Sustainability

The latest news on one of the industry's hottest topics: improving the sustainability of boating through more eco-friendly products, by reducing the impact of manufacturing, encouraging more recycling, and preserving the natural resources recreational boating depends on.

How Azimut | Benetti and Volvo Penta’s groundbreaking partnership is redefining collaboration for a sustainable future

Transforming work practices is bringing Azimut and Volvo Penta’s shared vision to life

Sustainability

Ports conference to discuss water quality challenge

Registration is open for the Greenport Congress in Portsmouth, UK, from October 7-9, which will explore ways to improve the water quality in harbours globally

New solar cell overcomes damage from ‘shading stress’

Thin film solar technology can be damaged by extensive shading, but a new organic tandem cell can retain 97% efficiency even after 2,000 hours of shadow

Oceans and lakes running out of oxygen?

A team of scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography is warning that oxygen is disappearing from the world’s bodies of water at an alarming rate

Factory for boat recycling products opens

Northern Lights Srl has commissioned a new Italian factory specialising in recycled composites for boat building

Dual-fuel and solar-powered ship most efficient in class

A new 755ft ship has been unveiled in China which combines 200kW of solar panels with an LNG-powered dual fuel engine to reduce costs and emissions

Wave energy buoy gets DNV approval

The 100-ton CorPower C4 Ocean buoy has just received DNV certification, paving the way for a large floating wave energy farm off the coast of Portugal from 2029

EBI energy transition roadmap has coastal, inland marinas in its sights

Europe’s marinas face major infrastructure upgrades to support the shift to zero-emission recreational boating

Investors confirmed for Smart & Sustainable Marina Innovation Awards

Applications for startups and scaleups close on 22 July

Commercial-scale recycled composites moves closer

Up to 50% of recycled composite is now being used to produce high quality new material in a partnership between Exel Composites and OCF

Archipelago and Chartwell demonstrate methanol-powered range extender

UK companies successfully test methanol-powered range extender designed to extend the range of battery-electric vessels as they move towards commercial deployment

Oceanbird’s 150ft wingsail begins trials

A prototype 46m rigid wingsail has been installed by Damen shipyards on a 230m car transporter as part of a real-world test on high-sided vessels

Registration opens for 2026 Turning the Tide Summit

BoatUS sustainability initiative to explore the removal of abandoned and derelict vessels and other boating-related waste

Lloyd’s Register reports on LPG for propulsion

London-based Lloyd’s Register has released a free and comprehensive report on the future of LPG for marine propulsion, but leisure marine has already tried it