South Boats Newbuilds Sail to Seawork

01 Mar 2005

It is a short crossing to Seawork from East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, where the prolific boat builders at South Boats Ltd are preparing to bring two newbuild commercial catamarans to the 2005 exhibition. 

Fluggaboat Gets Tough at Seawork

01 Mar 2005

New exhibitor Unst Inshore Services will travel to Seawork 2005 all the way from the north end of Unst in the Shetlands, where the Muckle Flugga lighthouse is the most northerly beacon in the UK. In homage to the rugged nature of their home base, Unst Inshore has named their rugged new workboat the Fluggaboat . The boat is aimed primarily at the commercial market although private orders are also being taken. 

Seawork 2005 Goes International

01 Mar 2005

Building as always on what has gone before, the eighth annual Seawork Exhibition and Conference again crests the horizon, sailing towards landfall in the ABP Port of Southampton on 14-16 June at the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal . 

Safehaven Sails for Seawork Again

01 Mar 2005

Crossing the Irish Sea again for Seawork 2005 will be Cork based Safehaven Marine . The 37th and most recent boat to be launched by the company is Orca , their 10th Interceptor 42, built for Angus Campbell of the Isle of Harris in Scotland. 

Versi-Dredge Digs Into Europe at Seawork

01 Mar 2005

Wave Seven Marine , which specialises in the supply of innovative marina equipment, will be showing the US built Versi-Dredge transportable dredging machine for the first time at Seawork 2005 . 

Seawork Bound Mustang Delivers Ice Cold RIBs

01 Mar 2005

When the Britrish Antarctic Survey (BAS), on behalf of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, researched the RIB market for two new craft for use in the treacherous waters of Antarctica, their choice was the strong aluminium hulled Ribworker design from Ocean Dynamics . 

Debut Appearance for Mojo at Seawork

01 Mar 2005

One of the many companies making their first appearance as exhibitors at Seawork this year is Falmouth based Mojo Maritime Ltd , which offers a range of in-house marine expertise providing both contract and consultancy support to offshore projects for both UK clients and those abroad in locations running from the Netherlands to West Africa. 

Seawork Cheetah Pull Off The Italian Job

01 Mar 2005

Isle of Wight based Seawork stalwarts Cheetah Marine delivered their latest newbuild 6.9m Survey Cheetah to its owner in Southern Italy with an epic road journey over Christmas and the New Year. 

MGDuff Brings the Right Stuff to Seawork

01 Mar 2005

MG Duff has been at the forefront of marine cathodic protection since the early 1950s and continues to be one of the largest suppliers of systems and services to the marine market in the UK and throughout the world. The company will be at Seawork 2005  showing its new cold-applied zinc application Zinguard which has been chosen as the primary corrosion protection for the Medway Ports’ fleet of line running boats. 

Wind Farm Boat Hunger Satisfied at Seawork

01 Mar 2005

Offshore wind farms are now in situ off the coasts of Britain and many more are expected over the next five years. The UK Government is supporting their construction in an effort to meet its own target of generating 10% of the national energy requirement using renewable sources by 2010. This policy is echoed across Northern Europe, with Denmark, Germany and Holland also developing their offshore renewable energy resources.  

VT Halmatic Sends the Fleet to Seawork

01 Mar 2005

Portchester UK based boat builders VT Halmatic could be bringing as many as seven vessels to Seawork 2005 although it is too early for the company to be sure of which craft will be available for dis­play in mid-June.  

Kort Propulsion Report for Seawork and Celebrate 70th Year

01 Mar 2005

January of this year saw Kent based Seawork exhibitor Kort Propulsion celebrate 70 years of operation in the United Kingdom.