‘ We face increased pressure for lower emissions, an acceleration in the energy transition and more hybrid solutions’ MARIN’s Transport and Shipping department is extremely diverse. The team handles projects across the entire spectrum, from ultra large container vessels to LNG carriers and inland vessels. Our clients are mainly European and Asian design offices and […]

VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF CFD SIMULATIONS FOR SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE UNDER PITCH FREE-DECAY MOTION Authors: Wang, Y., Chen, H., Koop, A., Vaz, G. Conference/Journal: Ocean Engineering Date: Dec 15, 2021 Volume: 242 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109993 In this paper a detailed verification and validation study is performed to evaluate the accuracy of CFD simulations for a […]

Wave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019 2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the wave-in-deck problem. The projects zoom in on the specific topic of the kinematics in the wave crest and the subsequent violent flow physics […]

ASIA PACIFIC MARITIME 2022 Welcome to the Holland Pavilion of Netherlands Maritime Technology. LOCATION Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. DATE Mar 16, 2022- Mar 18, 2022 APM 2020 has been rescheduled to 16 – 18 March 2022, due to continuing global restrictions on travel and business activities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. MARIN will be […]

READY FOR A NEW CAREER CHALLENGE IN 2022? Are you open to new technology and innovative solutions? Efficient in translating ideas into research plans and motivated in helping the maritime industry in these transition? Then join us at MARIN to work on the maritime future. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER INLAND SHIPPING Do you have a heart […]

Passive fishing pilot project at Borssele offshore wind farm In the next few years, a substantial increase in the number of wind parks in the North Sea is envisaged as many countries try to achieve the Paris Agreement climate goals. Wind parks occupy valuable space at sea and this results in limitations on the available […]

The Applied Research Organizations (TO2), TNO, WUR, Deltares, NLR and MARIN, today publish their Impact Report 2021. 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 […]

New Research Vessels for NIOZ At the request of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), MARIN started studies for two new research vessels in May 2018, to replace its existing vessels PELAGIA and NAVICULA. Although both are seagoing vessels, the PELAGIA is designed for ocean research, while the smaller NAVICULA is deployed in […]

‘ A high density use of the sea is challenging from a safety, cultural, economic and technical perspective’ ‘Life at Sea’ is certainly the broadest market which MARIN serves. As the name implies, it entails everything related to life at sea. “Think about food production such as fisheries and aquaculture, ocean research, nature, but also […]