WIG Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/wig/ Mechanically-minded travel Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:02:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Another Operator Interested in Ground Effect Vessels https://mechtraveller.com/2025/11/another-operator-interested-in-ground-effect-vessels/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/11/another-operator-interested-in-ground-effect-vessels/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:36 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12467 REGENT Craft, the developer and manufacturer of all-electric Seaglider vessels, and DHL Express have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of electric Seaglider vessels for short haul, coastal, and island logistics, at this week’s Dubai Airshow. The Seaglider Ground Effect Vessel (GEV), a next-generation maritime craft, combines the speed of […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/11/another-operator-interested-in-ground-effect-vessels/feed/ 0 Brittany Ferries are planning to use an ekranoplan on the English Channel https://mechtraveller.com/2021/06/brittany-ferries-are-planning-to-use-an-ekranoplan-on-the-english-channel/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/06/brittany-ferries-are-planning-to-use-an-ekranoplan-on-the-english-channel/#respond Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:48:32 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6872 Brittany Ferries intend to use a Ground Effect Vehicle (GEV) – what the Russians called an “ekranoplan” when they developed the concept in the 1960s – on some cross channel routes. The ferry operator has announced that it is exploring the potential for a new sustainable version of the GEV, which they are calling a […]

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