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6 Supporting the navy of the future MARIN opens a dedicated Defence Department, which combines all of its


expertise in one central location and helps to coordinate its activities with Dutch, NATO and EU partners.


8 MARIN builds most realistic simulator centre for maritime operations in the world Construction of the new Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc) officially kicks off!


10 Field measurements for large-scale kelp farm in Namibia MARIN supports Kelp Blue with a monitoring campaign.


11 Re-examining traditional net designs FishNetSIM project will develop a modelling framework to assist in the


traditional net design process focusing on the reduction of fuel consumption.


12 E-buoys and HVPC innovation support the energy transition Electric charging buoys and next generation high voltage power cables are being explored in the MAGPIE and CABLE JIP research projects.


15 Optiwise explores the benefits of wind propulsion EU funded research and innovation project aims to improve and


demonstrate energy savings using wind propulsion.


16 Investigations into a new riverbank connection in Rotterdam As part of a long-term spatial planning programme on housing a new riverbank connection is being designed in the city of Rotterdam.


17 Nautical studies for the EemsEnergy Terminal MARIN assisted N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie with nautical studies investigating


the import of LNG into the port of Eemshaven. The project requires the installation and operation of two FSRUs.


18 Wave-in-deck and vapour pocket model tests Fresh insight into impact load assessment has been gained following two


BreaKin JIPs and IMBOL.


20 Accelerating sustainable innovations at sea Highlights of our maritime Innovation seminar.


23 Smaller vessels focus on lowering emissions In support of small businesses aiming to achieve zero emissions, MARIN


was recently involved in two studies for the smaller vessel segment.


24 Beware of parametric roll in following seas With major industry stakeholders on board, the TopTier project has been


launched to address concerns about the safety and environmental impact of modern containerships.


25 Simulating motions of an LNG bunkering vessel Studies investigate the motions of an LNG bunkering vessel with low GM.


26 Longitudinal Training Dams in the Waal River and their effect on the use of the fairway MARIN conducts an analysis of the dams’ impact on inland shipping using AIS data.


Bas Buchner President


Dear Reader,


‘Veiligheid’ is an important Dutch word for MARIN. It means ‘safe’ as well as ‘secure’. Both are at the heart of our organisation: safe, smart and clean shipping, sustainable and secure seas.


That is why we are happy that the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy officially started the construction of MARIN's Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc) in a ceremony in September. With this new facility, MARIN aims to make maritime operations safer and more efficient by providing the most realistic simulations possible.


This is why our ‘TopTier’ JIP took the initiative to distribute a Notice to Mariners that gives guidance to crews and the operational staff of containerships about how to plan, recognise and act to prevent parametric rolling in following seas. The size of containerships has increased dramatically and at the same time, the loss of containers and their impact on the environment has raised public and politic concerns. We initiated the JIP to address these issues with the major stakeholders.


This is why we developed and tested three innovative ‘crash barriers’ aimed at averting collisions between ships and wind turbines. The project was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D when the drifting bulk carrier collided with a tanker before hitting a transformer platform and a turbine foundation. A collision with a wind turbine carries a real risk of the turbine toppling onto the vessel, seriously endangering the crew, passengers, the ship itself and the environment.


This is why we started a new Defence Department under the leadership of Pepijn de Jong. We interview Pepijn in this edition of Report. The world depends on free and open sea routes and importantly, the development of sustainable energy at sea is a crucial component in the energy transition. However, it can be vulnerable so the free and sustainable use of the sea requires protection and defence, especially now we are becoming even more dependent on it. The protection of sustainable, safe and free seas is what our Royal Netherlands Navy, Coast Guard, NATO and EU partners stand for, and this is exactly why we want to contribute to that with our knowledge!


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