MagazineMoniMoor JIP
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The MoniMoor initiative seeks to develop a framework for the mooring integrity management of floating wind turbines and production systems with the ...
floating wind turbine
MagazineFlexible floating offshore islands
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
A Dutch consortium including four applied research institutes (MARIN, TNO, Deltares and WUR) is exploring the potential of combining a partially ...
floating islandoffshore
MagazineIs a Green FPSO the answer for future low carbon feedstock and fuel?
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The moonshot idea of a Green FPSO may be closer to reality than we think. Although extremely ambitious indeed, it seems unlikely that there will be ...
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 ...
life at seaoffshorefish farm
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
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 ...
marine systemsoffshore windoffshorefloating wind turbine
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 ...
authorities and regulatorstransport and shippinginfrastructureinland shipping
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
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
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
Magazine"The energy transition is the biggest challenge for the passenger vessel sector"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Within the passenger market the most important research topics for MARIN are safety, comfort, and fuel/emission reduction. Almost all large cruise ...
passengers and yachtingsafety
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
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
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