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
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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MagazineElevated Support Vessel passes tests with flying colours
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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In a world of mergers and ever-growing companies, MARIN has taken up the challenge to provide advice to new players in the field. Remedial Offshore ...
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MagazineNew SCR capable Disconnectable Mooring System tested for SBM Atlantia
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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The MoorSparTM mooring system is a new, SBM Atlantia design that allows an FPSO to be moored using existing yoke technology. To investigate the ...
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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), ...
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MagazineMARIN leads EU project for the prevention of environmental disasters
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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MARIN is project coordinator of the European research project Double Inverted Funnel for the Intervention on Shipwrecks (DIFIS), which aims to ...
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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 ...
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MagazineMARIN tackles the problems of open moonpools on drillships
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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When looking at drillships two major features stand out: firstly they need to be able to hold position on a particular
spot and secondly, they have ...
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MagazineOffshore engineers enthusiastic about applied hydrodynamics course
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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In the last 12 months almost 100 people have followed MARIN's wellknown Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics Course. In addition to the traditional spring ...
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MagazineThe world's largest production vessel
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
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The Agbami Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is one of the largest production vessels ever built and is currently being ...
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