Kim Hollamby
Kim Hollamby boasts an in-depth knowledge across a number of boating markets and business disciplines. As former editor of Motor Boats Monthly, a role he held for 11 years, he was later named Group Editor for IBI and publisher for Yachting and Boating World (ybw.com).
He has worked for member organisations, distributors, boat dealers and equipment retailers and today Kim reports on the UK and European markets and serves as the non-voting secretary for the METSTRADE DAME Design Awards and IBI METSTRADE Boat Builder Awards.
ElectrifcationNew satellite launch hints at potential for improving bandwidth at sea
US company Astranis has announced a new low cost geosynchronous orbit satellite called Omega that will be capable of 50 Gbps or better of uncontended throughput
Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryBreakthrough in colour choice and mould resistance for 3D printed components
Results could be transformative for the industry in simplifying processes whilst widening the functionality of components
Boat AutonomyAI 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
Battery TechnologiesLithium start-up signs recycling partnership
Morrow Batteries teams up with Swedish circular economy specialist Stena Recycling
Green TechnologiesTurning sugar into plastic
Nylon and other polyamides could be mass produced from agricultural waste in the future, thanks to the efforts of scientists at Swiss technical university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Soft furnishingsDo diamonds hold the key to cooler boating clothing?
The impressive thermal conductivity characteristics of nanodiamonds have been harnessed by researchers from RMIT University in Australia to create a cotton fabric capable of lowering body heat by 2-3°C.
Green TechnologiesNew life for old fibres and resin
Swiss start-up Composite Recycling is taking scrap GRP and recovering its constituents in a process that creates glass mat and oil suitable for incorporation in new composite structures
ElectrifcationDriving customer support efficiency with AI
Slovenian builder SVP Yachts was an early adopter of the ChatGPT chatbot and has moved on to use OpenAI’s Teams service to create an in-house GPT that improves after-sales service speed of response
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