The Maritime Master Plan expects to contribute to the reduction of 230 billion tonnes of CO₂ until 2050. And according to economic analyses, it will provide an additional added value of 33 to 40 billion euros by 2050. 

The Dutch government has awarded 210 million euros to the Maritime Master Plan from the National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds). 

MARIN is one of the driving forces behind the plan which focuses on the development, construction and 
operation of climate-neutral ships. The aim is to invest now, so the Netherlands can bridge the gap between R&D and broad market upscaling, thereby strengthening and expanding its international competitive position in four strategic markets: coastal and inland shipping, hydraulic engineering, offshore wind, and maritime safety and security. 

Forty reliable and competitive climate-neutral demonstration ships will be developed and built that run on three alternative fuels: hydrogen, methanol and LNG with carbon capture.

Rob Verkerk, chairman of Nederland Maritiem Land, the umbrella organisation that devised the plan, welcomed the support: “Now we can take a good step in accelerating the development, construction and commissioning of reliable and competitive climate-neutral ships.”

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Use your mouse to navigate through the different simulators within the Seven Oceans Simulator centre.

feat was seeing the 11-tonne bridge house of the Large Motion Simulator move for the first time on a hexapod in a projection dome with a diameter of 16 metres. This was a proud moment for everyone involved and we are very much looking forward to the opening of this unique simulator centre in spring 2024.

On 6 October, a major milestone was achieved in the realisation of MARIN’s new Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc). The Wageningen construction company Van Swaay and their subcontractors have done a fantastic job successfully delivering a large complex building to MARIN on time.

It is now up to MARIN to install, integrate, test and ultimately commission hundreds of computers, monitors, projectors,high-end simulator systems and ICT equipment. A memorable and impressive

New Seven Oceans Simulator centre ready for next phase

OMAE 2023 Papers

After two online editions and a conference in Hamburg, it was time for the Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE) conference to move further from home. Held in Melbourne, Australia in June, MARIN presented several papers (see below). In total there were 600 papers, so there were certainly enough interesting talks to attend. For instance, the symposium on the effect of climate change on wind and waves was very insightful. It was also good to see that there is more and more interest in sustainable ocean energy and the effect of maritime activities on life underwater, especially because the OMAE has traditionally been oil- and gas-oriented. Of specific interest to the Pacific region, there was also a symposium on small island nations and the energy, climate and maritime challenges they face. For the papers written by MARIN’s representatives please click below.

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MARIN is growing – We’re not just expanding our team for our customer projects, but we are also welcoming new colleagues who work on the nine perspectives of our MARIN strategy ‘Beyond the Horizon’. We are actively searching for people with different types of knowledge and skills. Last year, around 50 new colleagues started and this year we are recruiting at the same pace. Each new employee is welcomed and supported with a tailored onboarding programme so they can familiarise themselves with MARIN and get to know our open culture and fields of expertise.

We are looking for people with naval architecture knowledge, software engineers, data scientists and other fields of expertise (mathematics, safety, autonomous decision-making, human factors and more).

At MARIN, we value knowledge and an open, positive mindset.