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Shetland Islands Council’s new Chartwell-designed Fair Isle ferry enters build at Parkol

Shetland Islands Council’s new Chartwell-designed Fair Isle ferry enters build at Parkol  Parkol Marine Engineering select Chartwell Marine to develop the design for the new Fair Isle ferry for Shetland Islands Council The vessel is to commence construction at Parkol and is set to enter...
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NR Marine Services commissions Chartwell Marine to bring a new legacy turbine vessel to the market

Southampton, 17th June 2025 — NR Marine Services is excited to announce that it has commissioned Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer of next-generation vessel design, to design a new CTV in response to client requests for a new class of vessel that is capable of...
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Chartwell Marine’s TriFoiler Demonstrator Proves Cost Reduction Potential of Electric Fast Ferries

Southampton, 10th June, 2025 — Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer in next-generation vessel design, announces the successful completion of its trimaran fast ferry TriFoiler demonstrator project. The electric trimaran vessel, developed in partnership with Southampton Solent University and Newcastle Marine Services, under the UK Government’s...
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Daughter Craft to help fulfil up to a quarter of offshore wind CTV demand by 2050 – Chartwell Marine

New report shows how highly capable Daughter Craft can complement CTVs and SOVs, bringing significant operational and supply chain efficiencies to global offshore wind Number of next-generation Chartwell Marine Daughter Craft in operation increases to 10 following launch of Apache by SOV operator Purus  ...
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Chartwell Marine Launches Foiling Fast Ferry TriFoiler Demonstrator

TriFoiler demonstrator – funded by a £1.86m UK Government grant – enters sea trials following on-time and on-budget launch, project findings to be published in April, supporting the development of a zero-emission commercial-scale vessel Southampton, 26 March 2025 — Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer of...
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Chartwell Announces Electric foiling high-speed trimaran demonstrator

Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer of next-generation vessel design, has announced that its electric foiling high-speed trimaran demonstrator has entered build at Designcraft Ltd, Southampton-based specialists in composite vessel construction. The £1.86 million project, funded by Innovate UK, is a partnership between Chartwell Marine, Solent...
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Chartwell Marine expands into APAC with new senior hire and Singapore office

Chartwell Marine, a trusted pioneer of next-generation vessel design, has today announced its expansion into APAC with the hire of Fabien Lecuona, who will spearhead Chartwell Marine’s growth across the region from Singapore. This will support both current and future build projects as Chartwell Marine...
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Chartwell Brevity joins OEG renewables fleet for German Offshore Wind Projects.

Chartwell and its customer OEG Renewables, are pleased to announce the completion of construction and sea trials for Furioso, its newest multi-purpose Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to enter its global fleet and the award of its first charter. This state-of-the-art vessel will embark on a...
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North Star claims first mover advantage on Chartwell and VARD’s Midi-SOV

Southampton, 18th June 2024 — North Star, specialist vessel operator for offshore infrastructure support services, has been announced as the first mover on the Midi-SOV – a new offshore wind ship design developed by trusted pioneer of next-generation vessel design, Chartwell Marine and VARD, one...
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