OCEAN, OFFSHORE and ARCTIC ENGINEERING

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Table of Contents
Program at a Glance ...................................................................... 2 Detailed Program .......................................................................... 29
City Map ........................................................................................................... 4 Tours ................................................................................................................... 82
Venue .................................................................................................................... 5 Outreach for Engineers ........................................................ 86
Welcome Letters ................................................................................. 6 ASME / IPTI Training Schedule .................................. 87
Highlights .................................................................................................. 10 Listing of Committees ............................................................ 88
Social Events .......................................................................................... 16 Past & Future OMAE Conferences ....................... 90
Sponsors ...................................................................................................... 18 Author Index ......................................................................................... 91
Exhibition ................................................................................................... 23 Session Index .................................................................................. 103
Conference Information ..................................................... 26
Cover photo of Rotterdam compliments of Claire Droppert
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Program at a Glance KEY TO SYMPOSIUM ABBREVIATIONS: MAT Materials Technology
OFT Offshore Technology PRT Pipeline aand Riser Technology
SSR Structures, Safety and Reliability OSU Ocean Space Utilization
Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 Monday, June 20 Tuesday, June 21
All day Short Courses Short Courses Conference Registration Conference Registration
or ½ day 07:00 – 16:00 | Mercurius Hall 07:00 – 16:00 | Mercurius Hall
• Ice Engineering • Fundamentals of
events
Deepwater Riser Exhibition Open 10:00 – 16:00 | Shipping Hall Exhibition Open 10:00 – 16:00 | Shipping Hall
• Fundamentals of Engineering
Model Testing Optional Sightseeing Tour – Rotterdam by Foot Optional Sightseeing Tour – Amsterdam
• Fundamentals of including Splashtours: 09:00 – 13:00 Panoramic City Tour: 09:00 – 15:00
Deepwater Project
Meeting Point: WTC Meeting Point: WTC
Development
08:30 • Fundamentals Opening and Plenary Session Concurrent Sessions 08:30 – 10:00
of Dynamic 09:00 – 10:00 | Rotterdam Hall OFT 1-1 Floating Platforms – I
Positioning OFT 1-23 Metocean
Welcome from Conference Chair SSR 2-16 Reliability of Marine Structures – III
SSR 2-28 Collision and Crashworthiness
Welcome from Technical Chair MAT 3-8 Constraint and 3D Effects on Fracture and Fatigue Analysis
MAT 3-10 Fatigue & Fracture Assessment
Welcome from OOAE Division Chair
PRT 4-17 On-Bottom Behavior and Pipe-Soil Interaction – II
Offshore in Holland PRT 4-23 Inspection and Repair – II
OSU 5-1 Deepsea Mining Systems – I
OE 6-14 Wave Mechanics and Wave Effects – III
OE 6-20 Advanced Ship–Hydromechanics/Marine Technology – III
CFDVIV 8-5 Free Surface Flows – Wave Generation & Impact
ORE 9-3 Wind Energy – l
OG 10-2 Suction Caissons
JVS 11-3 ISO Standards in Offshore Design
10:00 Refreshment Break 10:00 – 10:30 | Shipping Hall Refreshment Break 10:00 – 10:30 | Shipping Hall
10:30 Plenary Session ‘Going Deep’ (Challenges of New Concurrent Sessions 10:30 – 12:00
Activities Offshore) OFT 1-2 Floating Platforms II: Semi-Submersibles
10:30 – 12:00 | Rotterdam Hall OFT 1-19 Wave Dynamics and Wave Loading
SSR 2-17 Reliability of Marine Structures – IV
• Deep Sea Mining: From the Experimental to the Industrial SSR 2-29 Ultimate Strength – I
Phase MAT 3-19 Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis in Welded Structures
PRT 4-3 Design and Analysis – III
• Floating Supports for Offshore Wind: Small Structures – PRT 4-18 On-Bottom Behavior and Pipe-Soil Interaction – III
Big Challenges OSU 5-8 Deepsea Mining Systems – II
OE 6-9 Ocean Measurement and Data Interpretation – I
• Managing Innovation in Salvage: R&D in an Increasing OE 6-15 Wave Mechanics and Wave Effects – IV
Complex Environment CFDVIV 8-6 Cylinder VIV – Suppression & Stability
ORE 9-4 Current Energy – l
OG 10-3 Fluid-Soil-Structure Interaction
JPS 12-1 Hydrodynamics in Dynamic Positioning
12:00 Opening Lunch 12:00 – 13:30 | Exchange Hall, Awards Lunch 12:00 – 13:30 | Exchange Hall
Sponsored by Transocean Offshore Deepwater Sponsored by Shell International Exploration and
Conference Drilling Inc. Production B.V.
