Marine

The marine industry has experienced a steady rise in the use of composites. In addition to helping hulls be lighter and more damage-resistant, composites can be found in many more areas of a maritime vessel–from interior moldings to furniture on super yachts.

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...

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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...

The 53-foot B3 catamaran is designed for both competitive racing and recreational cruising.

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...

The AgriMarine System™ tank deployed in a farm in Lois Lake, British Columbia.

Building a Better Fish Farm Out of GFRP

Better water equals better fish. That’s the thinking behind a 24-meter diameter fish farming system developed by AgriMarine Holdings, a company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that specializes in fish...