Ships to become mobile battery storage with bunkering technology
Aqua superPower says it is leading a consortium which has secured UK government funding to explore the development of...
Marine environment
VR enables one prototype build of Boris Herrmann’s IMOCA60
The professional sailing team Malizia has revealed it designed and tested its racing boat Malizia – Seaexplorer completely in...
‘Groundbreaking’ Solent restoration project secures £4m grant
A group of ten organisations working in the Solent area have secured a $5m (£4.07m) grant to restore seagrass...
Recyclable Optimist begins production
Following the launch of its recyclable Optimist in Summer 2022, Northern Light Composites (nlcomp) and not-for-profit Clean Sailors are...
Ocean Oasis starts off-shore desalination trial
Norwegian company Ocean Oasis has unveiled a prototype of its offshore floating desalination plant at Las Palmas in Gran...
Beneteau launches two new Torqeedo-powered electric boats
Beneteau has premiered two new electric sailing yachts, the Oceanis 30.1 and the First 44, at Salon Nautic de...
Scientists recycle marine waste from oil platforms
In what is thought to be a global first, marine growth found on the legs of decommissioned oil and...
‘Dirty secrets’: water companies are dumping sewage in dry weather, report reveals
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has released its 2022 Water Quality Report, which uncovers potential illegal sewage discharges, as well...
Oil terminal dumps toxic wastewater on rare Egyptian ‘super coral’
As world leaders gathered in Egypt for COP27 to discuss climate change, an oil terminal is reportedly dumping toxic...
Yamaha to use plants for personal watercraft parts
Yamaha Motor has announced that it will adopt plant-derived cellulose nanofibre (CNF) reinforced resin for marine products as an...
Southern Water dumps ‘5 months’ of sewage in 8 days
Almost every designated bathing beach on the UK’s southeast coast is at risk from an “unprecedented” level of sewage...
