MagazineFPSO Research Forum firmly positioned at the heart of the industry
MARIN Report 101
14 Dec 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
Report looks back at the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Research Forum's history with its new Chairman, Marcos Donato Ferreira, ...
oil and gasjoint industry projectjipnetwork
MagazineGreen team eyes sustainable opportunities
MARIN Report 101
14 Dec 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
With the theme of Joint Industry Projects and networks
very much at the heart of this issue, Report highlights
the work of our Greenship team that ...
MagazineNew tests advance sloshing knowledge
MARIN Report 101
14 Dec 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
In April 2010 full-scale wave impact tests on the MarkIII membrane containment system were performed by MARIN, which mark the latest in a series of ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gastransport and shippinghydro-elasticitysloshingstructural response
MagazineIs cargo securing in need of shoring up?
MARIN Report 101
14 Dec 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
Supported by the Dutch government, MARIN initiated the Lashing@Sea Joint Industry Project to obtain a snapshot of current
cargo securing practices ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencetransport and shippingmonitoringlifting and decommissioninglashing
MagazineCooperative Research Ships - 41 years and still going strong
MARIN Report 101
14 Dec 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
CRS embodies the true cooperative spirit and four decades on it still finds interesting subjects to tackle.
joint industry projectjipnetwork
MagazineCooperative Research Navies continues code improvement and validation 20 years on
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
In 2010 the Cooperative Research Navies (CRN) group celebrates its 20th anniversary. This milestone seemed a good opportunity to outline recent ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringdefenceseakeeping performance
MagazinePioneering purpose-built wind turbine installation vessels under test
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
For large offshore wind farms significant time and therefore, cost can be reduced by using a purpose-built installation vessel. MARIN carried out a ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testinglifting and decommissioningloads and responsesoffshore engineering
MagazinePulling together in ROPES JIP
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
With the increase of ship size and the planning of new terminals along waterways and port
entrances, the effects of passing ships on the motions and ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnautical operationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingport and channel designfull scalesimulationsjoint industry projectjipnetwork
MagazineQuantifying quality
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is working to provide measurement results with a specified confidence interval. Report outlines the reasons why 'quantifying confidence' is so ...
MagazineHoltrop-Mennen founders reveal the secret of method's long-lasting success
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
In the naval architect world Holtrop-Mennen is a household name. As Jan Holtrop and Frits Mennen retire after more than 40 years at MARIN, Report ...
MagazineTaking on the challenge of risk assessment at sea
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
How does one predict an incident that occurs once every 5,000 years and more importantly,
how can these predictions be validated?
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingport and channel designrisk assessmentsafetysafety assessmentsimulations
MagazineWorld's deepest TLP becomes MARIN's 9,000th test model!
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
In Spring 2010, the world deepest TLP (5,187 ft) was tested at MARIN for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and FloaTEC. The 'Big Foot' TLP represents MARIN's ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineQuality checking of CFD
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Complementary to model testing, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has carved out a firm position in the MARIN portfolio. But when go or no-go ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
MagazineCFD versus PIV
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is playing an increasingly important role in today's maritime industry. Report explains MARIN's efforts to ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemshull form optimisationpropeller designpropulsion
MagazineCorrelation of speed-power predictions by model tests
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Speed-power prediction plays an essential role in ship design. At MARIN the unique combination of model-scale and full-scale services are present, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionsafe operations and human factorsresistance and propulsionmonitoringhull form optimisationoperationspropulsionspeed/power performancetrials