editorial


06 Extreme waves exposed In a rare interview Sverre Haver of StatoilHydro talks about his fascination with extreme waves.


10 OWME project makes technological breakthrough Onboard real-time prediction of vessel motions now possible two minutes in advance!


11 Rock on! MARIN tests Fall Pipe Ship design for Boskalis The specific requirements asked for a special approach.


12 Dynamic Positioning under the spotlight DP applications are an increasing part of MARIN’s work. DP projects are highlighted.


14 DP simulations and model testing - on the spot! MARIN has a long history in Dynamic Positioning model testing. Recent projects are highlighted.


16 2009: “The year of LNG” Report reviews MARIN’s many LNG projects.


18 The flight of the condor… A Condor computer cluster is being used increasingly frequently to help analyse downtime


events in the LNG sector. Report explains.


19 Full-scale sloshing tests underway at MARIN The confidential work of the Sloshel project group is unveiled.


20 A world first as the Adriatic LNG terminal is placed at final


destination Simulator training helps ensure a Smooth Operation


22 The state of Current Affairs The latest news bulletin on the “Current Affairs” Joint Industry Project.


23 New code FreSCo reveals what goes on under the surface FreSCo is a new unsteady, multi-phase, viscous flow CFD code being developed by MARIN.


24 Multiple scales give maximum insight In the process of evaluating an offshore structure, model tests, simulations and offshore


(full-scale) measurements complement one another. This integrated approach is outlined.


26 aNySIMpro: the future of validated multi-body simulations MARIN’s in-house, multi-body, time domain simulation already proves successful.


27 Pieter Schelte: a multi purpose model test project MARIN has carried out extensive model tests on the multi-purpose offshore operations vessel.


28 Frigg QP jacket gets ‘on the move’ at MARIN Although the lift and tow of the Frigg QP Jacket structure is scheduled for later this year,


the platform was already ‘on the move’ in MARIN’s Offshore Basin.


29 MARIN and Oceânica work in tandem MARIN and Oceânica joined forces to study the tandem offloading operation of the first FPSO in


the Gulf of Mexico for the Petrobras Cascade/Chinook development.


30 Tombua Landana transports undergo fatigue assessment Heerema Marine Contractors contracts MARIN to monitor barge motions.


31 Model making to the tune of 150 a year How does MARIN produce an average of 120 ship models and 30 propeller models a year?


Dear Readers,


2009 may well turn out to be one of the most challenging years many of us have faced in recent times. However, there is always room for innova- tion and new technological developments that help improve efficiency and that offer cost-effective so- lutions. MARIN continues to strive to offer such so- lutions to its customers.


Many of these new developments are covered in Report. This issue is also our annual special Offshore edition to mark the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC).


LNG continues to see significant growth and many of our projects concern this sector. 2009 has been dubbed “The Year of LNG” and several interesting projects are described. One development outlined is how a Condor computer cluster is being used to help analyse downtime events in the LNG industry. Report also highlights a world first, as the Adriatic LNG terminal is placed at its final destination.


Model testing itself comes under the spotlight. We outline just how we make 150 models each year and our long history of Dynamic Positioning (DP) model testing. In addition, Report describes MARIN’s test campaign on the multi-purpose off- shore operations vessel Pieter Schelte.


I also like to draw your attention to an interview we have been lucky enough to be granted with one of the few experts in the world on extreme waves. Sverre Haver of StatoilHydro reveals his lasting fascination for extreme waves. MARIN will again be attending the OTC this year where we will be presenting a paper at the OTC. A brief glance of the paper is included in this issue. We will also be present at the Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability (MARSIM) this year, presenting three papers.


We look forward to seeing you at the OTC (stand 2427) or MARSIM. At both events we will be presenting various papers.


Arne Hubregtse President of MARIN


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