Registration
13:30 13:00 – 20:00 Concurrent Sessions 13:30 – 15:00 Concurrent Sessions 13:30 – 15:00
Mercurius Hall OFT 1-14 Offshore Technical Challenges – I OFT 1-3 Floating Platform III: Vertical Cylindrical Structures
SSR 2-11 Probabilistic Response Modelling – I (Spars)
SSR 2-14 Reliability of Marine Structures – I OFT 1-5 Mooring and Anchoring – I
Outreach MAT 3-18 Fatigue Performance in Sour Service SSR 2-18 Fracture & Fatigue Reliability – I
Presentations, PRT 4-1 Design and Analysis – I SSR 2-30 Ultimate Strength – II
PRT 4-16 On-Bottom Behavior and Pipe-Soil Interaction – I MAT 3-13 Advances in Steel Technology – Corrosion and
Welcome &
OSU 5-7 Aquaculture and Related Technology – I Fatigue Resistant Steels
Introductions, OE 6-1 Wave Mechanics and Wave Effects – I PRT 4-4 Mechanical Behavior – I
Industry OE 6-3 Advanced Ship–Hydromechanics/ PRT 4-19 On-Bottom Behavior and Pipe-Soil Interaction – IV
Presentations Marine Technology – I OSU 5-9 Deepsea Mining Systems – III
CFDVIV 8-1 Cylinder VIV – I OE 6-2 Marine Vehicles and Structures – I
13:00 – 17:30
CFDVIV 8-3 Free Surface Flows – Numerics OE 6-34 Ocean Measurement and Data Interpretation – II
Goudriaan Room ORE 9-1 Ocean Renewable Energy – (Opening Session) CFDVIV 8-7 Cylinders – Wakes & Interference – I
I & II OG 10-1 General Offshore Geotechnics ORE 9-5 Wind, Wave and Current Energy
JVS 11-1 Design Methodology of Offshore Constructions ORE 9-6 Wave Energy – ll
JPS 12-2 Second Order Wave Forces
15:00 Refreshment Break 15:00 – 15:30 | Shipping Hall Refreshment Break 15:00 – 15:30 | Shipping Hall
15:30 Concurrent Sessions 15:30 – 17:30 Concurrent Sessions 15:30 – 17:30
OFT 1-10 Offshore Field Development OFT 1-4 Fixed Platforms
OFT 1-15 Offshore Technical Challenges – II OFT 1-6 Mooring and Anchoring – II
SSR 2-12 Probabilistic Response Modelling – II SSR 2-19 Fracture & Fatigue Reliability – II
SSR 2-15 Reliability of Marine Structures – II SSR 2-31 Ultimate Strength – III
MAT 3-7 Performance & Application of Materials MAT 3-17 Strain Based Design of Pipelines
PRT 4-2 Design and Analysis – II PRT 4-5 Mechanical Behavior – II
PRT 4-22 Inspection and Repair – I PRT 4-20 On-Bottom Behavior and Pipe-Soil Interaction – V
OSU 5-11 Aquaculture and Related Technology – II OSU 5-4 Underwater Exploration and Utilization
OE 6-13 Wave Mechanics and Wave Effects – II OE 6-16 Marine Vehicles and Structures – II
OE 6-19 Advanced Ship–Hydromechanics/ OE 6-35 Ocean Measurement and Data Interpretation – III
Marine Technology – II CFDVIV 8-8 Cylinders – Wakes & Interference – II
CFDVIV 8-2 Cylinder VIV – II ORE 9-7 Wind Energy – ll
CFDVIV 8-4 Free Surface Flows ORE 9-8 Current Energy – ll
ORE 9-2 Wave Energy – l JPS 12-3 Non Linear Wave Forces and Ship Motions
JVS 11-2 Structural Design of Offshore Constructions
Outreach Team Building Exercise
15:30 – 17:30 | Oscar Auditorium
Evening Outreach Welcome Rotterdam Boat Tour 18:30 – 20:30
Networking Drinks 17:30 – 19:00 | Shipping Hall
Welcome Reception & Departure: 17:45 from WTC
Sponsored by IHC Merwede
Reception Opening of Location: Spido Dock
Evening Exhibition Sponsored by Huisman Equipment B.V.
