ABSTRACT
The hydrodynamic interaction problem has been attracting the interest of ship hydrodynamicists for decades who were considering many various interaction situations: interaction between the ship and any other moving or fixed objects, like a second ship, a pier, a FPSO, a jetty; also interaction between the ship and waterways with boundaries of any complexity, which is typical for ships operating in a harbour, and sailing over a dredged channel or in a canal. In recent years, the latter situation has been increasingly seizing the attention as the main dimensions of certain ship types are continuously getting larger and also the water traffic becomes busier and busier in all harbours and canals throughout the world.
