All Market Intelligence articles – Page 18
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Inboard engines
Decarbonisation: the near- and mid-term solutions
Investment in new platforms designed from the outset to run on alternate fuels represents the first step toward the inboard engine sector achieving its decarbonisation goals
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Inboard engines
How Gen Z holds real promise for engine builders
Growing numbers of affluent Gen Z families entering the boating market hold promise for engine builders serving the watersports tow boat category
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Inboard engines
Big Power - Luxury yacht demand driving growth in inboard sector
Advanced engine designs burning drop-in replacement fuels like hydrotreated vegetable oil give internal combustion propulsion new life in a world of ever-tightening emissions standards
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Inboard engines
Market overview - Why ICE still heads the pack
New innovations are giving internal combustion inboard engines even greater levels of reliability, performance, durability and sustainability
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Germany
Market shakeout among equipment suppliers
Optimising warehousing and investment crucial as aftermarket demand levels off following year of market consolidation
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Germany
Trade in transition as boat dealers square up to new reality
Reality bites as dynamic shifts from seller’s to buyer’s market
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Germany
Despite sombre mood, German industry looks to invest in tomorrow
The bigger the boat, the better demand. But bleak economic forecasts are taking their toll on the small end of the market as dealers look to shift stock
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Security
New regulations force MOB updates
Wescom takes its sMRT ALERT to next level as European regs kick in
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Electrifcation
AI to help boatbuilders and dealers sell more boats
Californian web design specialists develop AI platform to create the “ultimate sales tool” for builders
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Battery Technologies
Red Bull and AVL to develop ultra-lightweight fuel cell
Collaboration seeks to produce system that will be two thirds lighter than conventional installations
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News
British Marine: UK industry resilient in 2022/23
UK trade association releases latest Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report
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Boat Autonomy
AI and autonomy safety research centre launched at UK university
York University and the charitable Lloyd’s Register Foundation have partnered in a £10m investment to evaluate and find solutions for the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning
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Foiling
Foiling for the masses
New Hyperfly is the latest incarnation of foiling technology employing an innovative ‘water scooter’ concept
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Battery Technologies
Lithium start-up signs recycling partnership
Morrow Batteries teams up with Swedish circular economy specialist Stena Recycling
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Battery Technologies
Retired EV batteries to power stationary storage
The reuse of electric vehicle batteries could benefit charging stations at marinas
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Green Technologies
Turning sugar into plastic
Nylon and other polyamides could be mass produced from agricultural waste in the future, thanks to the efforts of scientists at Swiss technical university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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Battery Technologies
Turning the hull into a battery
Research in the automotive sector may soon help boatbuilders store power from renewables in the actual structure of the hull itself.
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Hydrogen
More hydrogen electrolyser roll-outs
Key to providing enough compressed hydrogen fuel for a growing number of marine and EV fuel cells is a global network of specialised electrolysers, and collaborations between interested parties are increasing fast.