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"Corvo" autonomous manoeuvring assessment, Vila do Porto

Client · Mutualista, Grupo BensaúdeYear · 2024Location · Sta. Maria, Açores · PTNote · 610 TEU · 9,000 DWT
Container vessel similar to the "Corvo" alongside a quay — 610 TEU, 9,000 DWT class.
✦ At a glance

Probabilistic study of how often per year the container ship "Corvo" (IMO 9381275) can manoeuvre autonomously inside the harbour basin of Vila do Porto without tug assistance. MatLab-based numerical model coupling hull, rudder with flap, and bow thrusters.

07 · References

Further reading.

  • Ribeiro e Silva, S. (2005). Parametrically excited roll in regular and irregular head seas. International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 52.
  • Ribeiro e Silva, S. et al. (2013). Prediction of parametric rolling in waves with time domain non-linear strip theory. Ocean Engineering, Vol. 72.
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