Oceanco Bravo. Credits Oceanco / Tom van Oossanen
spend some memorable times together. Apparently, I was not the only one with this idea and the prices on the market were crazy. I asked an experienced colleague to assist me and we had some unforgettable conversations and sea trials. We could not stop ourselves making suggestions and recommendations to the sales people!”
This process helped me to better understand the needs, worries and questions of our clients, Enrico stresses. “MARIN is an independent voice and does not have any interest in promoting one solution or the other. Our clients come to us because they value our knowledge, facilities, attitude and commitment. They want to reduce the risks that every new project brings and they want to take educated decisions based on independent, reliable numbers.”
New complementing services MARIN works hard to provide the most accurate measurements and calculations but also to give the possibility to verify them in real life and experience them before a vessel is built. On top of the traditional services MARIN is renowned for, we are
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investing in new ones that expand, complement and strengthen the existing offer to our clients, he stresses. We have hired a number of experts such as a psychologist and specialists who can provide a better understanding of the ‘human factor’, meteorologists, plus we have specialists in energy carriers, energy systems and the integration of them with the ship design.
As you can see in this special issue of Report magazine, MARIN focuses on the needs and requirements of specific maritime sectors. Enrico explains: “However, when we understand that there is a recurrent and diffuse challenge in the industry but there are not the right resources to tackle it in one go, we then come up with a new Joint Industry Project proposal. We translate the issue into a precompetitive question and join forces with partners in understanding the physics and mechanism of the problem.”
Currently, MARIN is cooperating with the yachting industry within several JIPs such as Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI), ZERO (zero emission), F-series (fixed-pitch propellers) and
Tunnel Thruster propellers (TT). Additionally, some new proposals include a JIP on foils, one on the prediction- testing-verification of stabilisation systems, the sloshing of swimming pools and wind-assisted ships. Two great examples of yacht builders that understand the benefits of cooperation are Oceanco and Sanlorenzo.
Oceanco We have a long history with Oceanco. Often Lateral Naval Architects is also involved in our Oceanco projects, which further enhances the benefits of effective collaboration. During the development of Oceanco’s innovative LIFE Design, which stands for Lengthened, Innovative, Fuel Efficient, Eco-Conscious, many of the services and facilities at MARIN were used.
Seakeeping tests of the 100m+ Oceanco LIFE model. Footage of an impact with a large wave during a storm. Video playing time scaled to full scale.
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