MARIN helps to increase the workability of SOVs Service Operation Vessels are used for installation and maintenance activities on offshore wind turbines. These vessels are typically equipped with large Dynamic Positioning systems and motion compensated gangways and cranes so they can work in challenging sea conditions.  Energy can be reduced by smart interaction between multiple […]

REGISTRATION FOR BLUEWEEK & FPSO JIP WEEK NOW OPEN! We are ready to welcome you on board the ‘SS Rotterdam’ or online! For the combined BlueWeek & FPSO JIP Week the registration is open. Check the programme and registration options at www.blueforum.org and www.fpsoforum.com. ON BOARD SS ROTTERDAM & LIVE STREAM MARIN is looking forward to bringing the […]

MEET US IN ATHENS AT POSIDONIA 2022 Meet us at Posidonia 2022 in Athens, June 6-10. Visit us at stand 4.320/2 within the Holland Pavilion of Netherlands Maritime Technology. Or join our seminar on Tuesday June 7 about Wind propulsion towards sustainable shipping with the cooperation of ABS and Wärtsilä. WIND PROPULSION SEMINAR Anton Kisjes […]

CRS SHARE WEBINAR ‘DATA DRIVEN’ In the Cooperative Research Ships (CRS) Data Driven working group, participants worked on several problem cases in ship hydrodynamics using data driven methods. The problem cases included significant event detection, performance prediction, whipping assessment and rudder control. In this webinar on Thursday April 28, 14.00-16.30 CET, we will summarize these […]

REPORT MAGAZINE 133: READ NOW AND REGISTER TO RECEIVE FUTURE EDITIONS Bubble curtains, a living breakwater, flexible floating islands and crash barriers: just a few topics we share with you in this edition of MARIN Report magazine. We also give you an insight into our Maritime Masterplan projects to achieve a smart and zero-emission maritime […]

‘The ever-growing size of vessels is one of the most important developments’ The Infrastructure market covers a wide and diverse range in many ways: from projects studying the capacity of inland waterways and the design and operation of ports and terminals, to offshore infrastructure like the futuristic hyperloop described in the previous edition of Report […]

MARITIME ‘CRASH BARRIERS’ TO AVERT COLLISIONS WITH WIND TURBINES Wageningen, March 18 2022 – Dutch maritime research institute MARIN this week tested three innovative barriers aimed at averting collisions between ships and wind turbines. The research was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D on 31 January this year. This drifting bulk carrier initially […]