Use of Dynamic Under-Keel Clearance (DUKC®) technology on the St Lawrence River
The St Lawrence DUKC® system is an e-Nav solution designed to ensure every deep draft passage maintains safe UKC, whilst…
Ensemble turning-point water level predictions for uncertainty estimation for short-horizon planning and risk assessment
This paper describes a probabilistic approach to achieving improved water level predictions, designed for use in ship movement planning. The…
Enhanced safety through the use of real-time dynamic chart overlays
In today’s economic climate, ports need to maximise their efficiency while ensuring safety of passage. As vessels increase in size,…
Measuring vessel motions using a rapid-deployment device on ships of opportunity
Vessel motion data have many uses including seakeeping, vessel response model validation, under-keel clearance and cargo studies. However accurate measurements…
Under-Keel clearance at the Columbia River Bar
The Columbia River Bar (USA) is one of the most dangerous and challenging navigated stretches of water in the world….
Use of web-based decision support technology for in-transit under-keel clearance management
The Dynamic Under Keel Clearance System (DUKC®) is a real time under-keel clearance (UKC) system used by ports and shallow…
The implementation and commissioning of DUKC® in-transit at the Port of Melbourne
Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) is a proprietary under keel clearance (UKC) management system (installed at 19 ports world wide)…
Squat modelling for operational under-keel clearance systems
OMC International is the sole provider of Dynamic Underkeel Clearance (DUKC®) systems. OMC’s systems predict and manage underkeel clearance for…
An investigation of bank effects by means of vessel track analysis combined with simulator work
Port Adelaide channel is affected by tidal streams. Therefore, Flinders Ports currently imposes sailing restrictions while the tide is rising…