"We face increased pressure for lower emissions, an acceleration in the energy transition and more hybrid solutions"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
MARIN’s Transport and Shipping department is extremely diverse. The team handles projects across the entire spectrum, from ultra large container ...
transport and shippingemissioninland shipping
Magazine"The energy transition is the biggest challenge for the passenger vessel sector"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Within the passenger market the most important research topics for MARIN are safety, comfort, and fuel/emission reduction. Almost all large cruise ...
passengers and yachtingsafety
MagazineWave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019-2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the ...
oil and gaswave measurementswave loadsfloating wind turbine
MagazineTowards large-scale FPV
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Floating Photovoltaics (FPV) is a rapidly growing market. The first commercial FPV plant, which was around 170 kWp, was realised in 2008 on an ...
renewablesoffshore
Magazine"For yachting issues we join forces to understand the physics and mechanism of the problem"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The glossy yachting magazines are full of images and stories about newbuilds of unprecedented shapes and sizes: there have never been so many yachts ...
passengers and yachting
Magazine"The offshore energy sector is going to change dramatically in the coming decade"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
When talking about the deep water offshore oil & gas industry, most people immediately picture the spectacular megastructures that are simply ...
oil and gasoffshore
MagazineWiSP 2: Wind-assisted ship propulsion
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of research on wind-assisted ship propulsion. After a very successful first WiSP JIP, the follow-up ...
marine systemswind propulsion
MagazineTowards zero emission wind park maintenance
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Offshore wind turbines require Operations & Maintenance (O&M) on a regular basis. O&M activities are either performed by shore-based Crew Transfer ...
offshoreoffshore operationsfloating wind turbine
Magazine"There seems a clear need for realtime simulations of complex naval operations"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The defence sector is one of MARIN’s most important markets, and while we have a long-established relationship with the Royal Netherlands Navy, we ...
defence
MagazineImproving the safety of passenger ships with the MARIN Ferry
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In 2018 MARIN participated in the investigation directed by the Sewol Investigation Commission on the sinking of the Korean ferry M/V Sewol. The ...
passengers and yachtingresearch