2nd International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water

18-20 May 2011
Trondheim, Norway

 
In many situations a reduced distance between two or more ships leads to hydrodynamic interactions. This is the case for waterways with dense shipping traffic, where meeting and overtaking manoeuvres are unavoidable and where moored ships are affected by passing ships. Ship-to-ship interactions also occur between tugs and vessels during escorting or manoeuvring and berthing assistance. Another type of operation dominated by hydrodynamic interaction concerns ship-to-ship operations for cargo transfer, as is more frequently performed in oil and gas transport.

Due to increasing ship dimensions, the effect of ship-to-ship interactions in channels and harbours become more and more important, since the dimensions of the navigation areas is not increasing at the same rate. Also applications of ship-to-ship cargo transfers are permanently developing, and are expected to take place in more severe environmental conditions.

After a successful conference on bank effects (Antwerp, May 2009), the Second Conference on Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water will have a non-exclusive focus on Ship to Ship Interaction. This conference will be organised by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Flanders Hydraulics Research and - Maritime Technology Division in association with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and MARINTEK, who will host the event.