Currently, AquaBounty operates two facilities, a small 250-ton farm in Canada and a 1,200 ton farm in Indiana. Plans are underway to build a 10,000 ton farm in Ohio. The company’s experience in farming mature salmon in Canada over the past 25 years provides it with data for planning the 10,000 ton farm. The two smaller farms are an important opportunity to identify the ...
The initiative was launched by the Lexicon of Sustainability and the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), with technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). It aims to showcase the vital contributions that small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers provide to support healthy food systems and help eradicate poverty through the responsi...
This will be awarded at the 26th International Tug & Salvage Convention, Exhibition and Awards event on 29 September in Istanbul. Sparky is the first tug in its class to be fully electric and can undertake two or more assignments at full power before being recharged, which takes just two hours. Its development is the result of a six-year collaboration between Damen and...
As a result, shipping costs have risen and the competition is fiercer than ever. In addition, international shipping rates are not always clear. All this together has made sea freight transport complex and expensive. And now it is predicted that freight rates will rise even further this year. This is because global demand continues to rise and the increase in shipping ca...
The British America’s Cup team, INEOS Britannia launched its first test boat for the 37th America’s Cup last week. Code-named “T6,” the boat was designed and built-in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. The launch of this test boat at the team’s training base in Palma, Spain, late last week, marking the beg...
How it works: The diesel engine: The 4-stroke cycle A diesel engine has no ignition system or sparking plugs. Diesel fuel ignites at a temperature of around 320° Celsius. So what ignites the fuel and allows the engine to run? When air is compressed, the effect on the air is to increase its internal energy and thus its temperature. Provided that the air is compressed ...
I recently had a scary experience with one of my through hull fittings breaking. I want to replace them all and would like some advice on bronze versus plastic. Can one of your experts help please? Jeff Wrinch Ben Sutcliffe-Davies responds: Great question Jeff and one of my hot subjects that I have regularly warned about in Yachting Monthly several times in the past...
Having a furling Code 0 sail set on the bowsprit will deliver the joy that powerful and efficient sailing provides. Combined with a furling jib you will have the ultimate headsail wardrobe from broad reaching to beating upwind, all without leaving the cockpit. The addition of push button convenience guarantees a safe and effortless sailing experience. CXe45 can be i...
Fish finders offer virtual snapshots of the underwater world, but live sonar provides the equivalent of streaming video to see fish swimming about in real time and even watch your lure. Now Humminbird and Minn Kota join forces to take live sonar to the next level with a system called TargetLock designed primarily for freshwater fishing. The key to live sonar such as Hum...
The double-ended ferries are 116,8 meters long, and 18,2 meters wide and will be built according to the Danish National Flag regulations. The vessels were designed by Danish maritime consultancy and engineering firm OSK-ShipTech. The vessels are to be designed to comply with autonomous functionality ferry according to fulfill BV notations. i.e. auto-crossing and auto-doc...
Falcon Tenders are flying high off the back of a highly successful Monaco Yacht Show last month following the introduction of their newest concept in tender design – the Beach Club Limousine Tender “Miss Leblanc”. The Southampton-based specialist boatbuilders have now announced that they will also undergo an expansion project. With an order book stretching into 2023, in...
Reports are suggesting that the 123m Lürssen superyacht ‘Golden Odyssey' will be sold at auction for an estimated €150 million in Malta. Deutsche Bank Luxembourg arrested the superyacht while it was moored in the Med as a way to enforce the mortgage against it for outstanding debt in excess of €116 million. According to Times of Malta, the owner, Kal Marine Limited (A B...
The Emsland Business Association is awarding the Emsland Business Prize for the sixth time. This award recognises companies based in the Emsland region for their entrepreneurial achievements in various categories. What is the company award? The Emsland Enterprise Prize, which has been awarded since 2007, honours social commitment, innovative and creative approaches to b...
If you thought a trolling motor needed to be complicated, complex to install, and expensive to buy, check out the new line of innovative trolling motors from Pro Controll. The company’s new Revolution line might change your mind. Tailored toward anglers fishing from johnboats and utility boats, Pro Controll Revolution hand-controlled trolling motors deliver quiet, relia...
With serval iconic deep water submersibles in operations, including the full ocean depth rated Limiting Factor (12,000m+ depth of operation) Project Hercules marks a more luxury-focused addition to the Triton Submarines range. Project Hercules uses Dark Ocean’s patent-pending elliptical nine-person AVA pressure hull and aims to replicate the privacy, amenities and comfor...
