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 […]

Moritz Krijgsman (MARIN) and dr ir R.D. Geertsema RNLN (Netherlands Defence Academy/Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) presented a paper on the Alternative fuels and power systems for support vessels  at the MECSS, the Marine Electrical and Control Systems Safety Conference which took place in London July 2-3, 2019. ABSTRACT This study presents a novel approach to compare […]

TU Delft’s Solar Boat Team became world champion in the Solar & Energy Boat Challenge in Monaco, July 2-6. The 28 students participated in The Offshore Challenge, the unofficial world championship for solar boats on the high seas. The TU Delft Solar Boat Team 2019 consists of 28 students who try to make maritime shipping […]

MARIN just tested the newly built mAUV (modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). The underwater video below shows a short demonstration of the full 6 degrees of freedom vehicle control of this new mAUV in the Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin. The images are a little shaky, thanks to the hand-held camera. The vehicle is shown in calm […]