MagazineShiphandling simulation meets reality
MARIN Report 68
1 Dec 1999
Reading time 3 minutes
Podded propulsion used to be exclusively for smaller usually highly specialised vessels involved in harbour or offshore
operations. Shiphandling ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsresistance and propulsionrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorstrainingoperationspropulsionsafetysimulations
MagazineINBISHIP Common European Inland Vessel Concept
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
Inland shipping plays an important role in European transport by providing cost efficient and environmental friendly links for about 50% of all ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineShip wash
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
There is increasing worldwide concern about ship-generated waves, also known as 'ship wash'. It can be responsible for nuisance or damage to moored ...
sustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringtransport and shippinghull form optimisationsimulations
Magazineshort-Sea / Inland Container Ships
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
It's a new creature in the maritime world, and like most new creature needs some time to evolve. It's a container ship that can ply the not so deep ...
transport and shipping
MagazineThe vaporetti of Venice
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
Under certain conditions, ship waves can have various negative effects. Among them is erosion, and a case in point is Venice, Italy. Passenger ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testinghull form optimisationsimulations
MagazineA computer model that simulates container transport ECOTRANS
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
In cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TUD), MARIN has developed ECOTRANS, a computer model that simulates container transport on ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationstransport and shippingoperabilitysimulationssoftware engineering
MagazineWhale tail hits the road
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 3 minutes
The rudiments of cycloidal propulsion - a paddle-wheel, for example - were being seriously investigated at least as far back as the 1920s. But ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringfull scalesimulations
MagazineCoastal push Tug-barge development
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
In 1997 MARIN was involved in the design of an open-hatch tug-barge system that would eventually operate along the Belgian coast and in the Rhine ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmenthull form optimisationloads and responsesspeed/power performancesimulationsresearch
MagazineOpening of new, upgraded simulators
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 3 minutes
On October 22, 1998 MARIN's Nautical Centre MSCN officially opened its upgraded VTS (Vessel Traffic Service System) and VTMIS (Vessel Traffic ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessafe operations and human factorsnautical operationstraining
MagazineSea-river shipping
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
A new concept for a 330 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) hatchless container vessel capable of travelling on both open seas and rivers has been ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testinghull form optimisationpropeller designslammingsimulations
MagazineShort-sea shipping - opportunities and obstacles
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 3 minutes
viable, reliable and cost-effective transport option not only in and around The Netherlands, but throughout Europe. That is the message coming ...
transport and shipping
MagazineMARIN's Nautical Centre MSCN - consultancy and training
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 3 minutes
MSCN's staff comes out of two distinct, but related, professional backgrounds: shipping and civil engineering. Since MSCN's training activities for ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstrainingport and channel designsafetysimulations