Wednesday, May 13 2009

9h00 – 10h00 Registration

 

10h00 – 11h00 Session I Chair: M. Vantorre – Ghent University, Belgium

 

      Conference opening speech (Alderman of the Port of Antwerp and Chairman of the Port Authority)

      Keynote speech:

Some Experiences with Bank Effects and Ship Squat in Restricted Shallow Navigation Channels

L. Daggett – Waterway Simulation Technology, Inc., US

 

11h00 – 11h30 coffee break

 

11h30 – 13h00 Session II Chair: L. Daggett – Waterway Simulation Technology, Inc., US

 

1^st technical session: Theme: Bank Effects I

      Systematic Model Tests on Ship - Bank Interaction

E. Lataire – Ghent University, Belgium

M. Vantorre – Ghent University, Belgium

K. Eloot – Flanders Hydraulics Research, Belgium

      Comprehensive Vessel Hydrodynamics Model for Prediction of Maneuvering Forces, Sinkage, Mooring Forces and Coastal Impacts

S.W. Fenical – Coast & Harbor Engineering, Inc., US

J.D. Carter – Coast & Harbor Engineering, Inc., US

      Comparison of bank effects on ship squat between experimental measurements and a numerical modelling system

P. Debaillon – CETMEF, France

E. Lataire – Ghent University, Belgium

M. Vantorre – Ghent University, Belgium

 

13h00 – 14h00 Lunch

 

14h00 – 15h30 Session III Chair: A. Gronarz – DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, Germany

 

2^nd technical session: Theme: Squat in Shallow Water

      Ship Squat for Researchers, Masters and Pilots

C.B. Barrass – International Maritime Consultant, UK

      Sensitivity Study of PIANC Ship Squat Formulas

M.J. Briggs – Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, US

      Long Waves generated by Ships Sailing in Confined Waterways

P. Naaijen – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

 

15h30 – 16h00 coffee break

 

16h00 – 17h30 Session IV Chair: T. Blakeley – RINA

 

3^th technical session: Theme: Bank Effects II

      Investigation of the Influence of a Vertical Wall on a Ship Moving with Drift Angle

A. Gronarz - DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, Germany

      Simulation of Ship Manoeuvring in Laterally Restricted Water

J. Duffy - Australian Maritime College, Australia

M. Renilson - Australian Maritime College, Australia

G. Thomas - Australian Maritime College, Australia

      Research on Ship Dynamic of Large Containerships in Confined Fairways

K. Uliczka – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), Germany

B Kondziella – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), Germany

Thursday, May 14 2009

9h00 – 9h30 Registration

 

9h30 – 11h00 Session V Chair: B. Pettersen – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

 

4^th technical session: Theme: Capita Selecta of Shallow Water

      Manoeuvring Behaviour of an LNG Vessel in a Restricted Waterway

A. Maimun – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

A. Priyanto – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Rahimudin – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

A.   Baidowi – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Nurcholis – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

      Roll Motion of Containership in Shallow Water

E. Milanov – Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC), Bulgaria

V. Chotukova – Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC), Bulgaria

      Study on the algorithm of collision avoidance for large container vessel in shallow confine waterway

N. Son – Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI)/KORDI, Korea

Y. Furukawa – Kyushu University, Japan

 

11h00 – 11h30 coffee break

 

11h30 – 13h00 Session VI Chair: K. Uliczka – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), Germany

 

5^th technical session: Theme: Bank Effects III

      Numerical Simulation of the Viscous Flow around a Ship Undergoing Unsteady Berthing in Shallow Water

H.M. Wang – School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Z.J. Zou – School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Xi-Min Tian – Marine Design & Research Institute of China, China

      Evaluation of Ship-Bank and Ship-Ship Interaction Forces using 3D Panel Method

H. Yasukawa – Hiroshima University, Japan

S. Kawamura – Hiroshima University, Japan

S. Tanaka – Hiroshima University, Japan

M. Sano – Hiroshima University, Japan

      Presentation of STS research and invitation for next conference

B. Pettersen – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

 

13h00 – 14h30 Lunch and Transportation to Flanders Hydraulics Research

 

14h30 – 14h40 Opening word by F. Mostaert – Director of Flanders Hydraulics Research

 

14h40 – 15h10 Knowledge Centre Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water (K. Eloot – Coordinator of Nautical Research at Flanders Hydraulics Research)

 

15h10 – 17h10 Visit to Facilities

 

19h00 Conference dinner

Friday, May 15 2009

 

10h00 – 10h30 Registration

 

10h30 – 12h00 Session VII Chair: K. Eloot – Flanders Hydraulics Research, Belgium

Workshop – Group Discussion on Shallow Water Effects

 

     Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water and the Role of the International Towing Tank Conference

     Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water and PIANC Workgroup 49 activities

     The Acceptance of Simulator Studies for Supporting Decisions in Accessibility Problems

     Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water: Expectations of the Pilots

 

12h00 – 12h15 Conference closing

 

12h15 – 13h30 Lunch

 

13h30 – 18h00 Technical tour: Visit Port of Antwerp