MagazineSuccessful delivery of the Boskalis Bokalift1 simulator
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
The former Dockwise heavy lifting vessel “Finesse” of the Boskalis fleet was converted into the heavy lift crane vessel “Bokalift1” last year. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd/simulation/desk studiestransport and shipping
MagazineSoftware-in-the-Loop provides valuable alternative to traditional offshore wind model testing
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
renewableslife at sea
MagazineSPOWTT focuses on offshore wind farm transits in a bid to improve safety & productivity
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
A consortium of European offshore wind and maritime industry players has initiated the project ‘improving Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineExtreme wave loading… the future is hybrid!
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineKOMtech: How research and innovation is key to tackling the cycles of the maritime industry
MARIN Report 123
15 Apr 2018
Reading time 12 minutes
Report interviews Aziz Merchant, Executive Director of Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech).
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waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperPrediction of the Open-Water Performance of Ducted Propellers with a Panel Method
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
19 Mar 2018
In the present work, a comparison between the results obtained by a panel code with a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) code is made to obtain ...
propellerpropeller and cavitation
PaperWind Shielding Estimation of a Vessel in Side by Side Configuration using Disturbed Velocity Field from CFD
SNAME 23rd Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA
14 Feb 2018
When two vessels are in a side-by-side configuration, the vessel in the wake experiences significantly lower wind forces. This phenomenon is known ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfdmanoeuvringoffshore operationsoil and gascfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperApplication of potential flow methods to fast displacement ships at transcritical speeds in shallow water
Applied Ocean Research
1 Feb 2018
Computer codes implementing three different numerical methods for the prediction of ship squat at transcritical speeds in shallow open-water are ...
resistance and propulsionresearch and developmentresearch
PaperExperimental study of the column shape and the roughness effects on the vortex-induced motions of deep-draft semi-submersible platforms
Ocean Engineering
1 Feb 2018
Experiments regarding the VIM of SS platforms with four columns were carried out to investigate the effects of the surface roughness and the column ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiesoffshore operationsoil and gaslife at seaoffshore wind
MagazineIntroducing the new Seven Oceans Simulator Centre
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
The tugmaster looks outside the window. A huge aircraft carrier sails in front of him. The pilot on board asks him to pull astern, to slow down the ...
MagazineInnovative breeze powering floating wind farms
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Offshore wind farms are undoubtedly one of the big engineering challenges of the 21st century. It combines the design, installation, operation and ...
MagazineTocardo reaches for the moon
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Major step forward in energy extraction from the perpetual motion of the moon.
MagazineZero-emission shipping meets high-level sports
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN's research work in Wind (Assisted) Ship Propulsion and our mission to make ships cleaner, safer and smarter is all coming into play as we ...
MagazinePutting a new spin on propeller design
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
With regard to propeller design MARIN focuses on the best possible compromise between the propulsive efficiency and cavitation nuisance, and how ...
MagazineBetter Ships, blue Oceans!
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
The next few years are essential for the future of the maritime sector and MARIN. We are facing the challenge of clean (zero emission) transport ...