Sports car manufacturer Porsche and Austria’s Frauscher Shipyard have announced that they aim to put a limited-edition electric day cruiser on the water next year. Set for an initial release of 25 units, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air will borrow features from Porsche’s Taycan electric sport saloon series while incorporating the drive technology […]
ARES Shipyard’s new ‘suicide commando’, the ULAQ KAMA Expendable USV (XUSV), has been developed to proactively repel hostile threats – or to die trying. The Turkish boatbuilder recently unveiled the prototype of this latest addition to its ULAQ series of armed USVs, which was developed in partnership with Meteksan Defence and launched in December 2020, […]
The 2023 edition of the Sailing World Championships welcomed more than 1,200 competitors to The Hague this August, all eager to qualify for a place at next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris. However, among the 900+ skiffs, dinghies and multihulls that participated in the event, a humble coach boat was making a bit of history […]
Following on from previous wind farm support-themed conferences, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has teamed up with class society ABS to host Offshore Wind Summit 2023 in Aberdeen, UK on 3 October 2023. Open to members of RINA and non-members alike, the event will provide an overview of some of the state-of-the-art and […]
British Columbia’s Salish Sea region is engaged in a balancing act: opening up trade, but with its tanker exports routing through the intricate connecting waters of the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. The surrounding First Nation communities are understandably concerned about how this is to be managed. As a result, methanol is a […]
A survey commissioned by maritime recruitment agency Faststream has highlighted the growing difficulty faced by ship managers and operators to retain talent. The Superintendent Report 2023, which has just been published by the Southampton, UK, based firm, notes the growing pressure on businesses to improve salaries and benefits while accommodating flexible working patterns. Surveying marine […]
130m-long vessel to be fitted with a 40MWh battery energy storage system that will power a series of electric propulsion system and waterjets In a significant change to earlier plans, Australian shipyard Incat Tasmania has announced that the 130m lightweight inland ro-pax ordered by Uruguayan operator Buquebús, first announced in 2019 and already under construction, […]
Norsjór’s advanced laser system provides innovative solution to the problem of biofouling Biofouling is a problem that has long plagued the maritime world but is often overlooked in the wider scope of the industry when it comes to innovation. Organisms, such as marine species and algae, can have a substantial impact on vessel performance and […]
Companies’ pilot LNG carrier navigation safety project morphs into a long-term development collaboration to drive innovation in AI and machine learning, writes Alan Johnstone Navigational error resulting in collision or grounding is one of the highest safety risks associated with maritime transport. Safe navigation relies strongly on Officers of the Watch (OOWs) maintaining lookout awareness […]
Fincantieri, RINa and newcleo team up for nuclear-propulsion study Although it’s unlikely to offer a short-term solution to shipping’s decarbonisation mission, the tantalising possibilities offered by nuclear power continue to attract a small but growing number of proponents among the industry’s forward thinkers. In late July, Italian shipyard Fincantieri became the latest company to declare […]
Juha-Pekka Kivioja, global product manager for large motors and generators, ABB Greater energy efficiency is essential to the future of shipping. With the total volume of goods transported by sea expected to triple by 2030, the status quo cannot continue. Today, shipping accounts for almost 3% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the […]
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Former senior technical leader at BMT brings 25 years’ experience in Maritime, Engineering and Defence & Security to the company as it continues its global expansion Silverstream Technologies, the market leader in air lubrication technology for the global shipping industry, today announced the appointment of Catriona Savage into the newly created position of Chief Technology […]