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10th - 12th June 2025Speed@Seawork
9th June 2025Seawork Conferences
The 26th edition of Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition provides businesses the opportunity to showcase their services, equipment, vessels and supplies to an international audience. Speed@Seawork on 9th June in Cowes offers a sector specific event that showcases fast vessels operating at high speed for security interventions and Search & Rescue. "Get Set for Workboat 2050", in partnership with Seawork and Maritime Journal and in Association with The Workboat Association, is a series of conferences which deal with decarbonisation and improving OPEX efficiencies. Visit the Seawork Website Speed@Seawork on the Seawork Website View on Commercial Marine Network
Air cushion advances
Using an air chamber under the hull to lift a vessel and reduce the drag started with the hovercraft development back in the 1950s. Initially the air chamber was kept in place with flexible skirts but then came the sidewall hovercraft with flexible skirts just at bow and stern.
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