large number of wind farms, in combination with other activities such as floating solar panels and seaweed farming, he says. “We assist with the spatial planning of all these activities in relation to the safety of shipping, protection of ecosystems and other activities.”
Spatial planning How many ships pass the Dutch coast each day? What is their size and speed? How much CO2
do they emit?
What spills could occur? “These are all typical questions from the government when they have to make decisions regarding the spatial planning of the North Sea or other infrastructural changes,” Hugo adds. MARIN provides answers by analysing AIS data. A good example is the bi-annual network evaluation which is an AIS analysis executed for the Directorate- General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat).
Traffic analyses are also input for risk assessment and safety studies. MARIN’s software tool SAMSON regularly contributes to safety and environmental risk assessments and also includes impact modules for assessing the consequences of accidents. MARIN has also performed risk studies for other governments and agencies such as Transport Canada.
In line with the development of autonomous ships and systems, MARIN is also developing new concepts and processes for Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and shore control centres (SCC) for both inland and sea environments. Additionally, MARIN develops design rules for inland waterways and rivers for the Dutch government.
Hugo comments: “The biggest challenge for authorities and regulators is to stay ahead of all the ongoing innovations, whilst
“ We assist with the spatial planning of wind farms, floating solar panels and seaweed farming in relation to safety of shipping and protection of ecosystems.”
developing new regulations and measures to allow safe and efficient operations to continue. The daunting task is stimulating innovation and trying not to hamper it. New tools to measure whether the imposed policies are effective or not have to be developed too. The complexity of the market doesn’t make things easier as the initially dominant players from the shipping, oil & gas and cruise markets are now joined by renewables, life at sea and the infrastructure sectors.”
AIS traffic analysis for a marine spatial planning study into the collision risks for new wind farms offshore the Belgian North Sea coast. 34 report
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