MagazineISO 15016:2025 Improved standard for speed/power trials
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
Following a four-year revision, the IMO MEPC83 accepted ISO 15016:2025 as the new standard for EEDI speed/power trials in April 2025. This ...
trials and monitoringinfrastructure
MagazineFin propulsion revival
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
Fin propulsion is experiencing a revival due to its high propulsive efficiency. In early 2025, MARIN successfully tested a new fully electric system ...
resistance and propulsion
MagazineCRS MAMBO – Validated simulation tool for manoeuvring & seakeeping optimisation
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
Requirements regarding minimum power, safe return to port, and navy recommendations, compel naval architects to assess the performance of ships ...
manoeuvring
MagazineEnhancing wind propulsion performance through human-centred design and bridge simulations
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
As the maritime sector pushes toward greener solutions, wind-assisted propulsion has emerged as a promising way to cut emissions and boost fuel ...
wind propulsion
MagazineCollision with rail bridge across the river Gouwe
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
The Dutch government and knowledge experts, including MARIN, are teaming up to examine collision risks at ageing bridge piers in the Netherlands. ...
transport and shippinginfrastructure
MagazineComplex simulations explore inland navigation on the Gelderse IJssel
MARIN Report 144
30 jun. 2025
Climate change is causing more frequent periods of drought, leading to low water levels in this river system. This makes it challenging to ...
inland shippingtransport and shipping
PaperResistance extrapolation for ships with a wetted transom stern
XI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2025), Edinburgh, UK
23 jun. 2025
This paper studies the viscous resistance of a ship with a wetted transom stern, and its scale effect. For predicting the resistance of a ship with ...
full scalehydrodynamicsresistance and propulsionmodel testing
PaperCombining numerical and experimental methods to explain ship-bank interactions - MASHCON7
MASHCON2025, Bruges, Belgium
18 mei 2025
Bank effects refer to the suction and repulsion forces a ship experiences when sailing near a bank. Recently, various factors have driven the ...
model testingcfdinland shippingmanoeuvringshallow water
PaperLarge-scale wave impact of a boiling liquid
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
3 apr. 2025
Wave impact on solid structures is a well-studied phenomenon, but almost exclusively for the case that the impacting liquid (e.g. water) is ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraldata sciencewave measurements
PaperPredicting the dynamics of a gas pocket during breaking wave impacts using machine learning
Ocean Engineering
30 mrt. 2025
We investigate the feasibility and accuracy of a machine learning model to predict the dynamics of a gas pocket that is formed when a breaking wave ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraldata sciencewave measurements
PaperBenchmark study of the DTU OWC chamber with both two-way and one-way absorption
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
24 mrt. 2025
This paper reports on a benchmark study based on small-scale (1:50) measurements of a single, oscillating water column chamber mounted sideways in a ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralocean energyrenewables
PaperAdvancements in full-field pressure reconstruction of water-wave impact
Journal of Sound and Vibration
13 mrt. 2025
A new method for non-intrusive surface load measurement during water wave impact is introduced. The wave impact on a thin steel plate was measured ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controlmodel testingearly innovations and solutionshydrostructural
PaperAssessment of Lattice-Boltzmann velocity set and floating-point precision for ship airwake analysis compared to RANS–LES and experiment
Ocean Engineering
9 mrt. 2025
All modern naval fleets operate ship-based aircraft and rotorcraft, and perform ship deck landings regularly. Despite its frequency and commonality, ...
cfd developmentcfddefencecfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineNew Maritime Safety Research Programme for the Dutch government
MARIN Report 143
5 mrt. 2025
MARIN is committed to ensuring safe ships and preventing maritime accidents. The Dutch government has the same priorities and employs a wide range ...
accident investigationssafety
MagazineNaturSea-pv project advances MARIN's modelling techniques for flexible structures
MARIN Report 143
5 mrt. 2025
NaturSea-PV is a project within the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme addressing the need for a sustainable, reliable and competitive ...
offshoreoffshore energyfloating solarrenewable energy