Sports car manufacturer Porsche and Austria’s Frauscher Shipyard have announced that they aim to put a limited-edition electric day cruiser on the water next year. Set for an initial release of 25 units, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air will borrow features from Porsche’s Taycan electric sport saloon series while incorporating the drive technology […]
ARES Shipyard’s new ‘suicide commando’, the ULAQ KAMA Expendable USV (XUSV), has been developed to proactively repel hostile threats – or to die trying. The Turkish boatbuilder recently unveiled the prototype of this latest addition to its ULAQ series of armed USVs, which was developed in partnership with Meteksan Defence and launched in December 2020, […]
The 2023 edition of the Sailing World Championships welcomed more than 1,200 competitors to The Hague this August, all eager to qualify for a place at next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris. However, among the 900+ skiffs, dinghies and multihulls that participated in the event, a humble coach boat was making a bit of history […]
Following on from previous wind farm support-themed conferences, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has teamed up with class society ABS to host Offshore Wind Summit 2023 in Aberdeen, UK on 3 October 2023. Open to members of RINA and non-members alike, the event will provide an overview of some of the state-of-the-art and […]
British Columbia’s Salish Sea region is engaged in a balancing act: opening up trade, but with its tanker exports routing through the intricate connecting waters of the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. The surrounding First Nation communities are understandably concerned about how this is to be managed. As a result, methanol is a […]
Salmon fishery Bakkafrost Scotland has taken delivery of a 24m x 9m multipurpose workboat, laid out for activities ranging from general cargo transits to specific aquaculture support services. Named Turas A Bhradain (‘The Salmon’s Journey’), the all-steel boat is the first of two near-identical bespoke units built by Macduff Shipyards, with the second to follow in July […]
Baltic Workboats and BLRT Grupp subsidiary Western Baltija Shipbuilding are to develop an all-electric waste collection tanker for the Port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The contract, valued at nearly US$12 million, will see the creation of a 42m x 10m tanker with the capacity to carry up to 400m3 of liquid waste and rainwater collected […]
Demand for Fred. Olsen Express’ ferry services in the Canary Islands is on the up: the operator reports that its new route between Playa Blanca in Lanzarote and Corralejo in Fuerteventura has recorded a 40% increase in passenger traffic since its introduction last year. Added to that, July 2022 saw the return of the company’s […]
If Antarctica is a place of mystery, its surrounding Southern Ocean is not much better understood. What we do know is that these southernmost waters of the world ocean appear to be absorbing more carbon than they release – making the Southern Ocean the Earth’s main carbon sink. Yet, to date, these waters have neither […]
It’s estimated that a superyacht with a helipad, submersible toys, swimming pools and a permanent crew presence will pump 7,020tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year: more than 1,500 times that of a typical family car. While the superyacht sector may be taking sustainability more seriously than it has done previously, it still risks […]
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) isn’t just a problem at deepwater offshore sites: bombs, shells, grenades, landmines and other undetonated munitions can also be present within the surf zone, posing a major safety risk to swimmers, surfers and other beach users. Should buried UXO become disturbed or moved, the result can be severe burns, lacerations, amputations and/or […]
What goes into producing a high-quality lifejacket? Obviously, there is the selection of suitable, durable materials, components and foam, as well as stringent tests to ensure that the jacket’s performance meets ISO, SOLAS and/or MED standards and helps to keep the wearer alive. Another consideration, though, is customer feedback: the end user’s requirements play a […]