MagazineHull integrity assessment of FPSOs for 20 years!
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
In 1996, the first step to assess fatigue in the hulls of FPSOs by monitoring was started when the FPSO Integrity Joint Industry Project was ...
MagazineInterview SHL - Offshore work is all about being prepared
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 9 minutes
Report interviews Jan-Peter Breedeveld, SHL Engineering Director about the company's participation in the OBELICS JIP and the
value of real-time ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesdynamic positioningoil and gastransport and shipping
MagazineEmissions reduction initiative in the Port of Rotterdam
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
With emissions reduction firmly on the industry's agenda, studies
show that carrying out ship emission calculations, based on AIS data, can offer ...
sustainable propulsiontransport and shippingmonitoringtrials
MagazineBoskalis tests new operation on bridge simulator
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
Boskalis Offshore is working on a project for the installation of two submarine power cables between Java and Bali. This is quite a complex ...
MagazineCombined efforts on TOTAL's CLOV FPSO
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN carried out model tests, real-time simulations and a full-
scale monitoring campaign considering different operational and design aspects of ...
MagazineReal-time bridge simulations for Sofec 'bring design to life'
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
Sofec is designing a new FSRU and asked MARIN to evaluate and optimise the offloading procedure.
MagazineNew North Sea route structure successfully implemented
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
For centuries, sea life and ships were the only users of the sea but then the offshore industry started to explore and more recently, renewable ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsport and channel designsafety
MagazineLogistical scenario analysis for hydrodynamic applications
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
To calculate the operability of the whole logistics chain, rather than only individual operations, MARIN has developed the hydrodynamic scenario ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionsafe operations and human factorsoil and gastransport and shippingoffloadingoperability
MagazineOBELICS successfully concludes after two years
MARIN Report 111
25 apr. 2014
Reading time 6 minutes
The OBELICS JIP results in the development of an engineering and
operation simulator suitable for both designing and training purposes.
MagazineSignificant upgrade of Anti Roll Tank (ART) design services
MARIN Report 110
10 jan. 2014
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN has recently invested in new methodologies and modern tools to improve its services related to ART design.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomfortoperabilityroll stabilisationseakeeping performancesloshing
MagazineHydrodynamic software suites make design concept evaluation more efficient
MARIN Report 110
10 jan. 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
To support designers and engineers in evaluating design concepts more efficiently, MARIN has developed the hydrodynamic suites QSHIP and QPROP.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsresistance and propulsionmarine systemslife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingcomfortoperabilitypropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performance
MagazineInterview Feadship - Building yachts others do not dare to build
MARIN Report 110
10 jan. 2014
Reading time 9 minutes
Dutch superyacht builder Feadship has been a customer of MARIN for many decades. Feadship's iconic yachts are entirely custom-built to the best ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurelife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomforthull form optimisationperformance based assessmentseakeeping performancespeed/power performance
MagazineNew Montevideo LNG terminal goes ahead based on MARIN & ARCADIS' concept designs and studies
MARIN Report 110
17 dec. 2013
Reading time 6 minutes
Client awards major tender for the installation and operation of an LNG terminal following extensive evaluation and analyses by MARIN, including ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesoil and gasinfrastructuretransport and shippingport and channel design
MagazineDesktop studies turn new offshore initiatives into safe and efficient solutions
MARIN Report 110
17 dec. 2013
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN USA works closely with offshore clients during the concept phase of their projects as ideas are turned into reality.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippinghull form optimisationmooring and offloadingsafetysoftware engineeringsoftwaresoftware developmentoffshore engineering
MagazineStructural response calculations for a new FPSO concept for SHELL
MARIN Report 110
17 dec. 2013
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN has taken the first step in creating a hydrostructural coupling using DIFFRAC - the hydrodynamic panel code used for offshore research - ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremooring and offloadingstructural response