Location: Offsite 18:00 – 20:00
Shipping Hall
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OE Ocean Engineering ORE Ocean Renewable Energy JPS Jo Pinkster Symposium on ‘Second Order
PAST Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology OG Offshore Geotechnics Wave Drift Forces on Floating Structures’
CFDVIV CFD and VIV JVS Jan Vugts Symposium on ‘Design JWS Johan Wichers Symposium on ‘Mooring
Methodology of Offshore Structures’ of Floating Structures in Waves’
Wednesday, June 22 Thursday, June 23 Friday, June 24
Conference Registration Outreach Breakfast/ Feedback Session
08:00 – 16:00 | Mercurius Hall 07:30 – 09:00 | WTC Art Gallery II
Exhibition Open 10:00 – 16:00 | Shipping Hall Conference Registration | 08:00 – 16:00 | Mercurius Hall
Optional Sightseeing Tour – Royal the Hague and Exhibition Open 10:00 – 16:00 | Shipping Hall
Delft: 09:00 – 13:00
Optional Sightseeing Tour – Castles and River Vecht:
Meeting Point: WTC
09:00 – 15:00 | Meeting Point: WTC
08:30 Concurrent Sessions 08:30 – 10:00 Concurrent Sessions 08:30 – 10:00
OFT 1-7 Subsea Systems – I OFT 1-11 Installation – Commisioning – I
OFT 1-20 Impact Loadings OFT 1-21 Ships and Ship Dynamics – I
SSR 2-13 Probabilistic Response Modelling – III SSR 2-26 Extreme Seas – I
SSR 2-20 Fracture & Fatigue Reliability – III SSR 2-35 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – III
Optional Technical Tours
MAT 3-2 LNG/FLNG Tank and Pipe Design and Materials SSR 2-39 Risk Analysis and Safety Management – I
Workshop – I MAT 3-1 HSE/PSA Workshop on Ageing and Life Extension 09:00 – 18:00
PRT 4-6 Mechanical Behavior – III of Offshore Installations – Regulatory Perspective Meeting Point: WTC
PRT 4-29 Flexible Pipes – I PRT 4-13 Fracture and Fatigue – I
OE 6-4 Model Tests – I PRT 4-15 Installation • IHC Shipyard
OE 6-17 Marine Vehicles and Structures – III OE 6-26 Model Tests – V or
CFDVIV 8-9 VIV Suppression, Wakes & Free Spans OE 6-30 Coastal Engineering – III
CFDVIV 8-13 Risers – I PAST 7-2 Ice Model Tests and Analysis of Full Scale Data • MARIN Test Facilities
ORE 9-9 Wave Energy – lll CFDVIV 8-17 Risers – III
ORE 9-10 Wind Energy – lll CFDVIV 8-20 Floaters – Semisubmersibles & Spars
OG 10-4 Seabed Processes and Mechanics ORE 9-17 Current Energy – V
JWS 13-1 Mooring Systems ORE 9-18 Wave Energy – Vl
OG 10-6 Jack-Up and Spud Can Foundations
10:00 Refreshment Break 10:00 – 10:30 | Shipping Hall Refreshment Break 10:00 – 10:30 | Shipping Hall
10:30 Concurrent Sessions 10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions 10:30 – 12:00
OFT 1-8 Subsea Systems – II OFT 1-12 Installation – Commisioning – II
OFT 1-24 LNG Challenges OFT 1-22 Ships and Ship Dynamics – II
SSR 2-21 Fracture & Fatigue Reliability – IV SSR 2-27 Extreme Seas – II
MAT 3-6 Fatigue of Girth Welds SSR 2-36 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – IV
MAT 3-14 LNG/FLNG Tank and Pipe Design and Materials SSR 2-40 Risk Analysis and Safety Management – II
Workshop – II MAT 3-3 HSE/PSA Workshop on Ageing and Life Extension
PRT 4-7 Mechanical Behavior – IV of Offshore Installations – Ageing Management
PRT 4-30 Flexible Pipes – II PRT 4-14 Fracture and Fatigue – II
OSU 5-10 VLFS and New Type of Floating Facilities – I PRT 4-25 Steel Riser – I
OE 6-18 Marine Vehicles and Structures – IV OE 6-5 Underwater Technology
OE 6-23 Model Tests – II OE 6-31 Coastal Engineering – IV
CFDVIV 8-10 Pipeline & Multi-Phase Flow PAST 7-3 Structures in Ice
