Latest Market Reports by Industry Sector – Page 9
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
New brushes for underwater hull cleaning tool
The Italian tool company Nemo has developed a new range of brushes for its underwater power tools, with hull and propeller cleaning a speciality
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Battery Technologies
Potential Australian battery gigafactory project gets help from marine industry
Based in New South Wales, Rechargable Boats assists with research into the viability of a battery Gigafactory, and takes part in lifesaving trials
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Green Technologies
A rope made of rock
Basaltex, the company that specialises in reinforcements made directly from volcanic rock, has added a new type of rope to its portfolio of sustainable woven materials
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Green Technologies
Fully biodegradable shrink wrap that is also easier to install
A new shrink wrap is not only fully biodegradable, but it also has unique features that greatly accelerates installation
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Foiling
Foiling specialist Edorado develops impact safety system
What happens if your foiling craft hits a floating object at high speed? Edorado has developed a quick acting safety system to prevent a dangerous nosedive
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Battery Technologies
Are production dress rehearsals the new norm for tech manufacturing?
Honda’s new ¥43bn battery production line isn’t for actually building batteries – it’s simply a demonstration unit that will be used to refine the fabrication process before production even begins
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Green Technologies
C$33m biofuel terminal part of Canada’s green shipping corridors
Terminal will accelerate the marine industry’s transition to cleaner fuels
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Green Technologies
New ICOMIA-NMMA data compares comparative sustainability of multiple propulsion platforms
The tipping point of different propulsion technologies
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Superyacht Technology
WRF launches industry-wide green gauge tool for superyachts
The YETI software tool helps users understand their yacht’s ecological footprint
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Green Technologies
Shipping industry prepares for FuelEU Maritime compliance
On 1 January 2025 a tranche of new EU rules come into force aimed at reducing emissions and increasing fuel efficiency. The leisure sector can benefit from their innovations
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Battery Technologies
Big fuel savings from the ‘four-wheel drive of the sea’
New designs of offshore support vessels are paving the way for explorer yachts to follow, with far greater manoeuvrability for ice class operations
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Battery Technologies
Honda to partner in battery swap trial in Europe
Honda Motor Co Ltd and the Swedish startup GoCimo are collaborating over a 12-month battery sharing service that could pave the way for a similar scheme for electric outboards
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Battery Technologies
Superyacht-sized battery pricing falls to US$300/kWh
Commercial marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has managed to slash the price of a large-scale energy storage, making it more cost effective to power large all-electric vessels
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Battery Technologies
Leveraging machine learning to build better batteries
Japanese researchers use machine learning algorithms to identify battery components which deliver an optimum balance of high performance and lower cost
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Inboard engines
Sales of methanol engines increases
MAN Energy Solutions reports a healthy uptake in sales of methanol powered engines from newbuild and retrofit shipbuilders
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Green Technologies
End-of-life boats used for cement making can reduce CO2 emissions
The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) has partnered with 8 other industry associations to explore the advantages of using recycled glass fibre in cement making
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
US university breaks ground for 3D ‘factory of the future’
A 50,000ft2 Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) laboratory that will accelerate the production of 3D printed boats, renewable energy and transportation infrastructure has broken ground at the University of Maine (UM) in the US state of the same name
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Green Technologies
New hydrogen-powered workboat needs minimal infrastructure
The MV Dirac has been designed with ease of hydrogen refuelling as a key priority. The fuel is supplied in hand-portable cylinders, similar to those for a domestic barbecue
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Robotics used to help build new generation of Sunreef Yacht’s catamarans
Cutting edge robots are being used to create highly accurate and consistent moulds, with a flexibility said to be greater than CNC equivalents
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Green Technologies
Megawatt charging and bidirectional power transfer could make larger electric yachts more cost effective
By harnessing advances in electric truck technology, large yachts could fast-recharge in less than an hour and sell their own renewable energy back to the grid