Like a breaking ‘freak’ wave the corona crisis flooded over us. Nobody was expecting it, nobody was ready for it. And we are just in the early phases of realizing what the impact will be on our maritime sector. Transport, cruise, passengers, oil & gas, renewables – nothing will be untouched. And what will happen […]

How to handle ‘social distancing’ with less than one week to go before MODEC / SOFEC will be visiting you for a series of FPSO model tests in your Offshore Basin? Well, you create the same experience online! MARIN provided a secure online channel for everyone involved, all over the globe. They could monitor the […]

Our world has changed over the last few weeks and we hope you are all safe and healthy. Now, more than ever, we have to cooperate and join forces to sail through this storm. Our challenge related to climate remains intact and we look forward to take action together towards sustainability. Since both the BlueWeek and […]

Team 2 ‘Fat Lady’ of Delft University of Technology has designed and built the fastest model sailing cargo ship in the Netherlands. On 17th of January, the team won a sailing race between twelve student teams from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Rotterdam Mainport Institute (RMI). The race took place in the Shallow water […]

In view of the Corona developments MARIN cancelled the informative web meeting of March 17. Instead we recorded a shortened version of our ZERO JIP webinar: https://vimeo.com/showcase/zero-jip. In about 22 minutes we show you, as possible future participant, the highlights of the ZERO initiative. Please provide us with your comments before March 28 and we will use […]

MARIN has rescheduled both spring courses because of coronavirus concerns.  Hydrodynamics of Floating Offshore Structures , originally planned for March 16-20, will be postponed to fall 2020, dates to be decided. Hydrodynamics in Ship Design is rescheduled from March 30-April 3 to September 14-18. Registration is open.   Are you an engineer and want to […]

BP-JIP trial standard is now released in public domain The bollard pull certificate plays an important role in the delivery and commercial deployment of tugs. Although tugs have been around for a long time, a uniform standard for the conduct, measurement and analysis of a bollard pull trial has so far not been available. Yards, […]

MARIN Report is our corporate magazine. The magazine focusses on recent projects and keeps readers informed of the latest research.  The latest edition highlights recent work for inland shipping with regard to safety and efficiency. And we also interview Eduardo Minguito of NAVATIA about his views on the growth of CFD use and why he […]

Robosys Automation Ltd and MARIN signed a cooperation agreement in a new initiative to further research and development of autonomous navigation software. As part of the cooperation, Robosys acquires MARIN’s Dolphin simulation software and MARIN acquires Robosys’ Voyager 100 autonomous navigation software. MARIN will establish a facility to measure compliance of autonomous navigation software within the […]

Are you an engineer and want to specialise in hydrodynamics of floating offshore structures? Or naval architect looking for ways to expand your knowledge on hydrodynamics in ship design? Then join the 2020 courses at MARIN in Wageningen, the Netherlands. These hands-on training courses are intended for both newcomers in the maritime industry and experienced […]