Measuring 3D wind fields at the speed of light!

Wind is the driving force for wind turbines and ships under sail. At the same time, it is a dominant environmental load for many large vessels and offshore structures. The wind field is characterised by variations in space and time. To capture actual 3D wind inshore and offshore, MARIN has added a Lidar wind scanner

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND TO NEW HORIZONS IN 2021

Cruise ships, offshore ships and cargo ships moored on the horizon. An iconic image for the maritime sector that was ravaged by waves of corona this year. Nevertheless, work at MARIN continued. We kept in touch with each other. We helped our customers, we came up with new ideas. We made models and performed tests.

Supporting clients as they pioneer novel installation techniques

As the offshore wind industry continues to expand across the globe, wind parks are going further from shore and the turbine sizes are increasing rapidly. Here we highlight how we assist our clients with the development of novel installation methods - from concept to operation. Test model of wind turbine installation vessel To accommodate the

WINDOS: ASSESSMENT OF WIND LOADS ON FLOATINGSTRUCTURES

MARIN’s software WINDOS provides a cost-effective way to assess the impact of wind loads on ships and offshore constructions. Wind forces contribute significantly to the total environmental loads on large vessels and offshore constructions and are of importance for the mooring, dynamic positioning and manoeuvring of floating structures. Recent incidents offshore and in ports and

COOPERATION AGREEMENT PLATFORM ZERO INCIDENTS

MARIN signed a cooperation agreement with Platform Zero Incidents (PZI) on 17 November. In this platform, shipping companies, captains and charterers develop and share knowledge about incidents in the inland shipping industry in order to prevent recurrence in the future. ZERO INCIDENTS IN INLAND SHIPPING PZI contributes to a widely supported aim for zero incidents

TO2 INSTITUTIONS LAUNCH ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT WITH SPECIAL CORONA PAPER

The Applied Research Organizations (TO2), TNO, WUR, Deltares, NLR and MARIN, today publish their Impact Report 2020. The magazine, which was created in close collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, shows how their research and solutions contribute to a sustainable, clean, healthy and safe future for the Netherlands. An important part

MARIN: ALSO SMALLER CONTAINERSHIPS CAN LOSE CONTAINERS ABOVE THE WADDEN ISLANDS

After its investigations for the Dutch Safety Board related to the loss of 342 containers north of the Wadden Islands by the MSC ZOE, MARIN performed a further investigation for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Beside an Ultra Large Container Ship as the MSC ZOE, a shorter and narrower PANAMAX and a smaller

SIX FREE TIMESLOTS FOR MARITIME SMES

To stimulate innovation in the Dutch maritime sector, MARIN invites Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) to test their new ideas and concepts for free. So are you an SME with an innovative idea for the maritime sector? For example something with wind energy, solar panels, seaweed or fish farming? And do you want to test

FLOWPIKE: A UNIQUE LARGE SCALE FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE

Meet the FlowPike, MARIN’s latest development: a unique large scale flow measurement device to measure flow fields on board real ships. This device has the potential to open up a whole new field for validation of full scale flows. JORES JIP After thorough testing in our basins, the device is now ready to be deployed