All Market Intelligence articles – Page 34
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Battery Technologies
Lithium batteries enhanced with spent coffee grindings
Materials pioneer wakes up and smells the coffee as concern grows over use of rare earth minerals in lithium-ion battery production
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AV
Boston Acoustics enters marine OEM segment
Heritage audio brand aims to build OEM share with Montara Boats collaboration
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Airconditioning & Heating
‘Breakthrough’ new foam filter removes CO2, VOCs, smells, and microbes
A brand-new type of foam air filter has been created by a research team at the UK’s University of Bath and is being hailed as an ideal solution to purify the air in the cabins of ships and boats
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Generators and Power management
Hydrogen refuelling pontoons for the Med
New concept could be rolled out to dozens of marinas
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AI
Driving 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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Article
Supply chain bottlenecks peg back growth
Industry turnover approaches €1bn as exports climb to a record high
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Article
Bureaucracy burden weighs down potential
Marina development and simplification of charter licence process flagged as potential gamechangers
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Article
Shift to larger boats as middle income buyers feel squeeze
Increased prices, inflation, energy costs and uncertainty fuel mixed picture for growth prospects
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News
City of Cape Town says boatbuilding growing at 17% per annum
The latest figures are testimony to a buoyant local marine manufacturing market
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Galley equipment
From bottle caps to tables and work tops
Dutch start-up WasteCraft is making a highly colourful statement by incorporating recycled coloured bottle tops into the design of new plastic countertops and other products.
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Battery Technologies
Could calcium-based batteries have a future in boat building?
Researchers in China propose calcium-based batteries as an alternative to lithium, delivering similar performance at lower cost and with greater supply certainty
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Paints and Coatings
How to bond metal to composite….without an adhesive?
The German HyFiVE project is seeking to develop a standardised system whereby FAUSST connectors (weldable material incorporated into the edge of the composite) can be used instead of adhesive to connect steel and GFRP
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News
Smartmarine to sell LightLeaf Solar products in Europe
LightLeaf calls itself “the most unusual solar panel company in the world”
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Green Technologies
Expedition Zero seeks industry partners
A start-up focussed on ‘zero impact’ adventure yachting is seeking members of the marine industry to help it get established. The company aims to upcycle abandoned sailing yachts (some 24,000 derelicts are in Europe alone) and convert them into electrically propelled expedition yachts that will be easy to recycle at ...
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News
Turkish superyacht summit highlights future challenges
The YATED-organised event took place during the Bosphorus Boat Show
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News
ICOMIA points to sustainable fuel for ‘breathing room’ to meet Paris Agreement
Darren Vaux presents highlights of most comprehensive study ever undertaken by the organisation at the annual Industry Breakfast in Miami
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News
Florida leads US boating economy
Recent NMMA study shows that Florida continues to lead all states in the economic impact of boating
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Battery Technologies
New propeller boss cap is 5% more efficient thanks to…. holes
New cap dispenses with fins and instead uses a series of holes drilled into the metal
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Battery Technologies
UK Battery Expo dates
If you want to catch up with the latest battery advances, then there are two upcoming UK shows that will be of interest.
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Battery Technologies
Extreme fast charging breaks the ‘100 miles in 5 minutes’ barrier
The goal for all electric boats is that they should be able to refuel in the time it takes to fill up a diesel or petrol tank, and that is now very much closer thanks to battery research by StoreDot. Based in Herzliya, Israel, StoreDot was founded in 2012 to ...