MagazineNew McdSeries tool - design CP propellers using the WAGENINGEN CD Series
MARIN Report 124
15 Aug 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Within the scope of the CD Propeller JIP, a modern, systematic series of controllable pitch propellers (CPP) was developed and tested in open water. ...
propeller and cavitationjoint industry project
MagazineCNIM asks MARIN to verify the performance of a new SWATH design
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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With a growing demand for wind farm support vessels, Constructions Industrielles de la Méditerranée (CNIM) has developed a SWATH design with the aim ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewableslife at sea
MagazineNew phase of Monitas Group project welcomes 7th FPSO
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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Bluewater contracted MARIN for the installation of an Advisory Hull Monitoring System (AHMS) on board the Aoka Mizu FPSO last December. The addition ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmonitoring
MagazineModel tests for the world’s first deepwater FLNG
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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MARIN recently carried out a model test campaign on a FLNG that is expected to be the first deep-water FLNG in the world. The FLNG will be a ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineMARIN launches first ‘Digital Twin’ to investigate reducing emissions
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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The Netherlands Initiative for Changing Oceans (NICO) is a special oceanographic expedition launched by the Dutch Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), ...
resistance and propulsionlife at sea
MagazineThe ‘Human Factor’ is at the heart of a new offshore research programme
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
With more complexity and increasingly stringent safety standards, it is vital to focus closely on the human element in an offshore operation. With ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factors
MagazineManaging operational expectations
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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Many design choices for floating offshore installations are driven by expected operational performance. Design studies help to understand ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factors
MagazineKOMtech’s new semisubmersible design under test in the Offshore Basin
MARIN Report 124
25 Apr 2018
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To make offshore operations economically viable in the present challenging oil market, high operability is required. In order to achieve this Keppel ...
offshore operationsoil and gasmodel testingoffshoreoperabilityoffshore basin
MagazineSuccessful delivery of the Boskalis Bokalift1 simulator
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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The former Dockwise heavy lifting vessel “Finesse” of the Boskalis fleet was converted into the heavy lift crane vessel “Bokalift1” last year. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd/simulation/desk studiestransport and shipping
MagazineSoftware-in-the-Loop provides valuable alternative to traditional offshore wind model testing
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
renewableslife at sea
MagazineSPOWTT focuses on offshore wind farm transits in a bid to improve safety & productivity
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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A consortium of European offshore wind and maritime industry players has initiated the project ‘improving Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineExtreme wave loading… the future is hybrid!
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
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Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineKOMtech: How research and innovation is key to tackling the cycles of the maritime industry
MARIN Report 123
15 Apr 2018
Reading time 12 minutes
Report interviews Aziz Merchant, Executive Director of Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech).
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waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineIntroducing the new Seven Oceans Simulator Centre
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
The tugmaster looks outside the window. A huge aircraft carrier sails in front of him. The pilot on board asks him to pull astern, to slow down the ...
MagazineInnovative breeze powering floating wind farms
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Offshore wind farms are undoubtedly one of the big engineering challenges of the 21st century. It combines the design, installation, operation and ...