All Market Intelligence articles – Page 7
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Green TechnologiesFuelEU Maritime Regulations have now gone live
Whilst only applicable to ships above 5000 gross tons, the new tranche of EU decarbonisation regulations is bringing new tech to the leisure sector
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Green TechnologiesBoats from blades: recycling fiberglass wind turbines a two-industry solution
A team of Canadian boatbuilders – while searching for sustainable materials – has developed a method for recovering and reusing intact sheets of fibreglass from otherwise inseparable end products which could be a boon for both the marine and wind energy industries.
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HydrogenNew Zealand’s hydrogen-powered high-performance RIB set to sea trial in January
A collaboration between Fabrum and King Watercraft in the ‘hydrogen city’ of Christchurch, has resulted in a fast 12-seater RIB powered by a fuel cell
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Battery TechnologiesCeramic solid-state battery offers 1000km range
Longer ranges for electric boats with faster recharging could be the result of this breakthrough which uses a silicon composite anode.
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Green TechnologiesArctic cruise ship to run on 90% renewable power
To a design that could pave the way for self-refuelling superyachts, the construction of the 70m expedition vessel Captain Arctic has begun
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NetherlandsDutch builders invest in tomorrow
Dutch builders are upping their investments in new models despite a slow market
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NewsSpain reports 15.9% fall in recreational boats and PWCs in 2024
Boats over 16m only area of growth
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NewsTonga looks to grow yachting tourism
New study outlines economic contributions, challenges and opportunities in the sector
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NewsYachts turning to counter-drone systems against surveillance and attack
Over the past five years a growing number of firms have been offering Counter-UAS (CUAS) technology for private luxury vessels
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NewsHow boat industry stocks fared in 2024
The challenges experienced by the industry this year are evident in the stock price performance of publicly traded manufacturers and retailers, with even blue chippers feeling the bite
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News2024 – What we learned
While 2024 was certainly a year of contradictions for the recreational boating sector, steps forward outnumbered steps back as the industry prepares for better days ahead
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NewsBank outlooks point to better business in 2025, tariffs notwithstanding
Economic projections for key markets point to an improved business climate in the coming year, but the impacts of a looming Trump trade war remain unclear
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ElectrificationInnovative electric ferry design earns international recognition
An innovative wakeless, carbonless electric ferry design, proposed for commuter and tourist transport along the Charles River in the US state of Massachusetts, is already garnering attention and accolades having captured a Gussie Award for Electric Commercial Passenger Vessels: In Development.
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ElectrificationElectric water taxi company looks to go global
The US’s first operator of all-electric vessels has shifted its strategy to create a global, unified brand of electric operators
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Battery TechnologiesCan non-flammable EV batteries outperform lithium?
While range anxiety tops electric propulsion worries for consumers, boat builders fret about potentials fires and liability risk. Could a new non-flammable, high performance battery under development in the US prove the answer to both concerns?
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DeckingWood buoys to replace plastic in Antarctic research
Some of the estimated 8 million tons of discarded plastic that gets washed to sea each year is showing up as solid waste and toxic chemicals in remote parts of the Antarctic, and researchers there are about to deploy wooden research buoys, replacing the plastic models currently in use as ...
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Green TechnologiesBoats made from mushrooms?
The rebar-like tissue which securely anchors fungi to structures is being examined as a potential replacement for fossil-fuel-based composites in interior applications like walls and paneling
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Green TechnologiesBiofuel from the sea
A Barbadian startup aims to turn a growing seaweed problem into a useful source of sustainable biofuel
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NewsGlobal Order Book records fall in superyacht orders between 2024 and 2025
1,138 projects on order as of 1 September 2024
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