Best Security Landing Craft – Island Guardian – Norman R. Wright and Sons This fast, truly multi-purpose craft from Queensland’s renowned Norman R. Wright and Sons has a multitude of roles. It combines those of patrol boat, landing craft, Ro-Pax ferry, research vessel, general work boat and more...
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AWARDS 2023 | Best Police Boat – 12-metre police patrol boat – Norman R. Wright and Sons
Best Police Boat – 12-metre police patrol boat – Norman R. Wright and Sons Although Australian shipbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons has been in business for well over a century, it has not survived for so long by ignoring modern designs, materials, construction methods and equipment. These very...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons
Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet...
VESSEL REVIEW | Barcoo – Versatile response boat for Great Barrier Reef patrols
Australian boatbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW) has handed over a new patrol vessel to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) for operations in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Barcoo utilises a proven NRW patrol boat hull design that also features modifications that...
VESSEL REVIEW | Island Guardian – Landing craft to support Great Barrier Reef preservation efforts
The Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES), a preservation agency operating in the Australian state of Queensland, recently expanded its fleet of marine protection vessel with the acquisition of an aluminium catamaran landing craft built by compatriot shipbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW). Island Guardian will be operated by the Reef Joint Field […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Talwurrapin – Commuter ferry to serve Australia’s Redland Bay
Australian transport company the Kelsian Group, via its SeaLink operating arm, has commenced sailings of a newbuild catamaran ferry that will provide commuter services fo ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Tamoya II – Compact catamaran workboat to support Great Barrier Reef preservation efforts
Australian boatbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW) recently delivered a new catamaran workboat to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES). Tamoya I ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Fast, durable patrol boat for Australia’s Queensland Police
Australian boatbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW) has handed over the first vessel in a new series of patrol boats ordered by the Queensland Police Service. The vess ..
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | February 8 – Australian cruise boat and ferry deliveries, a new inland commuter vessel for Russia and more
A wilderness expedition vessel and a catamaran ferry have entered service in Australia as new cruise ships are launched in Italy and Finland. Construction begins on a new ..
REMINISCENCES | Building a luxury day boat for the navy
Early in the year 1992, a tender arrived on my desk from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This looked exciting. I opened the tender documents to see what sort of naval ve ..
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