 | Today, Calais is best known as the French terminus of the Channel Tunnel. But, in the world of submarine cables, Calais is also known for the tunnel between the Alcatel Submarine Networks plant and the port. “Our factory is one of the biggest in the world and has been... |
 | After a multi-year design & development phase and extensive simulation studies, Naval Energies (formerly DCNS Energies) recently completed the first prototype of a new family of floating offshore wind turbines, or FOWTs. These semi-submersible structures can be made of... |
 | The two-year-old GE Renewable Energy plant at Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire is producing wind turbines at maximum capacity. The plant, developed and commissioned by then-owner Alstom, is the only one in France building turbines for offshore windfarms. GE... |
 | iXblue has been testing a prototype DriX autonomous surface vehicle for over six months. Meanwhile the first production batch is approaching completion at the group’s boatbuilding yard at La Ciotat on France’s Mediterranean coast. More production batches are in the... |
 | French inertial navigation specialist iXblue commissioned and began operating its new hydrographic research vessel in June 2016. The FeliX is a composite catamaran designed, built and outfitted by iXblue companies. Although the design caters for hydrographic surveying... |
 | France’s new polar logistics and patrol vessel, delivered by the Piriou shipyard in Concarneau in September this year, completed her first mission to Antarctica in November. The L’Astrolabe, which replaces a vessel more than 30 years old, was specially designed to... |
 | The third Navexpo International floating trade show will be held at Lorient La Base from 15 to 17 May 2018. The boats afloat area will feature the Gavrinis buoy tender, the pride of the fleet operated by France’s lighthouses and beacons service (French: Phares et... |
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