Shore effect refers to the trend of the stern to be attracted to the shore.
In a ship that is in motion, pressure differences arise according to Bernoulli's law. In the vicinity of banks or shores, the ship experiences an asymmetric flow around the hull. This asymmetric flow ensures a pressure gradient between the starboard and port side of the ship. The consequence of this is that there is a transverse force on the whole ship, usually with the sentence away from the nearest shore and a torrent to the center of the waterway. Due to the higher blockage, the ship will also sink and trim the so-called squat.
These phenomena depend on the distance between ship and shore, ship speed, depth of water, shipping characteristics, shore geometry, etc. A reliable prediction of the shore effects is important in order to determine the conditions within which a ship can safely drive a particular waterway .
These phenomena are also subject to change, exposure effects, bank effects, ship interim imbalances.
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