| | MER ET MARINE : Following a detailed BIMCO* report on maritime freight rates published in June 2016, the association has released a critical analysis of the current situation and outlook for global dry bulk transport. Why publish a document like this now? * BIMCO — the... |
| | Established in 2011, French company A-NSE specialises in aerostats, including captive balloons, for civil and military applications. The types used for maritime surveillance are designed to carry sensor payloads ranging from radars to electro-optical devices and AIS... |
| | Work on the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship is in full swing at STX France’s Saint-Nazaire shipyard. Quayside outfitting began soon after the ship was floated out of its construction dock in early September. Hull construction involved the assembly of 48 blocks, some weighing... |
| | As is his wont, intrepid adventurer, scientist, doctor and sailor Jean-Louis Étienne is planning another madcap expedition. As usual, the project is innovative and technologically audacious in addition to presenting a rare opportunity to advance our understanding of the... |
| | Nøé is the codename for the project to build a 35m ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells for the islands of Ouessant and Molène off the western-most tip of the Brittany peninsula. Ouessant is also known in English as Ushant. “We’ve had our eye on this for close to eight... |
| | Arpège — an innovative demonstration trawler featuring diesel-electric propulsion — is now undergoing her first refit after completing 4000 hours of trial fishing expeditions conducted by owner Alexis Hagneré since delivery in October 2015. The boat (length overall: 24m;... |
| | Socarenam has been building boats at Boulogne-sur-Mer since 1969. “But our history goes back to 1961 when Caen-based boatbuilder Navale Caennaise established a new yard with a 200-metre drydock at Calais for fleet maintenance,” says Philippe Gobert, the yard manager. In... |
| | As at-sea activities continue to expand and authorities face growing challenges like mass illegal immigration, navies and coastguards need new multipurpose vessels for a wide range of tasks, including search and rescue. CMN’s CGuard 50 was initially designed primarily... |
| | Client navies frequently make technology transfers a key component of major naval programmes in order to meet sovereignty requirements and strengthen local industries.Many countries embarking on major naval programmes aim to maximise the benefits for their local... |
| | Over the last four decades, French boatbuilder Couach, based at Gujan-Mestras near Bordeaux, has delivered more than 200 Plascoa patrol boats and interceptors to navies and security forces around the world. Today, Couach’s Plascoa high-speed interceptors are a global... |
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