French operator Seine River Pilot Station has expanded its fleet of pilot boats with the recent acquisition of a newbuild vessel from local builder Chantier Naval Delavergne. Named Belcinac after an island that was once located in the Seine River, the new pilot boat was designed by Pierre Delion...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Avocette – Self-righting pilot boat to operate in France’s Seine Estuary
French boatbuilder Chantiers Navals Bernard recently handed over a new self-righting pilot boat to the Seine River Pilot Station. Christened Avocette following the pilot station’s tradition of naming its boats after birds, the new boat was built to a design by naval architect Pierre Delion. It will...
VESSEL REVIEW | Maroni – New coastal patrol craft for France’s Maritime Gendarmerie
French shipbuilder Socarenam has delivered all three vessels that belong to a new series of coastal patrol and surveillance boats slated for the Maritime Gendarmerie, the ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Yaka II – Turkish-built trawler quartet for Normandy owners
Nova Shipyard of Tuzla, Turkey, has completed deliveries of four new near-identical trawlers ordered by various owners based in the port of Ouistreham in the Normandy reg ..
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Belgian Federal Police’s newest patrol boat launched in France
French shipyard Socarenam has launched the second patrol boat in a series slated for the Belgian Federal Police. Once completed, SPN 24 will measure 15.98 metres long and ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | SPN 23 – First in new series of harbour patrol boats for Belgian Federal Police
The Belgian Federal Police, the national police force of Belgium, recently took delivery of a new aluminium patrol boat built by Socarenam of France. The first in a plann ..
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Belgian Federal Police’s newest patrol boat to serve city of Ghent
The Belgian Federal Police recently took delivery of a new patrol boat built by Socarenam of France. SPN 23 measures 16 metres long and is capable of navigating in both c ..
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Turkish yard completes trawler quartet for French owners
Turkey’s Nova Shipyard has completed construction of four new trawlers ordered by various customers based in France. The vessels were all designed by French naval a ..
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Brittany operator puts new coastal tour boat into service
French vessel operator Kheopsmarine has taken delivery of a new boat for use in sightseeing tours in the islands off the Brittany coast. Named Fleur De Sel, the newbuild ..
Two newbuilds join Senegalese Customs patrol boat fleet
French builder Bord a Bord has delivered two new centre console patrol boats in a series to Senegalese Customs. The aluminium-hulled vessels were both designed by Pierre ..