“Almost everybody knows that General Dynamics ElectricBoat makes nuclear submarines at its Quonset Point shipyard on the shores of Narragansett Bay, but Rhode Island waters are also home to a burgeoning ‘blue economy,’ as local companies build state-of-the-art marine products. […] Late last month, REGENT Craft broke ground on a 255,000-square-foot factory to build seagliders, airplane-like craft that fly 30 to 60 feet above the water. The all-electric passenger seagliders are meant to replace ferries, helicopters and traditional planes for short-haul sea transportation.”
Read more via The Providence Journal.