MagazineInterested in the saving potential of wind propulsion for your ship? Try MARIN’s updated BlueRoute application!
MARIN Report 148
27 Sep 2026
The number of vessels equipped with wind propulsion is increasing. Ship designs integrating wind propulsion are moving from concept to more detailed ...
wind propulsion
MagazineFirst project for BlueLabs - MARIN’s specialist floating energy facility
MARIN Report 148
10 Sep 2026
This spring MARIN proudly opened BlueLabs, its unique facility for testing the next generation of floating offshore wind turbines and floating ...
offshore operationsoffshore energyoffshore wind
MagazineRecharged and Ready: MAGPIE’s E-Tower demonstration paves the way for clean, battery-powered ships
MARIN Report 148
10 Sep 2026
A major step has been achieved in the MAGPIE (sMArt Green Ports as Integrated Efficient multimodal hubs) project, showing how large vessels can ...
offshore operationsoffshore engineeringoffshore energy
MagazineInnovative government project to develop new sustainable shrimp cutter
MARIN Report 148
10 Sep 2026
In close co-operation with stakeholders and design partners, MARIN is carrying out a development and design project for a new sustainable shrimp ...
early innovations and solutionszero emission
MagazineSeaRush – Innovating through trial and error
MARIN Report 148
10 Sep 2026
Can innovation succeed by simply starting, choosing the most challenging path, ignoring established routes, and embracing setbacks as valuable input ...
defenceearly innovations and solutions
MagazineHuman-centred design iterations for operational safety and efficiency
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
Humans remain at the heart of complex maritime operations, and their input is essential when shaping safe and practical vessel designs. By ...
operations and human factorssimulators
MagazineCrewed–Uncrewed Teaming: testing tomorrow’s naval operations today
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
The Royal Netherlands Navy envisions a future in which crewed and uncrewed systems operate side by side as one cohesive fleet. To achieve this ...
MagazineSignificant energy savings revealed by MARIN self-propulsion tests
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
After successful model tests exploring the open water characteristics of an ABB DynafinTM - a full electric cycloidal propulsion system driven by ...
MagazineTechno-economic analysis of the Waddenzee
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
Since 2022, MARIN has been developing NEEDS, a dynamic techno-economic model designed to assist policymakers, shipowners, and national authorities ...
MagazineExpanding simulations with XR
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
Maritime concepts increasingly rely on complex operations performed in challenging environmental conditions. Yet critical decisions about both the ...
simulationsdata sciencesimulators
MagazineSYNERGETICS accelerates the green transformation of inland and coastal shipping
MARIN Report 147
26 May 2026
Europe’s inland and coastal fleets hold immense potential for rapid emissions reduction if this can be achieved through smart, targeted retrofits. ...
MagazineMARIN performs landmark industry project on the largest double-ended ferry in the world
MARIN Report 146
25 Jan 2026
In an important maritime industry milestone, the largest double-ended ferry ever seen in the world is now sailing across the English Channel. This ...
cruise and ferryseakeepingtransport and shipping
MagazinePod propulsion within wide seakeeping operational profiles
MARIN Report 146
20 Jan 2026
Operating the world's largest double-ended ferry on an open sea route presents formidable challenges from both seakeeping and powering perspectives. ...
seakeepingpoweringpropulsionseakeeping performance
MagazineCaptive manoeuvring model tests provide best quality data for new symmetrical ferry design
MARIN Report 146
20 Jan 2026
Due to the P&O Pioneer class ferry being much larger compared to other ships sailing the same route, and the unusual propulsion and steering ...
MagazineA scale model for hydrostructural investigation
MARIN Report 146
20 Jan 2026
If ships become larger, they become more flexible, and this can have an important influence on the design loads of ships. Typically, this means ...
hydrostructural