Van Den Boom News

The new STAIMO software for Speed/Power Trial analysis and reporting on board was released last January for use by the worldwide maritime industry free of charge. MARIN, which assisted the STA-Group in these efforts, also offers a dedicated course (June 16- 20) for EEDI Verifiers and other stakeholders to allow them to get fully conversant with model tests, Speed/Power trials and the use of STAIMO. Available via a dedicated website www.staimo.org, the STAIMO software package is the result of the implementation of the new ITTC Guidelines for Speed/Power Trials…

MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) is involved in several projects examining the effects of passing ships. Here we present the many ways MARIN helps to shed light on this phenomenon. MARIN’s Shallow Water Basin facilitates a wide range of model testing. A recent ship passing study again showed this versatility when two complete harbours were modelled, including more than 4,000 m of their surrounding shoreline. This ship passing study aimed to investigate the feasibility of two possible new barge dock locations at an existing terminal in Beaumont.

industry standard on speed trials. recommended analysis procedure have been developed. methodology for speed trials for new ships coming into service. now be derived with transparent and reliable methods, the group state. 15016 as a starting point. methods for conditions deviating from the contract specification. trial speed deviations. application during sea trials on five recent newbuildings in Korea. speed deviations of up to 1.0 knot have been found”. is available from MARIN for use by owners and yards worldwide. QSTAP, for on board analysis and reporting of speed trials. QSTAP commercially available. The Sea Trials Analysis group will continue to exchange their experiences of speed trials. starting on November 1, 2006. group and is open to new owners and yards.