News Note March 2024

This month we have news of several important agreements and contracts. Strategic Marine in Singapore are moving towards building Wind Farm SES, while Griffon Hoverwork have a new construction contract and begin work for the Canadian Coastguard, a core customer.

At the light end of the market Neoteric and British Hovercraft continue to deliver their craft, and Hoverstream have got their prototype into trials.

Griffon Hoverwork have produced a Q&A video for the Oita craft and Explore Oita Japan have also made a video that complements that.

This year THS Technical Secretary attended the AGM of the Hoverclub of Great Britain which is one of the key events of the HCGB calendar, a report with some observations is included in this issue.

There is much more from all around the world in the section from the internet. Also included are references to a technical paper on CFD, and an article about methanol as a fuel. Once green methanol is available this could be a preferred fuel also for ACV’s at least in the utility market.

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