HamiltonJet’s newly developed HJX29 waterjet will power the Turkish Coastguard border control fleet. Following the recent award of the contract from the Presidency of Defence Industries for the Turkish Coastguard, ARES Shipyard in Antalya is building 122 patrol boats to protect the country’s shoreline borders. The project will see each of the 12-metre Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic [FRP] and carbon composite boats equipped with twin HJX29 waterjets controlled by blueARROW. HamiltonJet’s Istanbul-based distributor Nemomarin is running the project with ARES Shipyard in Antalya. The build starts later this year. Utku Alanc, CEO of ARES Shipyard, stated: “The project represents the largest… Read More

HamiltonJet has embarked on an exciting project to refit a newly acquired test boat with the company’s innovative new Electro-hybrid Drive (EHX) waterjets. The 15-metre aluminium hydrofoil-assisted catamaran enjoyed a former life as a recreational vessel, cruising the waters of New Zealand’s beautiful Marlborough Sounds. Now, with a significant refit well underway, she is bound for a relaunch as the showcase for HamiltonJet’s newest technology to be used for development, testing and demonstration of the EHX system. The test boat was designed initially by Teknicraft and built by Q-West boat builders. Q-West will also complete the refit. “We chose Q-West… Read More

New Zealand’s leading marine electronics distributor, ENL Group, will supply camera monitoring systems to commercial fishing vessels as part of a new initiative from Fisheries NZ (MPI) to monitor the endangered Maui Dolphin population on the West Coast of the North Island. The monitoring hardware supplied by Marine Instruments and associated review software is from Archipelago Marine Research Ltd –  A partnership combining world leading global providers of marine resource management products and services. As the New Zealand distributor for the world leading technology, ENL Group will undertake the system design, Factory Accceptance Testing and installation of the systems to… Read More

Furuno has unveiled two new Radars designed to meet the needs of workboats and commercial fishing vessels. The 12kW FAR1416 and 25kW FAR1426 Radars incorporate new features and simplified operation in a versatile and space-saving package. By incorporating the processor in the display, there is no need to make space for a ‘black box’ processor. Everything is incorporated in the Radar’s 15″ colour display unit, which can be installed in either portrait or landscape orientation according to the vessel’s need. Portrait orientation is perfect for workboat or towboat operators, who desire a more expansive look forward of the vessel, while… Read More

NZ Marine has just published ‘Select New Zealand – Commercial Vessel Directory’ which will be used in our marketing mix to sell NZ-built commercial vessels to NZ Government departments and the 43 governments in the Global Procurement Agreement. The commercial boatbuilding sector is now larger than the recreational boat building sector in NZ and we look forward to continued increasing exports, apprenticeship training and employment in this growing sector. View the 2017/2018 Commercial Vessel Directory here Read More