Feasibility study of Solitaire's aftship retrofit: A Systems Engineering approach

Solitaire is a DP positioned pipelay vessel capable of laying pipe up to 3000 meters. Currently, Solitaire is more than 40 years old. Although it has been upgraded multiple times, it has been identified that certain improvement can be achieved by retrofitting just the aft of the vessel. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the feasibility...

Feasibility Study of a Fast Electric Passenger Ferry

The negative effects of global warming can already be noticed. The burning of fossil fuel not only contributes to global warming, but also to the reduction of air quality, especially in urban areas. In order to limit the climate change, as well as to improve the air quality, more and more vehicles are replaced by emission free versions. This...

A Markov chain based study on the availability of ship systems of a naval vessel: Insights for Early Stage Ship Design requirements

During the early stages of ship design exploration, design freedom is abundant but problem knowledge is scarce and most costs are already committed. This amounts to an incentive to look at the influences of the requirements on a design, to better understand how a concept is defined. This thesis investigates the operational architecture...