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SLCE, firm believers in reverse osmosis

Although SLCE has remained relatively unknown, this Lorient-based company has been steering a steady course through the straits of naval subcontracting since 1989. Today, it ranks highly in reverse osmosis (RO), a technique that is wid… […]

Sibiril and Delion unveil new 14.5m, all-weather pilot boat

The Sibiril Technologies boatyard in Carentec, Brittany, and Pierre Delion, a Nantes-based naval architecture bureau, unveiled their new pilot boat at the Navexpo International trade fair in Lorient on 11 May 2016. With a length of 14.5 metres, a beam of 4.8 metres and a light displacement of around 14 tonnes, the new boat can carry up to ten people and features an all-weather design offering the sort of performance normally only expected of boats in the 15.5 to 16m range.

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Kership concepts for navies and coast guards

Kership — a partnership set up by French shipbuilders Piriou and DCNS in 2013 — offers an extensive range of multimission vessels, from maritime surveillance to hydrographic surveys and oceanography; from assistance to ships in difficulty to the interdiction of illegal trafficking, spill response and fisheries policing. The Kership product portfolio offers multimission naval and coastguard platforms capabilities that are rugged, long-lasting and economical. All are designed for long blue water missions and all can undertake a huge variety of operations.

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