MagazineCreate3s: Reducing costs for shortsea shipping
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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MARIN is participating in the EU project Create3s, which aims to bring down the cost of shortsea shipping by introducing new manufacturing and ...
MagazineMY Wheels - An expedition through MARIN's services
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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For the 50m expedition vessel MY Wheels, MARIN assisted its designer Vripack¨ with design consultancy and model testing. Work focused on propulsive ...
MagazineShip emissions in the port of Rotterdam revealed by AIS data
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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The Dutch government wants to reduce pollution from ships in the North Sea and to this end it is keen to get a better understanding of ships' ...
MagazineService Performance Analysis helps cut fuel costs
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Soaring oil prices have a huge impact on the shipping industry. For most vessels, bunker costs now account for more than half of their operational ...
MagazineFuel saving by hydrodynamic design
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Soaring fuel costs and the growing need for sustainability has caused an unprecedented demand for a reduction in fuel consumption. Report asks if ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringpropeller design
MagazineVessel Operator Forum meets in Norway and France and welcomes fresh initiatives
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Feedback from the actual service of ships is the key to successful concept and design development. In addition, dedicated R&D can benefit the vessel ...
research and developmentresearch
MagazineIs slowing down always the answer to combat soaring oil prices?
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Towering bunker prices are clearly here to stay and they will finally lead to either lowering vessel design speeds, or to a further increase in ...
MagazineCFD casts new light on transom stern design
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Today most motor yachts, ferries and container ships are designed with
a wide transom stern. Transom stern design can have a large effect on fuel ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineFuel savings for DP vessels
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Dynamic positioning is a well-adapted technology in oil and gas production. It enables new reserves to be explored and exploited in ever more remote ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmodel testing
MagazineSaving while sailing
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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MARIN hosted the launch of the 'Inland shipping fuel saving competition' which has been initiated by the VoortVarend Besparen (Full Sail Ahead with ...
MagazineInnovative hull design brings victory again
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Delft University Solar Boat Team wins Frisian Solar Challenge for the second time
MagazineMARIN launches net Business Unit - Consultancy and Integrated Service
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
Based on increasing demand for its ship design service, MARIN has created a new business unit. This new team takes its roots from the expertise ...
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MagazineFPSO positioning simulation for SAIPEM SA
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, which is developing the AKPO Field Offshore Nigeria, awarded SAIPEM SA the installation of the FPSO. This FPSO will ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremooring and offloadingsimulations
MagazineEarly cooperation in design process fundamental to successful SSP project
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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A successful example of cooperation and support at an early design stage has been the extensive analysis of the Satellite Services Platform (SSP), ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmotionssimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
MagazineComputational Fluid Dynamics now applied to offshore structures
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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MARIN has applied and developed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for several decades in the field of ship resistance and propulsion but now the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamotionsvortex induced motions (vim)vortex induced vibrations (viv)simulations