Toyota Unveils New Boat Made with Composites
At the 2016 Japan International Boat Show, Toyota unveiled its Toyota-28 concept powerboat, which features a hybrid hull combining carbon fiber, fiberglass and a tiny bit of aluminum. Toyota’s boats...
ACCIONA Makes World’s First Composite Lighthouse
On February 13, ACCIONA Infrastructures, one of the foremost Spanish business corporations, and the Port Authority of Valencia, Spain, completed the hoisting of the city’s new 105-foot lighthouse. The...
Egypt to Build Underwater Museum with Fiberglass Tunnels
Recently, Egypt's minister of antiquities, Mamdouh al-Damaty, announced plans to move forward with an underwater museum project in the Eastern Harbor area of Alexandria's Abu Qir Bay. The museum, which has...
Composites Make Personal Submarines More Common Than Ever
According to a January 4 CNN feature story, there are more personal submarines on the market now than there have even been before. CNN cites one such submarine, the Dragon, made by Richmond, Calif.-based...
UMaine New Composites Facility Features Ocean Simulator
Last week, the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center established the $13.8 million Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory and Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory. The new...
Wonders on the Water
The marine market is making a splash with cutting-edge designs, materials and technologies. Sometimes new boat designs create excitement in the marine market. Other times, advances in manufacturing...