Daily Program Handout
CFDVIV 8-14 Risers – Fatigue & Suppression CFDVIV 8-18 Risers – IV
ORE 9-11 Current Energy – lll CFDVIV 8-21 Floaters – Semisubmersibles
An updated daily program
OG 10-5 Anchors ORE 9-19 Wind Energy – Vl
JWS 13-2 Low Frequency Motions Moored Vessels ORE 9-20 Current Energy – Vl handout will be available
OG 10-7 Pipeline Geotechnics each morning near the
Registration Desk. The
12:00 Networking Lunch 12:00 – 13:30 | Exchange Hall Technical Session Organizers Lunch 12:00-13:30
handout will incorporate
Sponsored by Heerema Marine Contractors Exchange Hall, Sponsored by SBM GustoMSC
Open to all attendees any last minute program
changes and show the
13:30 Concurrent Sessions 13:30 – 15:00 Concurrent Sessions 13:30 – 15:00 time-synchronized order
OFT 1-16 Hydrodynamics – I OFT 1-18 Hydrodynamics – III
of presentations in each
SSR 2-22 Probabilistic and Spectral Wave Models OFT 1-25 QA/QC, Global Processes, Optimisations and
SSR 2-33 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – I Environmental Challenges of Offshore Projects session for that day. You
MAT 3-16 Fatigue Improvement & Welding Repair SSR 2-24 CresT – I can use this handout as a
PRT 4-8 Mechanical Behavior – V SSR 2-37 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – V general reference and to
PRT 4-31 Flexible Pipes – III SSR 2-41 Risk Analysis and Safety Management – III
easily plan your personal
OSU 5-5 VLFS and New Type of Floating Facilities – II MAT 3-4 HSE/PSA Workshop on Ageing and Life Extension of
OE 6-7 Coastal Engineering – I Offshore Installations – Mobile & Fixed Installations attendance schedule for
OE 6-24 Model Tests – III PRT 4-26 Steel Riser – II the day.
CFDVIV 8-11 CFD Applications PRT 4-33 Flexible Pipes – V
CFDVIV 8-15 Risers – II OE 6-6 Towed and Undersea Cables and Pipes, Mooring,
ORE 9-13 Wind Energy – lV and Buoy Technology – I
ORE 9-14 Current Energy – lV OE 6-10 Computational Mechanics and Design Applications
OG 10-8 Scour and Submarine Landslides PAST 7-4 Operations in Ice and Structural Integrity
JWS 13-3 FPSO Responses CFDVIV 8-19 Risers – V Sightseeing Tours
CFDVIV 8-22 Floaters – Ships & Multi Column Floaters
(See pg. 84 & 85 for more
ORE 9-21 Wave Energy – Vll
information)
15:00 Refreshment Break 15:00 – 15:30 | Shipping Hall Refreshment Break 15:00 – 15:30 | Shipping Hall
Rotterdam by Foot
15:30 Concurrent Sessions 15:30 – 17:30 Concurrent Sessions 15:30 – 17:30
including Splashtours
OFT 1-17 Hydrodynamics – II OFT 1-9 Drilling – Risers and Flow Assurance
SSR 2-23 Extreme and Freak Waves OFT 1-13 Station Keeping Date: Monday, June 20
SSR 2-34 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – II SSR 2-25 CresT – II Time: 09:00 – 13:00
MAT 3-9 Hydrogen Embrittlement Under Static and SSR 2-38 Structural Analysis and Optimisation – VI
Dynamic Loading SSR 2-42 Risk Analysis and Safety Management – IV
Amsterdam Panoramic
PRT 4-9 Mechanical Behavior – VI MAT 3-5 HSE/PSA Workshop on Ageing and Life Extension
PRT 4-32 Flexible Pipes – IV of Offshore Installations – Assessment & City Tour
OSU 5-3 Water Front and Coastal Design and Planning Maintenance Date: Tuesday, June 21
OE 6-25 Model Tests – IV PRT 4-27 Steel Riser – III Time: 09:00 – 15:00
OE 6-29 Coastal Engineering – II PRT 4-34 Flexible Pipes – VI
PAST 7-1 Numerical Ice Modeling OE 6-8 Marine Environmental Engineering
CFDVIV 8-12 CFD Methods & Cylinder VIV OE 6-28 Towed and Undersea Cables and Pipes, Mooring, Royal the Hague and Delft
