Earlier this year we made the decision to really try to cut our carbon footprint as a business. Using a Carbon Footprint calculator tool provided at https://www.carbontrust.com/resources/sme-carbon-footprint-calculator we were able to see that by far the biggest impact we were having on the environment was as a result of our…
And the boats keep coming! Whilst working on Maymorning, some of our team were also working hard on “Count for Nothing” our latest 58ft semi-trad narrowboat. This meant we had another launch at Droitwich Spa Marina on 15th September. The owners, Mike and Yvonne Bonici, were keen to get going…
Good News – the long-anticipated Results Report about our Trials Event held earlier this year is now available! A really big “thank you” is due to Dave Jesse (owner of NB Perseverance) for putting together the report – a mammoth amount of work. At over 60 pages of facts and…
Just under 3 months from our previous launch day (yes, we’ve been busy!) we are pleased to announce the launch of our latest hybrid narrowboat – “Maymorning”. Named after a song by one of the owners’ favourite bands (Runrig), Maymorning was launched at Droitwich Spa Marina on 9th August. Don…
A drizzly start could not dampen the enthusiasm of the eight Ortomarine-built boats that assembled near Worcester Racecourse, all champing at the bit to take part in our Electric Propulsion Trials Event, held on Saturday 29th May. They all set off in convoy at 09:00, and made a fine sight…
Thursday May 13th was a red letter day for Ortomarine. We had rather a busy day launching first one boat (Perseverance) at Droitwich Spa Marina, then another (Hargreaves II), a trip boat for the Hargreaves Narrowboat Trust, at Baddesley Wharf, Atherstone. Thankfully both launches went very well (despite terrible…
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the world’s first Electric Propulsion Performance Trials Event for narrowboats. A flotilla of some of our Parallel and Serial Hybrid boats plus conventional diesel powered boats will all set off from Worcester on Saturday 29th May – destination Droitwich Spa…
You may already have noticed our refreshed website? In line with the Government’s Clean Maritime Plan, which states that by 2025 it is expected that all new vessels being ordered for use in UK waters (including the Inland Waterways) will be designed with zero emissions propulsion capability, we have taken…
Those with eagle eyes may have spotted some great coverage over the last few days about our new “Going Green with Ortomarine” initiative (of which more very soon). The first is a piece by well-known canal journalist, Phil Pickin in Towpath Talk. The Boaters Update from CRT also covers the…
25th March 2021 Just a few weeks away from launch, here is a sneaky peek at Perseverance, our third electric serial hybrid, being built for Dave and Roma Jesse. Perseverance features a Tema electric engine, MG Lithium batteries and a Beta Marine generator. Dave, an aviation engineer by trade, has…
