The 5th MASHCON will be held from May 20th to 22nd, 2019 in Ostend, Belgium. The conference offers researchers and experts the possibility to discuss the latest developments in research and practice related to ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined water.
After successful conferences on bank effects (Antwerp, May 2009), ship - ship interaction (Trondheim, May 2011), ship behaviour in locks (Ghent, June 2013), interaction with the bottom (Hamburg, 2016), the 5th edition will pay particular attention to manoeuvring in waves, wind and current. The conference will be organized by Flanders Hydraulics Research and the Maritime Technology Division of Ghent University and will be hosted by VLIZ (Flanders Marine Institute).
Conference topics
Manoeuvring in waves, wind and current
Related topics
The papers presented on the conference cover experience from different points of view:
To open a joined research effort on the validation and verification of different research methods, the Knowledge Centre Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water has selected model test data which were obtained during the execution of seakeeping tests with the DTC container carrier in the framework of the European SHOPERA project. The benchmark data are both captive and free running model tests with the DTC at full draft in calm water and in waves. The conference organisers would particularly welcome papers which focus on comparisons between the output of numerical models with the benchmark model test data.
The data can be obtained by mailing to info@shallowwater.be. A digital version of the benchmark data will then be sent to you, along with an accompanying paper describing the experimental set-up.
The benchmark data which were made available for the previous MASHCON conferences are also still available for interested parties.
Call for papersProspective authors are invited to submit an abstract of 250 to 300 words on conference subjects or related topics to info@shallowwater.be before the deadline of 3 September 2018. The official language of the conference is English. The abstracts should include titles, affiliations and complete addresses of all authors and will be reviewed by an international scientific committee, which is composed of:
Once accepted, authors will be expected to write and submit a full paper, which will also be reviewed by the international scientific committee.