All Market Intelligence articles
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News
Richemont chair weighs in on AGOA amid ongoing tariff jitters
South African Johann Rupert is said to be Africa’s richest person
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News
Taiwan’s yacht-building sector looks to further growth
New investments support increased build capacity, constructing larger yachts and undertaking more refit work
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News
SA yards not losing sleep over ‘unpredictable Trump’ and potential AGOA shake-up
The African Growth and Opportunity Act comes up for review next year
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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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News
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, 10% tariff on imports from China
US president-elect to impose sweeping tariffs on first day in office to address countries “not doing enough” to stem flow of illegal drugs, migrants into US
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News
French inflatable dinghy maker to launch new model
The first units are to be delivered in June 2025
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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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Hydrogen
Dutch consortium participates in large-scale hydrogen storage project
Large-scale underground hydrogen storage to be scaled up in the Netherlands from 2030
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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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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
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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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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
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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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News
Propelling Our Future – the tipping point of different propulsion systems
New ICOMIA-NMMA data presented at METSTRADE quantifies the relative sustainability of different propulsion platforms
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News
South Africa battles major berthing shortage amidst cruising yacht bottleneck
The Ocean Sailing Association of Southern Africa is appealing for private sector help
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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