JOIN THE ALERT PROJECT: SAFELY LEAVING THE NAVIGATION BRIDGE UNATTENDED FOR PERIODS OF TIME WHILE AT SEA Within the new JIP initiative Alert we will determine the conditions for when it is safe to periodically leave navigation spaces unattended and at the same time examine whether that improves the safety, working and living situation for the crew […]

ADVANCING MULTI-USE IN OFFSHORE WIND FARMS The North Sea is playing a major role in transitioning towards a more sustainable European economy. However, available space is limited. Offshore wind farm areas are competing for space with traditional fisheries, different types of food production at sea, future renewable energy infrastructure, as well as hydrogen production. Roadmap for […]

NEW TECHNIQUES FOR SHIP HULL FORM OPTIMISATION BASED ON CFD This paper discusses recently developed techniques for ship hull form optimization based on CFD computations, as are now applied in practice at MARIN. For optimising ship afterbody designs using RANS computations, multifidelity methods have been developed, aiming at a fast application to a variety of practical […]

PERFORMANCE PREDICTION METHOD BLUEROUTE FOR WIND-ASSISTED SHIPS ‘The climate benefits of wind-assisted ship propulsion have long been ignored’, says Patrick Hooijmans project manager of the WiSP2 project. The entire shipping industry is forced to deal with CO2 emission reduction, due to new rules and regulations (EEXI and CII) as from 2023. One way to do […]

JOIN OUR INNOVATION SEMINAR ON OCTOBER 5 Join our free Innovation Seminar on October 5 and discuss how MARIN can help accelerate the development of your floating innovation. We use our test facilities to do detailed research, but how can we create an environment for learning through experimentation? That is what this seminar is about. […]

MARIN BUILDS MOST REALISTIC SIMULATOR CENTRE FOR MARITIME OPERATIONS Wageningen, September 6, 2022, Minister Adriaansens of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, started the new construction of MARIN’s Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc) with a virtual push of a button. With this new research facility, MARIN aims to make maritime operations safer and more efficient through […]