In the 1960s, fiberglass was a boon to the boating industry. It's cheap and durable but has a limited lifespan. And getting rid of it is expensive. So boat owners across the country are abandoning ...

Built in its entirety at the Craftway Engineers boat-building yard, the 23-meter FRP boat is the first of 13 sophisticated composite vessels to be constructed on site in India. At Craftway Engineers, ...

Boat construction and materials have come a long way since ancient mariners first hollowed out a fallen tree and floated downstream. Many of us remember the early builds from Hatteras — think back to ...

I have spent the majority of my professional career on fiberglass and/or composite boats, so I have to say, those are my choice. Weight, strength, durability, lower maintenance and the inability to ...

Visakhapatnam: Around 500 fisherfolk in Visakhapatnam district are currently engaged in building 200 new fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) deep sea fishing boats. Every boat costs between Rs 15 and Rs 20 ...

Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works handed over two new high speed Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boats to Pakistan Customs in a ceremony held on 10 March. The vessels will be used by Pakistan ...

Fibreglass fuelled a boating boom. But now dumped and ageing craft are breaking up, releasing toxins and microplastics across the world Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by Where do old ...

Patna: National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) in Patna will soon provide training in the construction of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) boats. Although FRP boats are manufactured in several other ...