A collaborative project spearheaded by Optima Electric Yachts – a company dedicated to producing 100% electric boats with energy-saving hullforms – and funded by the fourth round of the UK government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4), aims to develop an electric vessel for urban riverine transport, as well as potential leisure and commercial marine applications. […]
Luxury yacht owners have joined forces with maritime researchers to obtain an accurate overview of ocean colour, to help improve our understanding of the changing ocean. The initiative is being spearheaded by Dr Shubha Sathyendranath of Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and Dr Robert Brewin of the University of Exeter, UK. Typically, scientists rely on satellites […]
Scientists at Aston University in Birmingham, UK believe they may have produced a viable alternative to traditional marine bunker fuels, care of a blend of leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste. The research project – undertaken in cooperation with colleges in Brighton (UK) and Madras and Chennai (India – saw the scientists take […]
Vision Electric Boats, the boatbuilding division set up by Canadian electric outboard manufacturer Vision Marine Technologies, unveiled its new “unsinkable” polyethylene boat, the Phantom, at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show. The bright blue boat was produced using rotational moulding (aka rotomoulding): a technique used to create large, one-piece, complex shapes, typically with uniform wall […]
US tug and workboat operator Crowley Maritime has taken delivery of eWolf, a vessel hailed as the country’s first Jones Act-compliant, all-electric ship-assist harbour tug. Commencing operations at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, the 25m x 12.2m vessel, first announced in 2021, is expected to remove 178tonnes of NOx, 2.5tonnes of […]
Incat Tasmania has taken inspiration from the skies, having unveiled plans to “do for short sea-sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry” with a new range of electric ferries. And, just as Boeing reduced its development and manufacturing costs by incorporating standardised components and processes, so Incat predicts that the new e-ferry […]
Getting from A to B can be tough for the remote island communities of the Inner Hebrides, on Scotland’s west coast. However, life should be made easier with the delivery of the first of two new passenger ferries to operator Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) in October this year. The first newbuild, Isle Of Islay, […]
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) processes have evolved significantly in recent years, boosted by cutting-edge technologies such as AI and object recognition software. However, the task of sorting and storing global SAR incident response data in one central hub has proven more vexing. As Caroline Jupe, CEO of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), highlights: […]
Boutique boatbuilder Apreamare is planning a spring launch for the new 11.45m cabin version of its Gozzo 38 superyacht brand, to be dubbed the Gozzo 38 Cabin. The layout is aimed at owners looking for a greater degree of “interior habitability” and protection from the elements, with a special emphasis on sailings in Northern European, […]
Naval architect and designer BMT has shared its plans for a new hybrid diesel-electric, methanol-ready service operation vessel (SOV), developed to support offshore wind farm operations while minimising overall environmental impact. Measuring 48m in overall length x 22m in moulded breadth, and featuring a 5.5m draught, the proposed vessel looks set to plug the size […]
VideoRay is anticipating a shake-up of its ROV inspection offerings following its acquisition of Blue Ring Imaging, a Florida-based producer of 3D photorealistic marine environment simulations for drone operations. VideoRay will now incorporate Blue Ring’s products into its 700mm x 400mm Mission Specialist Defender ROV, with the goal of eliminating the need for experienced operators […]
Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has launched an electric, double-hulled catamaran ferry, ordered for use by the Government of West Bengal. Named Dheu, the newbuild features a length of 24m, an aluminium hull and an FRP superstructure, and can carry up to 150 persons. Dheu was built to Indian Register of Shipping […]