All Industry Sectors articles – Page 15
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Green Technologies
Highlights from the Green Tech Boat Show
With a focus on green tech, last weekend’s South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show in Southampton, UK, attracted some 4,000 visitors. Two initaitves in particular caught IBI’s eye
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Green Technologies
Can better diesels yield greater sustainability?
As most internal combustion engine builders move to explore the use of sustainable biofuels, a Chinese builder is striving to simply build a better diesel
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Outboard engines
Is hydrogen the future of outboard power?
Yamaha raised plenty of eyebrows with its plans to develop a hydrogen-powered outboard engine. Could this be a key to long-term sustainability?
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News
Sunseeker expands reach in Asia with new Singapore distributor
DCH Marine will trade as Sunseeker Singapore
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Finland
Insight - Axopar | Build it and they will come
Jan-Erik Viitala is driven to change the way we think of boats and how we use them. Ten years on from the launch of the boatbuilder he co-founded, we ask what next for Axopar and learn why keeping the entreprenurial flame alive is key
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Foiling
Insight | Foiling and range extension
How foils combined with the latest drone tech are extending cruising range
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Paints and Coatings
Topcoats and antifouling - Real wood? No, it’s paint
Motorboats built by Breedham Yachts feature the classic look of real hardwood trim.
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Paints and Coatings
Topcoats and antifouling - The issue of isocyanates
According to the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE), isocyanates are used in some water-based paints, most primers and undercoats and nearly all lacquers.
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Inboard engines
More fast chargers for Australia
The larger e-inboards also require the ability to fast charge, and companies such as Aqua Superpower continue to extend rechargers in popular cruising areas in Europe and the US. The most recent chargers have been installed in Sweden.
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Inboard engines
Drop-in and bolt-on tech for inboards
Even the smallest craft can benefit from a modular inboard motor, which explains the rise of the electric jetski and jet-powered tender.
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Inboard engines
Amping up electric inboard propulsion
Inboard electric propulsion systems are returning better power-to-weight ratio as OEMs harness advances from all sectors of ‘e-mobility’. Meanwhile, fuel cell and hybrid technology is helping to eliminate range anxiety
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Inboard engines
Decarbonisation: the near- and mid-term solutions
Investment in new platforms designed from the outset to run on alternate fuels represents the first step toward the inboard engine sector achieving its decarbonisation goals
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Inboard engines
Big Power - Luxury yacht demand driving growth in inboard sector
Advanced engine designs burning drop-in replacement fuels like hydrotreated vegetable oil give internal combustion propulsion new life in a world of ever-tightening emissions standards
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Germany
Trade in transition as boat dealers square up to new reality
Reality bites as dynamic shifts from seller’s to buyer’s market
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AI
AI to help boatbuilders and dealers sell more boats
Californian web design specialists develop AI platform to create the “ultimate sales tool” for builders
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Boat Autonomy
SEA-KIT leads the march on Unmanned Marine Systems certification
In 2021, leading Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) designer and builder, SEA-KIT International, was awarded the first ever Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certificate by Lloyd’s Register (LR), representing a key milestone for the maritime industry.
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AI
AI and autonomy safety research centre launched at UK university
York University and the charitable Lloyd’s Register Foundation have partnered in a £10m investment to evaluate and find solutions for the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning