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New luxury cruiser for Portugal’s River Douro
The Douro, Portugal’s most popular cruising river, has no shortage of hotel ships. Indeed, around 30 such boats currently operate on the 130-mile navigation, most based near the country's second city, Porto. But tourism giant TUI believes it deserves one more.
Last month TUI launched its first ship designed specifically for the river, the TUI Luzia. Built at the Concordia Damen shipyard on the Danube in Serbia, the 30m-long luxury cruiser is scheduled to start service from Porto in June 2027.
The launch at the Kladovo shipyard was hypnotically captured on…
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Super wipes
Chicopee Lavette Super wipes aren’t a new product. They've been available for quite a few years but are still little known outside the restaurant kitchens…
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Nakie Hammocks
Hammocks seem to have had a surge in popularity on boats during this year’s long, hot summer.
Most of the ones we have seen have…
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Foundation in Water Safety
Safety training company Birmingham & Midland Marine Services has started short ‘Foundation In Water Safety’ courses for private boaters.
The company has long held courses…
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Laser digital endoscope
Gadget supplier Laser Tools has added another item to its arsenal of handy tools: a digital endoscope.
Endoscopes are handy for inspecting hidden areas –…
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Alde compact diesel heater
Alde has long been known for gas-powered central heating systems, latterly for its popular Compact. Now the company has added two diesel-fired Compact models: the…
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Jeff, a Dunkirk Little Ship, little changed
A beautifully restored Dunkirk Little Ship has begun operating as a trip-boat in an unusual location – Belgium.
Built in Richmond in 1923 by British…
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Showerscape panels
Showerscape is a bright idea to create wall-sized waterproof graphics in bathrooms, especially small, claustrophobic spaces such as showers.
Back in 2014 the company’s founders,…
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Chiliboats Waterbike
This month’s news pages featured 90-year-old Robin Hanbury-Tenison, who pedalled (not paddled) over 100 miles down the Thames in just four days on a waterbike.…
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New inverter-charger from Kartt
Mobile specialist Kartt has launched a 3,000W 100A inverter/charger that is also suitable for solar.
The pure sine wave inverter is capable of 6,000W peak…
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Key ring camera
We've only just come across the Kodak Charmera digital camera, an adorable gadget that's designed to double up as a keyfob.
Housed in the little…
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