The Symposium is organized by the Dutch Flemish Wind Engineering Association, DFWEA, on Thursday 10/04/2025 in the Havenhuis Antwerpen, in collaboration with VLAIO EVERBLUE project partners.

The experts from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Peutz, MARIN, and TUEindhoven & Carisma Research Centre will share their latest research and findings on topics such as wind loading on moored containerships, extreme wind profiles, and innovative models for characterizing wind in port environments.

Programma:

12h00 Registration + lunch

13h00 Welcome + Introduction DFWEA + VLAIO project EVERBLUE

13h20 Presentations:

  1. Characterizing wind in port environments: A new analytical model for the mean velocity profile in and above the canopy layer, Dr. Alessio Ricci,  TUEindhoven & Carisma Research Centre
  2. Large scale wind assessment for the port of Rotterdam through CFD,  Eric Terry,  Actiflow
  3. Safety Surrounding Belgian Offshore Infrastructure in Extreme Weather Conditions, Capt. Naomi Vanderstockt, Officers on Watch
  4. Valorisation of EU Project WINDLASS, Dr. Jaap de Wilde, MARIN

15h00 Coffee Break

15h20 Presentations:

  1. Wind loading on moored containerships by CFD, Wind tunnel testing and ML (Valorisation of VLAIO Project Everblue), Dr. Andrea Bresciani,  VKI
  2. Dynamic Mooring Analysis for container ships, Dr. Maxim Candries, UGent - Universiteit Gent, Belgium
  3. Safety of helicopter operations: downwash and turbulence, Ir. Marcel van Uffelen, Peutz

16h30 Conclusions

16h45 Reception

18h00 END

 

You can register with the following link from VKI:

 

https://www.vki.ac.be/index.php/events-ls/lecture-series-events-2025/storm-in-de-haven