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6 Understanding and optimisation of bubble screens in the offshore wind sector Bubbles JIP will ultimately lead to improvements in bubble screens deployed offshore.


8 Successful tests of ReShore’s ‘living breakwater’ design MARIN provides free basin time for up to six SMEs annually. ReShore is just one of the innovative concepts given the freedom to explore.


10 Dutch Maritime Masterplan kicks off with a grant of EURO 52.9 million! The Dutch maritime sector wants to make a sustainable and digital difference to the global energy transition. MARIN is playing an active role in the Maritime Masterplan. Three projects are highlighted: MENENS, SH2IPDRIVE and LNG-ZERO.


14 Nautical studies to investigate two-way traffic in a port As part of an EIA for a dedicated terminal in an existing port, MARIN was asked to conduct nautical studies.


16 FLARE project makes significant contribution to passenger safety FLARE project addresses crucial questions - Are ships built under the present regulations really safe enough, and how do we support the crew during emergency situations?


18 Flexible floating offshore islands A Dutch consortium explores the potential of combining a partially


permanent and partially floating island.


19 MoniMoor JIP MoniMoor seeks to develop a framework for the mooring integrity


management of floating wind turbines and production systems.


20 Exploring the possibilities of a Floating Future: ‘Enabling climate adaptive innovations’ Initiated by MARIN and Blue Revolution Foundation, the ‘Floating Future’ project integrates governance, technology and ecology to investigate how we can achieve floating developments as a climate adaptive and responsible alternative.


22 Is a Green FPSO the answer for future low carbon feedstock and fuel? The moonshot idea of a Green FPSO may be closer to reality than we think…


23 Squat research for inland ships Recent periods of low water highlight the importance of understanding


squat. This is addressed in a project initiated by Rijkswaterstaat and MARIN. Dear Reader,


“We aim to achieve zero maritime accidents internationally!” Perhaps this statement could be considered a bold claim, but we deliberately chose to put it in our new strategy ‘Beyond the Horizon’ for a very important reason - the maritime sector is simply not safe enough!


Serious shipping accidents regularly occur, and these accidents pose major risks to the crew, passengers, the environment and the economy. In the last two years thousands of containers were lost at sea. The ‘Ever Given’ blocked the Suez Canal, and recently the drifting ‘Julietta D’ hit a tanker, transformer platform and a wind turbine foundation, narrowly missing a gas production platform. These incidents push us to face the facts.


Shipping safety is already under pressure. And a number of developments, such as increasingly larger ships, a greater number of sailing movements and the construction of wind farms, threaten to put even more pressure on the safety of the maritime industry. This is a worrying situation that requires international action. Our responsibility for safety does not stop at our national borders.


Yes, realistically we know zero accidents is unlikely to be achievable. But this does not mean that we should accept the status quo. Maritime safety must be improved and this requires action. We should take an example from the clear safety objectives and quantified safety levels (or permissible risk levels) in aviation and in flood risk management.


MARIN, as an independent organisation, wants to stimulate cooperation in this field. Therefore, together with more than 30 partners, we started the ‘Top Tier’ JIP which aims to prevent container loss from large containerships. We have also made this practical, issuing an international Notice to Mariners: “Beware of parametric rolling in following seas”.


We see safety as a team issue, whether on board or ashore. As an independent advisor we will actively brainstorm with the sector and seek safer solutions and offer sound tools and facilities for analysing, designing, simulating, testing and enhancing safety. “Better Ships, Blue Oceans” is our motto and safety is at the heart of that!


Bas Buchner President


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