Technical Papers

Below are a selection of recent technical papers that have been  published and presented by OMC engineers at various international conferences.

Coasts & Ports 2025

Sustainability through Technology & Collaboration

Coasts & Ports 2025

Enhancing Maritime Safety with Real-Time Air Draft Measurements using LiDAR Technology

GreenPorts 2024

Port Optimization for GHG Emissions Reductions

35th PIANC World Congress 2024

Improving Port Planning and Risk Management

OMAE 2023

Experimental Investigation on the Natural Frequency and Damping Coefficient of Roll from Vessel Response in Random Seas

PIANC COPDEC 2023

Practical Applications of Digitalising Port Operations to Enhance Safety, Efficiency, Resilience & Sustainability

ISOPE 2023

Estimating Longitudinal and Vertical Centre of Gravity from Vessel Response in Random Waves

Coasts & Ports 2023

Big Data for Ports, Pilots, Planners and Engineers

Coasts & Ports 2023

Port and Vessel Insights from IoT Edge Vessel Motion Measurement Devices

Coasts & Ports 2023

Automating Draft Surveys using Artificial Intelligence

MASHCON 2022

Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Water Depth on Roll Natural Period and Damping Coefficient of Large Commercial Ships in Shallow Water Regions

IHMA 2022

Enhancing Port Efficiency through Technology

Coasts & Ports 2021

Role of Technology in Achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals

Coasts & Ports 2021

A Methodology to Design a Rational Static Underkeel Clearance Rule for Dredging and Port Operations

Coasts & Ports 2021

Improving Port Scheduling Efficiency at Port Hedland

ISOPE 2020

Application of Reinforcement Learning Technique for Parameter Identification of Coupled Heave-Pitch Motion Equations Using Measured Response at Sea

Coasts & Ports 2019

An investigation of bank effects by means of vessel track analysis

Coasts & Ports 2019

Berth to berth voyage schedule optimisation – a Torres Strait case study

PIANC 2018

An Integrated Approach to Port Planning, Operations & Risk Management Through Technology

Coasts & Ports 2017

Channel Optimisation and Risk Management Through Technology at the end of the World's Largest Bulk Export Port

Coasts & Ports 2017

Connecting Sea Level Forecasts with the Bulk Export Industry

Coasts & Ports 2017

Real-time Quality Control Experiences using QARTOD in Australian Ports

Coasts & Ports 2017

The impact of met-ocean forecasts on exports on export shipping operations on the North-West Shelf of Australia

PIANC 2017

Improving Navigational Safety and Port Efficiency

IAME 2016

The value of a centimetre - improving shipping effeciencies through underkeel clearance management technology

IHMA 2016

Use of Dynamic Under-Keel Clearance (DUKC®) Technology on the St Lawrence River

Coasts & Ports 2015

Ensemble turning-point water level predictions for uncertainty estimation for short-horizon planning and risk assessment

IALA-ASIM Conference 2014

Enhanced Safety Through the use of Real-time Dynamic Chart Overlays

Coasts & Ports 2013

Measuring vessel motions using a rapid-deployment device on ships of opportunity

Coasts & Ports 2013

Under-keel Clearance at the Columbia River Bar

IHMA 2012

Use of web-based decision support technology for in-transit under keel clearance management

IHMA 2010

The Implementation and Commissioning of DUKC® in Transit at the Port of Melbourne

PIANC 2010

El Mejoramiento de la Seguridad de la Navegacíon

Nautical Aspects of Ship Dynamics 2009

Squat Modelling for Operational Underkeel Clearance Systems