Het huidige onderzoek betreft het ombouwen van voormalig container feeder de Flinter Crown, van de Rederij Flinter, naar zware lading schip de Rotra Mare. Het voormalige schip wordt uitgerust met een nieuwe boeg en een RO-RO ramp om zware lading stukken te laden en te lossen. De huidige hoofdmotor wordt …

This document has been prepared to advise vessel owners and charterers about the fuel sulphur reduction options and implications regarding to the introduction of 0.10% m/m sulphur distillate in the ECA's from 1 January 2015. There are also general sections to provide information on legislation and information …

This research has been conducted to analyze the current water production process and see if improvements in terms of energy efficiency is possible by using the optimal configuration for different sailing profiles. Water consumption on cruise vessel is higher than on non-passenger vessels. Freshwater …

This paper analyzes the influence of three private incentive mechanisms over decision making related to improved sustainability of fishing practices in Filipino tuna fisheries. The three mechanisms compared are the World Wildlife Fund for Nature’s fishery improvement project model, Marine Stewardship …

Damen Shipyards is always on the lookout for new emerging niche markets. It appeared one of the most promising emerging niche markets is the offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning industry. Therefore Damen produced a preliminary design of an offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning …

De Nederlandse regering zet militaire beveiligingsteams -zogeheten Vessel Protection Detachments (VPD’s)- in om de scheepvaart te beschermen tegen aanvallen van piraterij. De inzet raakt vanuit juridische optiek onder meer de vraag naar de rechtsmacht over militairen die als lid van een VPD aan boord …

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has a business growth objective of gaining more orders in the wind turbine generator installation field. For this purpose the company is interested in finding alternative solutions for their installation methods. The main subject of this report is finding alternative solutions …

In Pembrokeshire/Wales harbor porpoise (Phocena phocena) make daily use of Ramsey sound, a narrow ocean channel characterized by strong tidal currents. The sound is an important socializing and feeding area for porpoise and was designated marine special area of conservation (MSAC) in 2004. The region …

Het Enrica Lexie-incident, waarbij twee Italiaanse militairen zijn gearresteerd door de Indiase autoriteiten, roept vragen op over wie er strafrechtelijke rechtsmacht heeft over militairen die aan boord van een koopvaardijschip zijn geplaatst. Vragen die ook voor Nederland relevant zijn nu de regering …

The computer program ART.LAB is an important product with which physicians and researchers can measure different blood vessel wall properties, and save the recorded radio frequency data (RF-data) and other measured properties into files for later analysis. One of the most relevant ART.LAB measurement …