MagazineHydro-Testing Alliance celebrates first anniversary!
MARIN Report 92
18 Oct 2007
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Hydro-Testing Alliance (HTA) is the European Network of Excellence" to facilate th continuation of world leadership of the European hydrodynamic ...
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MagazineMARIN is 75 !
MARIN Report 92
18 Oct 2007
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Historic milestones, opportunities and challenges at special symposium Future waves". Report takes a look at this unique celebration."
MagazineSAFETUG I successfully concludes but SAFETUG II prepares to launch
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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As the very successful SAFETUG I joint industry project draws to a close, SAFETUG II is following sharp on its heels. This time the focus will be on ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsmodel testingsafety
MagazineVALID project launches, US Coast Guard leads hull integrity study
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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When asked to carry out a fatigue study for the United States Coast Guard (USCG), MARIN was keen to involve other stakeholders to ensure the best ...
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MagazineLamnalco installs Compact Manoeuvring Simulator as vital training aid
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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After two years of successfully using the full mission simulators at MSCN for training its Tugmasters, in May, 2006, Lamnalco decided to place an ...
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MagazinePROCAL beats the panel!
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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With the increase in fuel prices, interest in efficient ship propulsors is rapidly growing but the last couple of decades an opposite trend also can ...
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MagazineRAPID Explorer, the speedy discovery of a ships' wave making
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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After almost 15 years of intensive use, the RAPID code is still in wide-scale use for practical hull form design but increasingly, also in a ...
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MagazineHigh-speed Cavitation Observation through a 12 mm hole
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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Full-scale cavitation observation of a ship's propeller, rudder or other appendices, is becoming more and more practical. A powerfull combination of ...
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MagazineThe Achilles heel of sea transport
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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Crew, vessel and cargo, are assumed ready for the perils of the sea when they have met the industry standards and regulations but the game changes ...
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MagazineMARCOL - cost-effective and fast determination of collision damage
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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For many years MARIN has advised on safe transportation using quantitive traffic data, however, evaluation of collision events was always made by ...
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MagazineBAE Systems and MARIN collaborate on Landing Platform Dock concept development
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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Bae Systems recently partnered MARIN in a bid to develop a concept Landing Platform Dock. Operational and engineering specialists from both ...
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MagazineCFD takes charge
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the common denominator of various kinds of numerical flow simulations, with ship hull form optimisation the ...
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MagazineA new way of sharing hydrodynamic software
MARIN Report 91
1 Apr 2007
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Usually, hydrodynamic software is licensed for a significant amount of money, together with an additional annual maintenance and support fee. But ...
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MagazineExtreme waves in focus
MARIN Report 91
1 Apr 2007
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Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico confirmed the importance of extreme waves for all types of offshore structures. They can ...
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MagazineOn board wave and motion estimator project supports motion-critical operations offshore
MARIN Report 91
1 Apr 2007
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An innovative system is being developed to predict quiescent periods in floater motions some two minutes in advance. Supporting offshore operations ...
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