MagazineExploring the possibilities of a Floating Future: ‘Enabling climate adaptive innovations’
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 12 minutes
Water may offer an opportunity for creating safe space through the use of large-scale floating developments. Initiated by MARIN and Blue Revolution ...
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MagazineNew Research Vessels for NIOZ
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
At the request of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), MARIN started studies for two new research vessels in May 2018, to ...
life at sea
Magazine"A high density use of the sea is challenging from a safety, cultural, economic and technical perspective"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
‘Life at Sea’ is certainly the broadest market which MARIN serves. As the name implies, it entails everything related to life at sea. “Think about ...
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MagazineMARIN helps to increase the workability of SOVs
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Service Operation Vessels are used for installation and maintenance activities on offshore wind turbines. These vessels are typically equipped with ...
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MagazineBalancing offshore wind farms and the safety of shipping
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The energy transition increases demand for alternative energy solutions and some of these include using space in the North Sea for developing ...
authorities and regulatorsoffshore windoffshorewind farms
Magazine"The biggest challenge is to stay ahead of innovations to allow safe and efficient operations to continue"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Although shipping is one of the safest modes of transport, unfortunately accidents do happen. As an independent institute, MARIN works together with ...
authorities and regulatorssafetytraffic and safety
MagazineUKC Policy for the Port of Rotterdam
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority MARIN conducted a study to substantiate guidelines for the minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC) for ultra ...
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Magazine"We face increased pressure for lower emissions, an acceleration in the energy transition and more hybrid solutions"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
MARIN’s Transport and Shipping department is extremely diverse. The team handles projects across the entire spectrum, from ultra large container ...
transport and shippingemissioninland shipping
MagazineWind-powered shipping increasingly popular
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The uptake of wind propulsion as a solution to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating. Compared to future alternative ...
transport and shippingoffshore wind
Magazine"The offshore energy sector is going to change dramatically in the coming decade"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
When talking about the deep water offshore oil & gas industry, most people immediately picture the spectacular megastructures that are simply ...
oil and gasoffshore
Magazine"For yachting issues we join forces to understand the physics and mechanism of the problem"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The glossy yachting magazines are full of images and stories about newbuilds of unprecedented shapes and sizes: there have never been so many yachts ...
passengers and yachting
MagazineExamining the importance of hydrodynamic interaction
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
When a ship enters a lock or passes under a narrow bridge, the hydrodynamic effect is obvious, but hydrodynamic interaction also plays a role in ...
infrastructurecfd
MagazineWave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019-2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the ...
oil and gaswave measurementswave loadsfloating wind turbine
MagazineWiSP 2: Wind-assisted ship propulsion
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of research on wind-assisted ship propulsion. After a very successful first WiSP JIP, the follow-up ...
marine systemswind propulsion
MagazineTowards large-scale FPV
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Floating Photovoltaics (FPV) is a rapidly growing market. The first commercial FPV plant, which was around 170 kWp, was realised in 2008 on an ...
renewablesoffshore