Virtual Marine Arsenal

The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands was founded in 1929 as the Netherlands Ship Model Basin (NSMB) by the Dutch government and industry. Work was started in 1932, following completion of the deep water towing tank.

The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) performs research and development for companies in the field of marine technology.

In 1884 the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. This shipbuilding business was later turned into Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and was again launched as Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd. (MHI) in 1934.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university founded in 1861.

The U.S. Naval Academy Hydromechanics Laboratory (NAHL) began operations in 1976.

The School of Marine Science and Technology has a 37 metre towing tank which is used for model experiments related to the performance of ships and other marine vehicles.

NiAS - Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science has been founded as Kawaminami High Shipbuilding School in 1942.

National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) has been established in 1916  as the Ship Equipment Inspection Station under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Transport in Japan.

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's premier research and technology organization. Towing tank works since 1985.

National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE) offers engineering solutions for the wide range of problems in fisheries since 1979.

Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) is a part of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) works under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence of India.

The Naval and Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory (ENTHY) based in National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was founded in 1979.

The Ocean Engineering Research Center (OERC) is located within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University and has its own 57m x 4.5m towing tank for measuring ship resistance and ship motion.