Ship modellling

Salvage operation of Ever Given in Suez Canal

The simulation of the salvage operation of ULCC (Ultra Large Container Carrier) stranded in Suez Canel. The model has the same size and loading conditions as the vessel Ever Given. The input conditions are based on available information and theoretical and practical estimation.

The container barge collides the bridge in Rotterdam

This simulation run is done to analyze the reasons and assess the risks of the accident for training purposes and improving awareness of the navigators. The barge and containers are developed in full hydrodynamic model.

Amazing rescue in rough sea - a fast boat with full hydrodynamic model

How a fast boat with a team of professional rescuers manages to locate and rescue people in a very rough sea. This video can explain this activity thanks to the simulation with a hydrodynamic model in 6 degrees of the freedom movement.

Sailing upstream Danube River - Lock of Freudenau, Austria

The Danube was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire, and today flows through 10 countries. The river runs through the 2nd largest number of countries in the world with The Nile running through 11 countries. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km (1,770 mi), passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea. Its drainage basin extends into nine more countries.

Along Danube waterway, there are totally 18 power plants. They generate energy by utilizing the gradient of the river and the accumulation of water behind the dam. Locks are used to enable vessels to travel between upstream and downstream parts with different water levels. The Freudenau Lock is one combined with a power plant on the Danube. It has been generating clean electricity from hydro-power since 1998. It connects Vienna and Danube Island and is the ideal place to produce electricity.

However, it is obviously that locks create challenges for vessels travelling upstream and downstream. This specific skill of handling can fully be obtained and improved in the simulator. Simwave can produce Visual database and ship mathematical models based on Kongsberg platform for specific ship-handling training, navigator assessment and applied research..

• Polar Code - Arctic Navigation

The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. It survives many summer seasons and there is a significant amount of multi-year ice. Scientists estimate that by mid-century if not sooner, Arctic summers are expected to be hot enough to melt most of the sea ice that forms in winter. Most Arctic traffic operate in summer, but new ice-breaking oil and gas tankers are able to operate year-round. Passing Arctic sea from The Netherlands to Japan, it takes 8,500 Nm while the distance is 13,000Nm for the convention route via Suez canal and Singapore Strait.

IMO's International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), which entered into force on 1 January 2017, is mandatory under both SOLAS and MARPOL. The Polar Code covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in the inhospitable waters surrounding the two poles.

The navigators, however, need specific knowledge and skills for ice navigation in this polar water. The gaps can be covered by training in the full-mission-bridge simulators, 6DOF, full hydrodynamics models, 3D visual, ice effects, real-time navigation with ice-breaker supports.