boot Düsseldorf has set new records with 247,000 visitors and 1,923 exhibitors across 16 exhibition halls.
Figures for the Beach World were up by 10% where visitors were able to try out a variety of activities alongside professional athletes representing different water sports.
“These figures are unique in the industry,” said Messe Düsseldorf CEO Werner Dornscheidt. “No other water sports trade fair reflects the entire world market in all its diversity as completely as boot.”
Photo: From left: Director General of Business Finland, Pekka Soini; Director General of the Ministry of Employment and Economy, Ilona Lundström; Minister Anne Berner; President Rolls-Royce Marine, Mikael Mäkinen; UK’s Ambassador to Finland, Tom Dodd; Mayor of Turku, Minna Arve (Photo: Pekka Leino)
Rolls-Royce has opened a state-of-the-art research facility in Turku, Finland, to develop the technologies Rolls-Royce and its partners require to shape the future of an increasingly more autonomous global shipping industry.
The new Research & Development Centre for Autonomous Ships includes a Remote and Autonomous Experience Space aimed at showcasing the autonomous ship technologies Rolls-Royce has already introduced as well as those in the development stage.
Commenting on how the Rolls-Royce R&D centre further strengthens Finland’s commitment to developing autonomous transport, Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner, said: “There is great global interest in autonomous vehicles and vessels as a future means of transport. The opening of the Rolls-Royce Research & Development Centre for Autonomous Ships here in Turku, a maritime city with a history of technological innovation, will help achieve our goal of digitalising the country’s transport sector.”
Lifecord – a kill cord you will never forget – launched by Landau
Lifecord is a newly designed kill cord providing the certainty and reliability of a tethered connection between a boat’s engine ignition kill switch and pilot, ensuring the vessel’s engine stops should the pilot be inadvertently thrown from the helm. However, unlike the typical passive kill cords commonly seen, Lifecord is a ‘smart’ kill cord incorporating detection technology designed to trigger an audible and visual warning alarm should Lifecord be connected to the boat’s kill switch but not the pilot, similar to the seat belt warning in your car.
Electric hybrid superyacht range launched at boot Düsseldorf by Sanlorenzo
Italian yard Sanlorenzo has announced a new range of hybrid and diesel electric yachts called E Motion at boot Düsseldorf 2018.
The first models to launch will be a pair of 27-metre (89-foot) Sanlorenzo SL86 E Motion yachts, which are due to hit the water in May 2018 and December 2018 respectively. However, the yard plans to introduce this technology to its entire collection, culminating in 2020 with the launch of the Sanlorenzo 62 Steel E Motion (pictured).
Just four minutes to recharge the Amsterdam ferries’ batteries
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the concept design of a series of five sustainable car and passenger ferries to the City of Amsterdam. In order to maintain efficiency of service and a quick turnaround, this charging process will take place during a timeframe of a maximum of four minutes.
The vessels will operate 100% on electricity, thus providing an emission-free urban transport solution.
C-Job has designed the fully electric ferries to recharge their batteries during the unloading and loading of passengers and vehicles. This notably short charging period will be enough for the vessels to operate a 24/7 service with no overnight charging required.
First electrically powered inland cntainer vessel is on the horizon
Dutch electrical firm Werkina, Lloyd’s Register, Asto Shipyard and inland barge operator Port-Liner are working on Europe’s first electrically powered inland container vessel. The first five small ships in the series will be completed this year, and six larger vessels are in the works.
The novel barges will use containerized battery packs for power, which can either be recharged or exchanged at the terminal, allowing for rapid turn times. The smaller barge will carry 24 TEU and use one battery pack, and the larger model will carry 224 TEU with four battery packs.
New sustainable Marina High Tech show announced for South of France
A new international trade show, the Marina High Tech show, has been announced for 2018, dedicated to new technology in yachting.
Marina High Tech is “a high-calibre showcase of nautical and sustainable innovation across the marine industry”, according to the organisers.
The first edition is set to take place at Marina Baie des Anges in Villeneuve-Loubet from 24 to 25 May 2018 with the support of Villeneuve-Loubet Council, CCI Riviera Ports, Nice Côte d’Azur council, the Regional Tourism Board and local stakeholders in the PACA region.
Princess Yachts and BAR Technologies collaborate on revolutionary carbon yacht
Plymouth, UK yard, Princess Yachts, has announced that it is working Portsmouth based BAR Technologies on a joint carbon fibre project which has been billed as an entirely new class of yacht.
The project is shrouded in secrecy to prevent any details being released before its official unveiling. Currently the only known fact is that its length is mid-30 foot (approximately 10.6 metres). BAR Technologies covered the new-build in a camouflage hull wrap as it was recently transported out of its yard in Portsmouth.
Rolls-Royce has announced it is considering the sale of its loss-making commercial marine business, on the context of embarking on simplifying its complex business simplification of business. This may result in a reduction from five operating businesses to three core units based around Civil Aerospace, Defence and Power Systems.
As part of this exercise, the company plans to consolidate Naval Marine and Nuclear Submarines operations within the existing Defence business, and Civil Nuclear operations within the Power Systems business, to facilitate a more fundamental restructuring of support and management functions in particular.
Battery powered ferries delivered to Fjord1 by Turkish shipyard
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has delivered two battery powered ferries to Fjord1 in Norway just a week apart from each other. The ro-ro passenger and vehicle ferries Eidsfjord and Gloppefjord will operate the Anda-Lote route in Nordfjord on the west coast of Norway.
“We are so proud to deliver these fully battery powered ferries and honoured to be part of the first ferry connection in Norway where the road administration requires use of zero-emission technology,” said Mehmet Gazioglu, managing director, Tersan Shipyard.
New SWATH CTV by Ad Hoc Marine. Photo credit: Ad Hoc Marine
Ad Hoc Marine Designs has introduced a new 41m Walk to Work (W2W) SWATH Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV), capable of being at sea for up to two weeks with 24 technicians onboard, accommodated in their own individual cabins.
The vessel designer said that the new SWATH CTV, which can also carry any combination of 4 ISO containers, gives operators a better alternative to ordering larger vessels, especially when servicing offshore wind farms built far offshore.
Huisman successfully load tests world’s first 3d printed offshore crane hook
In the first week of 2018, the world’s first 3D printed offshore crane hook, manufactured by the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions Huisman, successfully passed its load test (80mt) and all associated quality control checks according to the strictest criteria. Crane hooks are typically manufactured by casting or forging techniques. Huisman’s 3D printing technology however catches up to what could become the new future manufacturing technology.
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