MagazineLong-term structural integrity monitoring of Bonga FPSO gets underway
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Shell contracted MARIN for the installation of an Advisory Hull Monitoring System (AHMS) aboard the Bonga FPSO and in December 2016, it was ...
MagazineDefining the Nautical Safety Profile
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is working together with the industry to develop the Nautical Safety Profile for operations and risk management.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringoperabilitysafetyinland shipping
MagazineJoining forces to capture extreme loads
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
The possible occurrence of negative air gaps on offshore structures in storm conditions has recently attracted significant attention. A new JIP ...
MagazineImproved design methods for wave impact on offhore wind turbines
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
This year MARIN closed the very successful Wave impact on Fixed foundations WiFi I and II JIP. During the JIPs, more than 250,000 wave events were ...
MagazineFLNG ASV - Bridging engineering to operations
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
An impressive operation and an impressive project! FLNG ASV
highlights MARIN's strategy of linking the engineering phase to the operational phase.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingoffloadingoperabilityperformance based assessmentroll stabilisationseakeeping performancewaves & motions
MagazineStatoil on the importance of JIPs
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
Statoil has been a regular visitor to MARIN over the years, both with commercial projects, as well as participating in many Joint Industry Projects. ...
MagazineFree basin time for SME concept testing
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
To stimulate Dutch maritime innovation, MARIN has invited Small & Medium Enterprises to test their new ideas and concepts for free in 2016 and ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldynamic positioningresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemspassengers and yachtingtransport and shippinghull form optimisationhydro-elasticitymooring and offloadingwaves & motions
MagazineMarine hazards to subsea cables and pipelines
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
In February 1989 the ro-ro vessel Vinca Gorthon ran into heavy weather and sank off the Dutch coast. She landed on an oil pipeline that was ...
MagazineFloating cities - our future is on the water
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is working together with the social enterprise and collaboration platform 'Blue21' to create a floating city. MARIN starts open innovation ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomfortmooring and offloadingoffloadingseakeeping performancewaves & motions
MagazineJIPs - sharing experiences and building knowledge
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Joint Industry Projects are still one of the most important steps in the development, sharing and application of knowledge. Participants are welcome ...
PaperSectional load effects derived from strain measurements using the modal approach
Marine Structures
20 Apr 2017
It is not possible to measure cross sectional load effects (i.e. bending moments and shear forces) of ships directly. In complex structures, the ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmonitoringhydrostructural
PaperEvaluation of an energy saving device via validation speed/power trials and full scale CFD investigation
International Shipbuilding Progress
21 Jan 2017
Energy saving devices (ESD)s designed to improve the propulsive efficiency of a ship are often designed and validated using CFD tools and model ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionpoweringmonitoring
PaperVentilation of Lifting Bodies: Review of the Physics and Discussion of Scaling Effects
Applied Mechanics Reviews
12 Jan 2017
Ventilation is relevant to the performance, safety, and controllability of marine vessels, propulsors, and control surfaces that operate at or near ...
propeller and cavitationcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperVerification and Validation exercises for the flow around the KVLCC2 tanker at model and full-scale Reynolds numbers
Ocean Engineering
1 Jan 2017
This paper presents the quantification of numerical and modelling errors for the solution of the flow around the KVLCC2 tanker at model-scale ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsoil and gastransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsverification and validationresearch
MagazineMARIN plays an important role as the Netherlands studies future naval assets
MARIN Report 119
23 Nov 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
The Dutch military procurement arm 'Defence Materiel Organisation' (DMO) investigates requirements for future naval assets. DMO naval architects, ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsdefencenavysoftware engineeringsoftware