MagazineOptimisation for an operational profile
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
A very interesting change we have seen in the past few years is a growth in the number of optimisation projects we perform to match operational ...
transport and shipping
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
MagazinePassive fishing pilot project at Borssele offshore wind farm
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In the next few years, a substantial increase in the number of wind parks in the North Sea is envisaged as many countries try to achieve the Paris ...
offshoreoffshore operationsfish farmwind farms
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
MagazineBeaching tests for amphibious landing craft
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Sailing through the surf zone near a beach during an amphibious landing can be a dangerous operation, particularly because sailing with a landing ...
defence
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"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
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
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
MagazineImproving the safety of passenger ships with the MARIN Ferry
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In 2018 MARIN participated in the investigation directed by the Sewol Investigation Commission on the sinking of the Korean ferry M/V Sewol. The ...
passengers and yachtingresearch
Magazine"The integration of marine systems at the ship concept stage will be key"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Marine Systems represent a vast family of products and solutions, which are pretty difficult to characterise in just a few words. While a hull or a ...
marine systems
PaperAnd…Action! Setting the Scene for Accurate Visual CFD Comparisons Using Ray Tracing
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
28 Sep 2021
Increased graphical capabilities of contemporary computer hardware make ray tracing possible for a much wider range of applications. In science, and ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
Magazine"The ever-growing size of vessels is one of themost important developments"
MARIN Report 132
28 Sep 2021
The Infrastructure market covers a wide and diverse range in many ways: from projects studying the capacity of inland waterways and the design and ...
infrastructure
PaperPendulation control for dynamical positioning capable ship; considerations on actuator usage
IFAC-PapersOnLine
22 Sep 2021
Ship-mounted cranes are used in the offshore industry for, among others, placement of wind turbine components. The pendulation of the load can be ...
measurements and controlfuel efficiencyenergy savingdynamic positioning
PaperFlettner rotors performance and interaction effects on the MARIN Hybrid Transition Coaster
RINA International Conference on Wind Propulsion, London, UK
15 Sep 2021
In the context of ship design, including wind propulsion, knowing the aerodynamic performance of a ship and its wind propulsors is essential. In the ...
wind propulsionzero emissionshipsships and structures