CFDVIV 8-16 Floaters – Ship Maneuvering & Roll and Buoy Technology – II Date: Wednesday, June 22
ORE 9-15 Wave Energy – V PAST 7-5 Evacuation in Ice Time: 09:00 – 13:00
ORE 9-16 Wind Energy – V ORE 9-12 Wave Energy – lV
CFDVIV 8-23 Panel on CFD & VIV Benchmarking
Castles and River Vecht
Evening Maritime Banquet Brazilian Farewell Drinks Date: Thursday, June 23
19:00 – 23:00 17:30 – 20:00 Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Location: Maritime Museum, Leuvehaven 1, Location: Rotterdam Hall
Rotterdam
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Beurs-World Trade Centre Rotterdam
Beursplein 37
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Email: [email protected]
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Welcome Letters
Welcome from the Conference Chair
I have the pleasure to welcome you to the City and the conference itself a wonderful event, but also
Port of Rotterdam! Rotterdam is best characterized stimulates young engineers to be involved in research
by its famous saying ‘Geen woorden maar daden’, and innovation.
which says as much as ‘Actions speak louder than OMAE 2011 is a ‘special product’ of the
words’. That is why Rotterdam was our first choice broad offshore industry in the Netherlands with
as the OMAE 2011 location in the Netherlands: it’s contributions from Allseas, Biglift, Bluewater, Bosch
a port, not a resort! This is where this important Rexroth, Boskalis, Dockwise, GustoMSC, Heerema
offshore conference, with its ideal mix of people Marine Contractors, Huisman Equipment, IHC
from industry and academia, belongs. With a record Merwede, KeppelVerolme, MARIN, Shell, Smit, The
Dr. ir. Bas Buchner
number of more than 800 reviewed papers, OMAE Offshore Partners and TU Delft. This has resulted in
2011 in Rotterdam is an ideal forum for offshore the following highlights:
engineers, researchers, managers and students to • An interesting Technical Opening Session entitled
Local Organizing present their progress in research and innovative ‘Going Deep!’ that discusses the challenges of new
Committee: technology. The opportunity to see real offshore activities offshore: floating wind, deep water salvage
Dr. ir. Bas Buchner structures during the Rotterdam Offshore Boat Tour and deep-sea mining
(MARIN): Chair makes it an even more unique event. The 30th OMAE • Three special Symposia for Dutch researchers who
Prof. dr. ir. René Huijsmans in Rotterdam should therefore be ‘the Offshore gave important contributions to offshore research:
(TU Delft) Experience’! Jan Vugts, Jo Pinkster and Johan Wichers (in
Ir. Frank Lange OMAE 2011 has been organized by KIVI addition to the ten regular Symposia on all topics
(Heerema Marine NIRIA (Royal Institute of Engineers) and a team of relevant in offshore engineering)
Contractors) volunteers from the Dutch offshore and shipbuilding • The Rotterdam Offshore Boat Tour on Tuesday and
Ir. Frank Sliggers industry. The unique thing about this OMAE the special Banquet in the Maritime Museum on
(KIVI NIRIA Offshore conference is that it has been developed by a team of Wednesday.
Technology) 25 young engineers, together with the regular Local On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee
Dr.ir. Jaap Harm Westhuis Organizing Committee. This team has organized and the rest of the OMAE 2011 team I wish you a
(SBM GustoMSC) special events and has given the conference a very good conference!
