Marine
Anemoi installs 35-meter-tall composite rotor sails on Sohar Max maritime vessel
Carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composites are key to building these long-lasting wind propulsion technologies for energy-efficient watercraft.
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Mel Composites, Aresa Shipyard collaborate on one-shot Black Falcon V2.0 vessel
Mel is supplying its composite materials and equipment package, in addition to technical assistance, for the new 15.2-meter defense craft.
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Functionalizing surfaces for sustainability
Riblets reduce drag, fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and noise while boosting power output, flow rates, speed and efficiency.
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MiniLab consortium produces first full-scale thermoplastic composite hydrofoils
Project advances toward first recyclable foils for ocean racing, part of “Infinite Foil” finalist for JEC Innovation Award 2025.
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Composites end markets: Boatbuilding and marine (2025)
As 2023-2024 consumer demand slows, boat and marine vessel manufacturers continue to focus on decarbonization and new technologies using composites.
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Breton companies launch recyclable hydrofoil design project
Development and testing of recyclable, thermoplastic composite hydrofoil structures in Foil Infinity are expected to equip offshore racing yachts by 2030 and potentially even aircraft in the future.
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Diab expands buoyancy services through SCS acquisition
Global composite subsea buoyancy services are strengthened and broadened with Subsea Composite Solutions’ expertise.
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Large-format AM speeds plug production for manufacture of composite boat molds
Hungarian manufacturer Rapid Prototyping transitioned its conventional foam milling process to 3D printing to produce faster, higher quality, recyclable foam plugs and composite boat molds.
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MerConcept, Extracthive integrate rCF components into racing yacht construction
Development and integration of recycled composite ballast dorade vents for an IMOCA class yacht and other ongoing projects demonstrate a push for greater circularity in the marine industry.
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Base Materials subsea buoyancy foams earn DNV type approval
Low-density syntactic foams have been qualified for use in 11,500-meter ocean depths in addition to approval of manufacture.
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