Maritime Research Institute Netherlands

The services incorporate a unique combination of simulation, model testing, full-scale measurements and training programmes.

Customers include commercial ship builders, fleet owners, naval architects, classification societies, oil and LNG companies and navies all over the world.

This project was realized thanks to contributions from several parties; the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (Netherland Line), Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (Royal Packet Navigation Company) and Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot-Maatschappij (Dutch-Indies Tank Steamers) were prepared to pay half the foundation costs, and the remaining 350,000 Dutch guilders were paid by the Dutch government.

On 9 May 1932 the NSP was officially opened; at the time, the institute consisted of the single towing tank and a model production facility and had no permanent employees.

A second round of expansion took place in 1952; the Deepwater Tank was extended by 92 m to 252 m and the NSP's design department increased considerably in size.

In 1986, MARIN developed the first of its Vessel Traffic Service simulators, serving as a training site for VTS operators.

In 1998, MARIN opened its first international satellite office in Houston, Texas in the United States, aimed at connecting with US clients and providing support.