As fuel is expensive and profit must be maximized, it is wise for the maritime industry to invest in fuel saving applications. One of the possibilities is to replace old turbochargers by new fuel saving ones on the already installed engines, recommended by Wärtsilä. Although the potential fuel savings …

Anthropogenic changes to estuaries, usually highly productive systems, may result in increased turbidity levels, suppress pelagic primary production and negatively affect ecosystem functions. The Ems-Dollard estuary, enclosed between the Netherlands and Germany, is such an estuary with a long history …

Exploring virtual assurance of a Partially Automated Driving System during car following conditionsTraditionally, driving simulators are used to investigate driver responses to manipulations in the driver-vehicle-environment triangle, such as adding distractors or introducing low visibility driving conditions. …

This research is about the consequences for the employees, cargo and passengers of the Pride of Rotterdam as a result of the Brexit. First, a theoretical framework was drawn up. Then a main question was drawn up: What are the consequences for the employees, cargo and passengers of the Pride of Rotterdam …

The Nieuw Statendam is equipped with a program called ENIRAM. This program calculates the optimal engine configuration and load expressed in revolutions per minute of the propellers. The issue with this program is that it only looks at the main power plants and does not take the waste heat recovery system …

Onderzoek en adviesrapport in opdracht van Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services Amsterdam naar de wensen en behoeften binnen de rivier cruise markt. Met als doel het aanbod van Intercruises binnen de rivier cruise markt zo te kunnen optimaliseren dat het inspeelt op de wensen en behoeften binnen de …

Aircraft require significant quantities of fuel in order to generate the power required to sustain a flight. Burning this fuel causes the release of polluting particles to the atmosphere and constitutes a direct cost attributed to fuel consumption. The optimization of various aircraft operations in different …

The amount of safety related knowledge that the crewmembers of SPV Royal Clipper have, is questioned. More than it should be, crewmembers are unable to answer the basic questions about safety. This is basic knowledge, that should be known from the moment the crewmember have concluded the familiarization …

The thesis at hand was written for the client “Intercruises Shoreside and Port Services”, more specifically their office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Intercruises is a tour operator specialized in services for the ocean and river cruise industry. The company already established offices over the whole …

Women and girls represent only a minority in the penitentiary system and in forensic mental health care. About 6%–10% of both prison and forensic psychiatric populations in Western countries comprise women (see for the most recent offi cial statistics in the UK w ww.gov. uk/government, in Canada w ww.statcan.gc.ca, …