Sustainability – Page 30
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NewsNatural Resources Ministry steps in for BVI Trellis Bay derelict boat clean up
Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration declares “emergency cleanup” operation following complaints from local businesses and tourists
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FeatureWearing its eco credentials, beautifully
E, a customised Sunreef 60 cat designed for charter, is proof a boat can look good as well as helping to save the planet
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NewsEBI partners with UN on sustainable development
European Boating Industry (EBI) has partnered with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development initiative, thus strengthening its action for environmental and economic sustainability and its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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NewsEcho Yachts become “super-Eco 100%” custom superyacht builder
Australian builder says it intends to push the boundaries further by augmenting its vessels with combinations of the latest in environmentally conscious power sources, power storage, propulsion, equipment and construction material technologies
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NewsDutchmen to sell French-made SeaBubbles in four European nations, Dubai
Two Dutch businessmen have acquired the exclusive right to sell and develop SeaBubbles – electric, hydrofoil water taxis and buses – in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Dubai.
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NewsTorqeedo powers all-electric harbour water clean-up boat
Billed as the world’s most powerful all-electric boat designed for cleaning up pollution in inland waterways and harbours, the Waste Cleaner 66 launches this weekend in Paris
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NewsVolvo Penta developing new electric driver interface
New interface to aid shift into electric boating
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NewsNZ sets up Marine Electrification Fund
New Zealand has set up a Marine Electrification Fund to encourage the use of electric propulsion and has announced the first recipients of four grants. These are for passenger ferries and the world-famous Shotover Jet canyon river ride boats.
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NewsAmsterdam ‘Bubble Barrier’ traps plastic but not fish, boats
In a global first, an environmental project has been launched in the Port of Amsterdam that uses a curtain of rising air bubbles to trap plastic waste preventing it from reaching the North Sea.
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NewsLignia Wood Co joins Water Revolution Foundation as corporate partner
Lignia Wood Company, a British timber modification business whose Lignia Yacht range is a real-wood alternative to Burmese teak, has joined the Water Revolution Foundation as a corporate partner.
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NewsOcean Cleanup tackles plastic garbage in rivers
Days after reporting a breakthrough in trapping plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean using the ocean’s current, Rotterdam-based Ocean Cleanup has unveiled a solar-powered trap that similarly capturers plastic garbage in rivers.
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ArticleSustainability in Focus
As Sustainability takes centre stage in the boating industry, IBI is devoting a page each issue to look at the latest initiatives in product development, eco-friendly materials, recycling efforts, consumer awareness efforts and more.
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UK marine firms to develop new lifecycle assessment tool
With a growing emphasis on sustainability in the marine leisure market, a new tool for lifecycle assessment (LCA) for the recreational and performance yachting sector is planned to be developed by an international collaboration between marine logistics specialist GAC Pindar and UK-based MarineShift360 that works to drive sustainability initiatives.
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News‘Sustainability’ key focus of Barcelona show
Sustainability in the leisure marine industry is the key focus of the 2019 Barcelona Boat Show, which is now in its 58th edition. The theme is complementary to the show also reflecting the recovery of the boating sector with 7% growth in 2018.
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NewsMETSTRADE to host MaterialDistrict Pop-up ‘Circular Beauties’
The Material District Pop-up at this year’s METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam will have the theme of ‘Circular Beauties’. The exhibition is entirely dedicated to materials that are biobased and/or recycled, avoiding the use of non-renewable material sources.
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NewsSustainability takes centre stage at METSTRADE 2019
METSTRADE organiser RAI Amsterdam is to host three panel discussions on the subject of environmental sustainability on the InnovationLAB Stage at this year’s show.
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VideoVolvo Penta unveils new electric Saildrive prototype
New initiative in collaboration with Fountaine-Pajot
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NewsMETSTRADE teams up with Water Revolution Foundation
METSTRADE, the world’s largest B2B platform for the leisure marine equipment industry, has teamed up with Water Revolution Foundation as the non-profit’s first strategic trade show partner.
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NewsColorado boating under threat by invasive species
The state of Colorado has seen a dramatic rise in the number of invasive mussel-infested boats, which some officials say could lead to a shutdown of boating activities in the state’s 38 drinking water reservoirs.
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