All Market Intelligence articles – Page 9
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Battery Technologies
FPT launches new modular battery pack
eBS 37 EVO offers high output in a compact, comparatively light weight footprint weighing just 260kg
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Inboard engines
World’s first 2.0 litre direct injection ammonia engine announced
Korean engineers have unveiled a working prototype of a 2.0 litre engine said to have vast potential in a range of applications, including recreational boats
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News
The shared vision that brought Azimut's new Seadeck 7 to life
Transforming work practices is bringing Azimut and Volvo Penta’s shared vision to life
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News
Miami – what we learned
A good show but not one for the record books, and perhaps that’s exactly what the industry needed
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News
Tariff travails: short-term impact, long-term pain
Exhibitors share their views on tariffs with IBI at last week’s Miami show
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News
Tariffs on boats a return to 2018?
The boating industry could be facing a similar scenario to the one it experienced six years ago – NMMA responds to the challenge
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Green Technologies
Improved desalination methods for saltwater purification
The most common method for purifying seawater is to use reverse osmosis, but a team in Illinois have found a way to improve battery-powered electrolysis instead
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Electrification
Electricity from engine exhaust?
A combustion engine only converts about 30% of its stored energy into propulsion, but new technology could also harvest electricity from the exhaust pipe
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Battery Technologies
Borg Warner expands electric motor and battery business
Well-known in the marine sector for its drive systems, Borg Warner has now developed a powerful Ultra Short High Voltage Hairpin electric motor that is selling well in China
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Battery Technologies
New chemistry improves affordable sodium-ion batteries
In the search to find alternatives to expensive lithium-ion batteries, a recent breakthrough could make the much cheaper sodium versions more efficient
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
3D printed moulds cut manufacturing time for boat builders
The French company SMM Composites has recently invested in a large-scale additive manufacturing machine that can use recycled material
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Battery Technologies
Longer lasting aluminium batteries
Aluminium-ion batteries are seen as a potential energy solution for large yachts, and a recent breakthrough has dealt with some of the chemistry’s drawbacks
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AI
AI Torque Clustering could produce the perfect ‘autonomous’ skipper
A new algorithm developed for artificial intelligence (AI) could greatly assist with the pilotage of yachts as the system learns quickly and spots patterns
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News
Optimism and uncertainty share recreational boating’s economic outlook
NMMA president delivers industry keynote address in Miami, calling recent trade actions an “opportunistic tax moment” for American businesses
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News
New study reveals economic impact of Sint Maarten’s yachting industry
The Caribbean island’s yachting and maritime sector accounts for 16.3% of GDP
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