MagazineFair winds for wind propulsion
MARIN Report 137
31 Oct 2023
Wind propulsion is steadily gaining traction. With many wind propulsion device makers investing in their production process, the growth is predicted ...
wind propulsion
MagazineJoint development to improve the efficiency of offshore wind installation and maintenance
MARIN Report 137
31 Oct 2023
With offshore wind playing a major role in the Dutch green energy transition, MARIN is participating in a joint industry project to improve the ...
offshore operationsoffshoreoffshore wind
MagazineOptimisation of bubble screens for offshore wind installations
MARIN Report 137
31 Oct 2023
As the Bubbles JIP successfully concludes, fresh insight has been gained into the understanding of bubble curtains. But given the complex ...
offshore operationsoffshore engineering
MagazineTwo decades of floating offshore wind knowledge
MARIN Report 137
31 Oct 2023
MARIN has been involved in floating wind turbines right from the start of their development and has seen models triple in size from 5MW to 15MW in ...
floating wind turbineoffshore wind
MagazineMachine Learning project kicks off
MARIN Report 136
28 Jun 2023
MARIN has launched AI Sail, a pilot project examining machine learning. In this project, we will let an algorithm learn to sail an Optimist in our ...
data science
MagazineFamous B-series propellers replaced by the F-series - MARIN marks a major milestone in maritime history
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
On February 15, MARIN’s near-centenarian Deep Water Towing Tank was abuzz with excitement and anticipation. Over half a century ago, the Wageningen ...
propeller designpropeller
MagazineFrom the Offshore Basin to Full Mission Bridge Simulator: MARIN tests IOM Steam Packet Company’s new ferry Manxman
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has acquired a new ferry, Manxman, to operate between Douglas (Isle of Man) and the United Kingdom (Heysham and ...
model testingoffshore basin
MagazineAdvancing knowledge of foiling vessels
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The Foil Design JIP is a research project focused on enhancing hydrodynamic knowledge for the early design phase of foiling vessels. It ...
model testing
MagazineCFD simulation of complex inland ship manoeuvring
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
In 2019 Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and MARIN joined forces to investigate inland ship ...
inland shippingcfdcfd/simulation/desk studiestransport and shipping
MagazineThe Blue Forum heads to La Serenissima for its 2024 edition
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The 11th edition of the BlueWeek, hosted at the headquarters of the Balearic Islands Port Authority in Palma, Spain, was a great success. For the ...
networkjips and networks
MagazineTopTier JIP aims to reduce container losses at sea
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The World Shipping Council estimates (see reference below) that there was on average a total of 1,566 containers lost at sea each year over the ...
shipstransport and shipping
MagazineMonitoring shipping on the changing North Sea
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
In the coming years the North Sea will change dramatically due to the development of additional offshore activities such as wind farms, other forms ...
traffic and safetytransport and shippinglife at sea
MagazineZero-Emission Research & Development in the spotlight
MARIN Report 136
26 Jun 2023
To reach zero-emission shipping a combination of measures are needed including energy efficiency measures such as hydrodynamic and operational ...
zero emissionhydrodynamics
MagazineReFRESCO 2023.1 unveiled
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN’s CFD Development Team and its partners further advance the renowned viscous flow code. The renowned viscous flow code ReFRESCO, developed by ...
MagazinemAUV further developed with addition of relative navigation capabilities
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN has designed and built the modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (mAUV) for use in research projects in its model basins. The mAUV has a ...