All Industry Sectors articles
-
News
METSTRADE – What we learned
Record attendance and a near universal sense of optimism left METSTRADE visitors with much to consider for 2025
-
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
-
Hydrogen
LR grants Approval in Principle for Royal Huisman’s Hydrogen campaign
The Dutch yard’s in-house innovation team has been working on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell system for sailing yachts
-
Battery Technologies
Can AI prevent lithium battery fires?
New research suggests that AI can detect conditions that lead to lithium-ion battery fires through audible cues
-
Superyacht Technology
GOMBOC design software receives updates and has Louis Vuitton Cup clients
The advanced yacht design software Gomboc from SumToZero now has a new release, with a version free-to-use for amateur and community projects
-
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
-
Hydrogen
Cummin’s ‘fuel agnostic’ combustion engines can now run on hydrogen
Cummins has developed a ‘base’ block that can run on alternative fuels and expects to have a 15-litre 500hp hydrogen version in full production by 2027
-
Hydrogen
New valves to help optimise hydrogen burn in combustion engines
Pressure Tech Ltd has developed two new regulators to allow specialised combustion engines to run more efficiently on hydrogen gas
-
Electrifcation
French marine industry mobilises to address technical skills shortage
With 1,500 annual vacancies, especially in its technical sectors, the French leisure marine industry is seeking to fill the skills gap
-
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
-
Battery Technologies
Mercedes-Benz operates ‘circular manufacturing’ battery recycling plant
A new purpose-built facility that has a 96% recovery rate of valuable metals could help drive down new battery prices.
-
Foiling
Chartwell Marine’s electric trimaran demonstrator enters the build stage
UK-based Chartwell Marine, well known for its cutting-edge designs for yachts and commercial craft, has announced that its new electric foiling trimaran demonstrator is now being built.
-
Battery Technologies
New battery pack design software to help reduce development costs
The creators of electric vehicles and boats now have access to a new type of battery design software, aimed principally at those producing as few as 100 battery packs per year.
-
Battery Technologies
Greater flexibility for recharging with new battery configuration switch
New development could help of high-performance electric boats, many of which use automotive style 800V battery banks, to recharge from the more numerous 400V outlets
-
Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Largest suction sail to date to be installed on 90m cargo vessel
Bound4Blue has just received a contract for its largest suction sail yet
-
Article
Net zero marinas – an attainable goal?
We ask D-Marin’s Health, Safety and Environmental Officer Areti Priovolou about the influence of customers and trade partners on marina sustainability programmes
-
Article
Net zero marinas – an attainable goal?
We ask D-Marin’s Health, Safety and Environmental Officer Areti Priovolou about the influence of customers and trade partners on marina sustainability programmes