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,
MagazineMARIN develops a modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
MARIN is designing and building a modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (mAUV) in order to gain a better understanding of the challenges involved in ...
marinsmart shippingcollission avoidancesituational awarenessmonitoring & control
MagazineFirst ever autonomous vessel trials held in the North Sea by a Dutch consortium
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
As part of the Autonomous Shipping JIP, which began in November 2017, a unique series of autonomous operations’ trials were prepared in the MARIN ...
marinautonomous shipping
MagazineDo It - catching waves at 30 knots!
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
Waves don’t give way. Fast, small boats in a limiting sea state can be surprised by a steep crest or deep wave trough, and a crew transfer to a wind ...
waves & motions
MagazineElements of Smart Shipping
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
Unmanned engine rooms and navigational decision support has been common practice in the marine industry for many years. In parallel, autonomous ...
marinsmart shippingcollission avoidancesituational awarenessmonitoring & control