IR sensors

Paravane concept

Needle-based sensors

Hot-film sensors

MARIN visited the 1^stSymposium on Air Lubrication Technologies (SALT 2025) in Trondheim, Norway in June. The symposium was organised by researchers from SINTEF Ocean (Prof. Luca Savio and Prof. Kourosh Koushan) and UC Berkeley (Assoc. Prof. Simo Mäkiharju). MARIN contributed to the conference with a two-page abstract and presented our past work and development ideas for full-scale air lubrication measurement techniques. The main takeaway is that the industry requires accurate full-scale data to be able to judge the effectiveness of their air lubrication system in operating conditions. This can only be achieved by having measurement techniques for gas fraction, wall shear stress or visual observation that work at sea. Since the conference, MARIN and several industry partners were awarded a Dutch government subsidy for the development of new measurement techniques (Ship-Air-Go project).

If you have interest in this project or in air lubrication in general, read the abstract or please feel free to contact Miloš Birvalski.

After inspiring editions in Italy and the Netherlands, BlueWeek sets sail for its next destination: Marseille!

The 14th edition of BlueWeek is dropping anchor in Marseille, France, from 7 to 10 April 2026.

Hosted by the French Maritime Academy ENSM, the event will welcome 300+ international participants for a dynamic mix of Joint Industry and EU Project meetings, where collaboration is sure to spark innovation and inspiration.

The forum will also be the launchpad for new initiatives, driving the future of sustainable maritime development. As always, BlueWeek will spotlight cutting-edge ideas and projects through technical seminars, showcasing the latest breakthroughs in sustainable alternative energy, infrastructure, operations, ship design and technology.

Whether you're steering a project or scouting for inspiration, BlueWeek is your port of call for progress. Join us in Marseille to connect, create, and chart the course to keep our planet blue!

Registration is opening soon on https://blueforum.org 

The project officially kicked off in June 2025 and runs until the end of 2027. So far, the following participants have already joined: Shell, Windey, Hyundai, Blue Oasis, and Japan Marine United Corporation but it is still open for new participants to join! The participation fee can be partly in-kind.

Interested in joining or learning more? Contact Gijs Bouman via marin.nl/scalewind.

MARIN, Bureau Veritas, TNO and NREL have launched the Joint Industry Project SCALEWIND, aimed at developing a broadly accepted design methodology for large-scale floating wind turbines. With turbines up to 22MW and flexible platforms, the project addresses new challenges in dynamic behaviour, fatigue, and reliability.

SCALEWIND combines numerical simulations, model testing, and (where available) field data to create validated design and verification methods. Participants will contribute to the development of open-source reference designs and a digital twin for floating wind systems.