special flavor. This co-operation not only makes —Dr. ir. Bas Buchner
Conference Chair, OMAE 2011
President, MARIN (Maritime Research
Institute Netherlands)
The OMAE 2011 team
of young engineers
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Welcome Letters
Welcome from the Technical Program Chair
As the OMAE 2011 Technical Program Chair, I am There are three special symposia honoring the
proud of the rich and varied technical program for contributions to offshore research of prominent
the 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore Dutch researchers:
and Arctic Engineering. 1. Jan Vugts Symposium on ‘Design Methodology of
You will have the chance over the next four days Offshore Structures’
to choose from over 800 presentations of peer- 2. Jo Pinkster Symposium on ‘Second Order Wave
reviewed papers, representing the state-of-the-art Drift Forces on Floating Structures’
in ocean, offshore, and arctic engineering. This is a 3. Johan Wichers Symposium on ‘Mooring of
record number, and it reflects the long-term growth Floating Structures in Waves’
Dr. Ronald Riggs
of the OMAE series of conferences. ASME-IPTI Traditionally, each OMAE conference honors an
has organized five short courses for the Saturday outstanding academician or engineer who has made
and Sunday preceding the conference. The Tuesday significant contributions to our profession. This
evening boat tour of the Rotterdam port will be a year we have the opportunity to honor these three
new addition to the usual OMAE schedule. As well, individuals who have made significant contributions
the local organizers have planned exciting technical during their careers.
tours on Friday, showcasing some impressive While many of the continuing symposia have
engineering accomplishments and capabilities of our existed for some years, several are relatively recent
host country, the Netherlands. Over 18 companies additions and reflect the intention of the OMAE
are conference sponsors, showcasing the value the conferences and the OOAE Division to maintain
offshore industry places on OMAE. The Outreach leadership in emerging areas. Ocean Renewable
for Engineers Specialty Forum continues to focus Energy (ORE) is one such symposium, which has
on drawing students, who are the next generation, 85 papers and which typically hosts some of the
into the fold. Exciting social programs are planned best attended sessions. Ocean Space Utilization is
for accompanying persons, showcasing the culture continuing to grow to include Deepsea Mining and
and history of our host country. The annual OMAE Aquaculture.
conference has become the international technical No matter which symposia interest you, be
conference in ocean, offshore, and arctic engineering. assured that the papers therein represent the state-
The papers are organized into ten continuing of-the-art in research and applications. The program
symposia: and conference CD will be a valuable resource for
1. Offshore Technology your own work, whether in academics or in industry.
2. Structures, Safety and Reliability I must issue a heartfelt thanks to all of the authors,
3. Materials Technology symposia coordinators, session organizers and chairs,
4. Pipeline and Riser Technology and reviewers who made this excellent technical
5. Ocean Space Utilization program possible. And of course, I would like to
6. Ocean Engineering congratulate the Local Organizing Committee, led by
7. Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology Bas Buchner, for the outstanding job they have done
8. CFD and VIV in organizing such a wonderful conference!
9. Ocean Renewable Energy —Dr. H. Ronald Riggs
10. Offshore Geotechnics Technical Program Chair, OMAE 2011
Professor, University of Hawaii
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Welcome Letters
Welcome from the OOAE Division
Welcome to the 30th International Conference on The Conference Chair, Bas Buchner and his
Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE dynamic and enthusiastic team put together a
2011). It is with great personal pleasure that I very exciting program, starting with an interesting
welcome all of the attendees this year to Rotterdam, Technical Opening Session under the title ‘Going
the Netherlands. Exactly five years ago, when I Deep!’ on the challenges of new activities offshore:
chaired OMAE 2006 in Hamburg, I talked with Bas floating wind, deep water salvage and deepsea
Buchner about having an OMAE Conference again mining. Special highlights of the social program are
in the Netherlands, and now, here we are and I even the Rotterdam Offshore Boat Tour on Tuesday and
have the honor to open the Conference. the special Banquet in the Maritime Museum on
Dr. Walter Kuehnlein
The Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Wednesday. Every conference day will conclude with
Division of ASME features a wide range of social informal drinks where you can meet all your offshore
and technical issues, like environmental protection, colleagues and make plans for dinner, etc.
education, HSE, energy supplies, environmental Technical Chair Ron Riggs and the Symposium
loading, hydrodynamic behavior, arctic engineering, Coordinators have put together an outstanding
materials selection, and structural strength. Aside program. This year, there are three specialty
from all oil and gas related topics which are symposia in addition to our ten regular symposia.
still playing an important role, nowadays ocean The specialty symposia are honoring Jan Vugts, Jo
renewable energies like waves, tides, currents Pinkster and Johan Wichers, three worldwide, well
and offshore wind have provided new and very known, outstanding offshore pioneers from the
interesting areas for scientists and engineers. Netherlands.
Thank you very much for joining us in Rotterdam
and I look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas
with you over the next four days.
—Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein
Chair, OOAE Division of ASME
Managing Director, SEA2ICE Ltd. & Co. KG
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