Efficient Inter Terminal Container Transport using Amphibious Vehicles - A Simulation Approach

In the 21st century, maritime landscape is confronted with issues such as congestion and delays due to the ever increasing maritime trade volumes.<br/>This thesis explores the possibility of utilizing the concept of amphibious vehicles as a potential solution to address the issue of congestion and enabling the autonomous container terminal...

Transshipment for the 21st Century: A Novel Approach to Deep Sea-Hinterland Transportation

Transshipment is a key component of modern-day shipping logistics. Container supply chains rely on transhipment hubs to access remote locations. With globalisation driving growth in container trade, maritime congestion is rising at container terminals in ports worldwide. This is expected to worsen as demand continues to grow. The ill effects of...

The Intermotion Landscape: An Experimental Design on Movement, Place Making and the Appreciation of the Cultural Landscape in the Zaanstad Area

This project focused on the relationship between speed, mobility mode, human perceptions, and the landscape, using Zaanstad in the Netherlands as a research and design site. It examined the region's transportation history, shifting from water-oriented movement to land-based mobility. The cultural shift towards a fast-paced society led to...

[Seaweed] Farm to Table: Designing with shells, seagrass and seaweed for the Dutch Building Industry

Wetsvoorstel Drijvende opstallen: een juridisch fundament voor bouwen op water: Deel II: Boek 5 voor ‘Registergoederen’

In de afgelopen jaren is veel onderzoek verricht naar de mogelijkheid van het realiseren van drijvende platformen waarop meerdere gebouwen (zelfs hoogbouw) gerealiseerd kunnen worden. Toch komen deze projecten in ons land niet verder dan de tekentafel. Het succes van een bouwproject hangt niet alleen af van de bouwkundige kwaliteit; de...

24/7 Green Light for Heli-Ops: A novel method to predict the impact of ship superstructure design on helicopter operations through aerodynamic analysis in the early design phase

By 2030, a new amphibious transport ship is to be available for the Dutch Royal Navy. In light of the foreseen rise in airborne operations from the ship, more insight is desired into the impact of ship design choices on helicopter operational availability. There is need for a predictive tool, which can be used in the early design phase of the...

Planning the urban waterfront transformation, from infrastructures to public space design in a sea-level rise scenario: The european union prize for contemporary architecture case

Future sea-level rises on the urban waterfront of coastal and riverbanks cities will not be uniform. The impact of floods is exacerbated by population density in nearshore urban areas, and combined with land conversion and urbanization, the vulnerability of coastal towns and public spaces in particular is significantly increased. The...

Land can sometimes be water: Bridging the dichotomy between land and water through amphibious landscapes

In an excerpt from the fictional work “Waterland” (Swift, 1992), the narrator labels water as “Nothing,” implying land and humans as “Something.” This was more of a philosophical expression that can alternatively be inferred from the real-world processes like land reclamation. Land was always associated with value, stability, certainty and...

Dordrecht Floodscapes: Towards the Amphibious City

The aim of this project is to explore the possibilities of establishing a new relationship between water and the city of Dordrecht, aiming towards a sustainable future. In one of the lowest parts of the Netherlands, increasingly threatened by climate change and cloudburst flooding, the feasibility of a stormwater management plan is explored,...

The design of a modular, amphibious structure for a flood and typhoon-prone municipality: Hagonoy, the Philippines

Introduction The daily life of inhabitants of Hagonoy, the Philippines, is affected by tidal and fluvial floods. Ground subsidence is the main cause of a worsening trend of these floods. Excessive uncontrolled groundwater subtraction creates a ground level decrease up to 5 cm per year. In combination with yearly six to nine typhoons raging over...

Amphibious and floating recreation complex on Sylvan Beach, La Porte, USA

Amphibious aggregations: Responsive environments for the metacity of Cyclades