Ferry Vis - Alkyon Hydraulic Consultancy & Research, ۸۳۰۰AE, Emmeloord
Jan Onassis - Alkyon Hydraulic Consultancy & Research, ۸۳۰۰AE, Emmeloord, The Nethelands
Babak Banijamali - Darya Bandar Consulting Engineers Teheran Iran
Zhiven Chen - Alkyon Hydraulic Consultancy & Research, ۸۳۰۰AE, Emmeloord, The Nethelands

Nowardays the construction of ports or terminals is realisedat locations of increasingly difficult environmental conditions. The conditions. The construction of ports or terminals involves large and expensive infrastructure works. The size and location of these infrastructures and sometimes the layout of the entire terminal are a function of the nautical requirements of the ships oalling at the port or terminal Optimisation of the design from a nautical point of view reqoires a thorough knowledge and experience in ship handling and herbour design and efficient design tools for ship manoeuvring. This paper presents a numerical model SHIP for the nautical assessment nd optimisation of designs of ports and marine terminals.