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.

The Taiko Maru is the first merchant vessel to ahve a CFRP propeller on its main propulsion system.

World’s First CFRP Propeller Installed in Main Propulsion System of a Merchant Vessel

The Taiko Maru, a 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK, recently became the first merchant vessel to have a CFRP propeller installed on its main propulsion system. The Taiko Maru already had CFRP...

The 48M Supersport is the world's first and largest carbon composite yacht.

World’s Largest Carbon Composites Superyacht Launched

Palmer Johnson has launched the world’s largest carbon composites superyacht, the 48M SuperSport. The 150-feet yacht’s hull and superstructure, built by Norwegian sub-contractor Brødrene, are made from...

Earth Hour Project Donates Fiberglass Boats to Filipino Fishermen After Typhoon

This year’s Earth Hour Philippines will help Filipino fishermen affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) get back to sea in brand new fiberglass boats. The annual 60-minute switch-off of lights and appliances...

IYRS School of Technology and Trades Hosts MIT Students

The IYRS School of Technology and Trades in Bristol, RI hosted architecture students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from January 15th to 17th for a seminar on composites technology. The...

Corrosion-Free Composite Infused Patrol Boats Scheduled for Delivery

Front Street Shipyard is building high-performance multi-hulls for Trefoil Marine which will be used primarily for military, police patrol, fire and rescue services. According to the shipbuilders, these patrol...

Deep Diving Adventure

“More people have been in space than have been at half the ocean’s depth,” notes Stockton Rush, a scuba diver and CEO of OceanGate Inc., Everett, Wash. OceanGate hopes to change that with Cyclops, a deep...