MagazineNew insight into the response of a semisubmersible floating turbine foundation
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Floating foundations for wind turbines present some technical advantages, which is encouraging more and more industry players to develop new floaters.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperA New Method to Optimise the Operability of Deepwater Offloading Operations
Deep Offshore Technology Conference (DOT), Vitória, Brazil
8 nov. 2005
In 2005 the Joint Industry Project 'Offloading Operability will be completed. Within this project, a tool is developed for the simulation of complex ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingtrainingresearch and developmentmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingsimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineFlexible floating offshore islands
MARIN Report 133
8 apr. 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
A Dutch consortium including four applied research institutes (MARIN, TNO, Deltares and WUR) is exploring the potential of combining a partially ...
floating islandoffshore
PaperFluid Structure Interaction using beam models
24th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Zagreb, Croatia
16 okt. 2022
Nowadays, significant developments of wind power technology are achieved in Europe, in alignment with the rising need for sustainability in ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfdcfd developmentdynamic positioningoffshore windrenewablescfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperBerth Scour Protection for Modern Vessels
PIANC World Congress, San Franciso, USA
5 jun. 2014
The increase in vessel size and vessel types along with new propulsion systems has created an increase in the scour action to berth beds. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringpropulsionpropellerpropulsor
PaperDynamic Effects of Current Fluctuations on Moored Vessel
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 jan. 1990
The behaviour of a bow hawser moored tanker exposed to wind, waves and current has been studied by means of computer simulations. An overview is ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingsimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
Magazine"The main challenge is to further decrease electricity costs while increasing total capacity"
MARIN Report 132
30 sep. 2021
MARIN believes it is our responsibility to contribute to the development of offshore renewable energy from waves, tides and wind. Back in 2010, we ...
renewablesoffshoreoffshore energy
MagazineThree working group chairmen reflect on 50 years of CRS success
MARIN Report 126
1 jun. 2019
Reading time 12 minutes
With decades of experience between them, three longstanding chairmen share their thoughts on the importance of CRS to the maritime industry. In a ...
marine systemspassengers and yachtingtransport and shipping
PaperConceptual design investigations of a very high speed transpacific container vessel
6th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST), Southampton, UK
1 jan. 2001
Integrated transportation chains and faster ships based on developing technology are capable of significantly reducing the time of delivery of ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionsafe operations and human factorsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippinghull form optimisationmotionsoperability
MagazineCaptive manoeuvring model tests provide best quality data for new symmetrical ferry design
MARIN Report 146
20 jan. 2026
Due to the P&O Pioneer class ferry being much larger compared to other ships sailing the same route, and the unusual propulsion and steering ...
PaperA power prediction method and its application to small ships
International Shipbuilding Progress
1 nov. 1971
A mathematical model is derived by which it is possible to describe the resistance and propulsion properties of ships as a function of the Froude ...
resistance and propulsionpoweringcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperShallow water speed / power trials with cruise liner for benchmarking
MASHCON2025, Bruges, Belgium
18 mei 2025
Within the frame of the Joint Industry Project JoRes, multiple full scale measurements were carried out to quantify the resistance and propulsion ...
resistance and propulsiontrialsspeed trials
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
PaperITTC report of Specialist for Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures
24th International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC), Edinburg, Scotland, UK
1 jan. 2005
The objective of the Specialist Committee on Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures is to provide proven procedures for the determination of the ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingcavitationpropulsion
PaperAssessment of the minimum speed requirement in safe return to port
Design & Operation of Passenger Ships 2019, London, UK
1 mei 2019
The present paper discusses the aspects of how to assess the compliance of cruise ships and RoPax ferries with the requirement for Safe Return to ...
cruise and ferrypropulsion