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For some years, MARIN has provided maritime SMEs with free basin time for testing their innovative ideas. Following the success of previous years, a new (seventh) round will follow in 2020. The offer is intended for SMEs who want to explore a new maritime concept: to see if it works, to improve it or to

On November 21st, 2019, the members of the i3B Special Interest Group Human Factors (SIG HF) organise a Demo Day. During this event we will demonstrate existing HF-monitoring techniques and the discuss HF-monitoring challenges we would like to tackle in collaboration with you. The Human Factors Demo Day is organised to demonstrate: the importance of

New launch & recovery system tested   Read the article in Alle Hens about the first trials at sea with a new launch & recovery system. From 2010 Erik Takken (DMO) is working with MARIN on devising this system for the future small vessels. Under the name JIP LAURA Launch & Recovery, the Ministry of

Both papers were presented at the IFAC-CAMS 2019, Deajeon, Korea MARIN has designed and built a modular autonomous underwater vehicle (mAUV). The vehicle serves as a platform for research projects on autonomous vehicles, which are carried out in our model basins. The modular design enables future extensions with additional sensors and actuators. The design of

JIP LAURA  performed for the first time full scale trials with an unmanned RHIB. The tests were done near Den Helder, the Netherlands, using a 66m mothership and a modified RHIB from the Dutch Defence. Several concepts were successfully tested. These included the cradle concept, the FCD (Floating Capture Device) and a planar, for retrieving

A container ship with the shape of a sailfish, with nets to catch containers. During the test of our 10000th model we asked children to design their ship of the future.  See here the result! Now also on diplay in the Maritime Museum Rotterdam. Want to know more about the contest and the model? Read the earlier

Led by HRH Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, the assessment committee has installed Marcelien Bos - De Koning. On Friday 6 September, during a festive gathering on sustainability platform SummerLabb during World Port Days in Rotterdam, the new Mayor of Jouw Noordzee was announced. The choice fell on former Olympic sailor Marcelien Bos -

The EU-funded LNG PITCH4 project is developing and testing a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank for seagoing vessels, to help the shipping industry reduce dependence on heavy fuel oil and reduce pollution. Although LNG is generally regarded as a clean-burning fuel that produces relatively low carbon dioxide emissions, it contains harmful methane gas. Thus,

由上海船研迈瑞海事技术有限责任公司主办的第三届SSSRI-MARIN研讨会于2019年9月5日，在上海中油阳光大酒店正式启动。来自业内近百位专家学者齐聚一堂，受邀的12位演讲嘉宾围绕智能船舶与绿色推进两个主题发表了精彩的演讲，并积极同与会者就感兴趣的话题进行了讨论。本次会议力图构建一个平台，促进高校、科研机构、船级社、船厂、制造商、供应商等业内单位之间的交流，分享新发展与新经验。 会议由International Windship Association (IWSA)秘书长Gavin Allwright主持，同时我们也有幸邀请到了中远海运集团科信部科技与船舶技术处经理赵科作为会议主讲人。 会议材料下载： Rob Grin - Application of big data in cruise vessel design Fu Zongzheng - Digital Ships – Autonomy and Remote Access Wen Yiyan - Ship in Service Energy Efficiency Management and Data Application Liu Jialun - Applications of the Navigation Brain System to Smart Ships Gavin Allwright -

Read the article in Maritime Netherlands about the development of an autonomous sailing RHIB by MARIN. The first two tests in the port of Rotterdam were positive. But every step forward raises many new questions. "We want to understand what an autonomous ship needs," says Egbert Ypma, team leader Autonomy & Decision Support. It is