Vol. 157 No. A3 (2015) | International Journal of Maritime Engineering

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Articles

￼REVIEW OF LEGISLATION ON NOISE AND VIBRATION REGULATIONS IN MERCHANT SHIPS

ANOMALY DETECTION IN VESSEL TRACKING – A BAYESIAN NETWORKS (BNs) APPROACH

ON THE STABILITY OF FAST FERRY IN DAMAGE SCENARIOS

HYDRODYNAMIC HULL FORM DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION OF LARGE MEDIUM-SPEED CATAMARANS USING FULL-SCALE CFD

LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER PERFORMANCE OF A MODEL SCALE T-FOIL

VERTICAL AND SLOPED BANK EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT SHIP TYPES

REVIEW OF LEGISLATION ON NOISE AND VIBRATION REGULATIONS IN MERCHANT SHIPS