Overview The FX Limited SVHO, Yamaha’s flagship WaveRunner, combines a deep-V hull with a supercharged, mega-displacement 1.8-liter Super Vortex High Output engine that pushes it beyond 65 mph. Now sheet moulding compound (SMC) returns to the hull rather than Yamaha’s lighter-weight, nano-engineered construction. This adds about 40 pounds but arguably improves the boa...
BWA Yachting have announced that they are opening a new office in Cyprus. Their services include shore assistance, port operations, provisioning and supplies, logistics solutions, and hospitality and events management. The news comes just a few weeks after the announcement of new offices in Egypt, the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea. The reason for BWA Yachting adding this ...
The pioneering start-up has had great initial success in its domestic market. Only 3 years after the launch of the TEMO.450 engine, it has already delivered more than 3,000 electric motors all over Europe and is now looking towards rapid international expansion by tackling the North American market. The Waterford, CT headquartered company Defender Industries has been a...
Each 17,000 TEU vessel benefits from a dual-fuel engine which enables sustainable maritime operations and an estimated CO2 saving of 800,000 metric tons each year between the six ships. The vessels will replace existing capacity within Maersk’s fleet. Benchmarked against conventional fuel capabilities, additional capital expenditure for the methanol dual-fuel capability...
The next generation ACR EPIRB offers full regulatory compliance for vessels operating under SOLAS regulations, meeting new updated IMO (International Maritime Organization) Maritime Safety Committee EPIRB rules which came into force on July 1 2022. The ACR Electronics GlobalFix V5 EPIRB and ResQLink AIS PLB both feature integrated AIS (Automatic Identification System) t...
After being recently named Gold Winner of the 2021 edition of the New York Product Design Awards in the Watercraft Category, Red Horizon also scooped the prestigious 2021 Good Design Award. Founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and Charles and Ray Eames, and currently managed by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for A...
The team at Your Marine was attracted to the marque after seeing Rodman boats on display at the Paris Boat Show in 2019. Rodman has a long history of commercial shipbuilding, which has now carried over into the leisure market, creating boats which offer durability, reliability and European flair. Founded in 1974, the Rodman group is the oldest boatbuilding company in Sp...
Several Propspeed customers have monitored their performance data before and after applying Propspeed and shared that information with the company. Joe Riccio has been using Propspeed since 2016, first applying it to his 2002 Sea Ray 310 Sundancer, clocking up to 150 hours of runtime per season, but still noticed a build-up of growth on the running gear. After installin...
A world-leading academic study is set to reveal the widely “under-researched” health risks associated with an increasing use of nanoparticles across the Atlantic aquaculture industry will publish its key findings on 22 September. It will be followed by a series of webinars throughout October in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. Follow the link here to register and...
“This is truly an incredible day for West Virginia,” Justice said. “Pure Watercraft is a company right on the cutting edge of innovation and technology, and we welcome them to West Virginia with open arms.” Pure Watercraft founder and CEO Andy Rebele said, “We are grateful to Governor Justice, Secretary Carmichael and the West Virginia Legislature for their leadership a...
The main consideration in the award of the contract was to minimise fuel consumption and emissions in line with the company’s commitment towards decarbonising its operations. The order was placed in May 2022. The two 6400 kW vessels are being built at the Estaleiro Rio Maguari yard in Brazil. Each will operate with two Wärtsilä 32 engines. The Wärtsilä 32 has features ...
SPECS will be first installed onboard the Salamanca, the 214.5m 1,015-passenger ferry which started operations between Portsmouth and Bilbao in March 2022. Navigating busy ports and berthing are two of the most challenging aspects of ferry operations. Increased vessel size, introduced in line with ‘safe return to port’ regulations, and challenging weather conditions me...
GPS failure: What would you do? Question: Ian runs a highly successful software company. He has recently purchased Free Electron, a custom-made 14m sailing yacht. He insisted on the very latest electronic systems so the navigation area is more sophisticated than most merchant ships. Ian is very adept at handling this equipment. He has not taken any navigation courses ...
Back in 2014, GT Yachts launched the GT35 – a fast, roomy and powerful cruiser designed by Stephen Jones. It was very well received but, for GT Yachts, the costs and complexities involved in outsourcing production meant that only one boat was built and plans for further models in the range had to go on hold. Now, the company is back with a new investor and co-director,...
Stockdorf – August 18, 2022 – Webasto, global systems partner to the mobility sector, has acquired Carlex Glass Luxembourg SA in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg). The site manufactures glass elements for passenger cars, counts many international carmakers among its customers and was previously part of Carlex Glass America LLC, based in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). “Investing in ...
The extraordinary superyacht ONO is described by Aras Kazar as ‘a floating villa’, complete with solar panels on her roof. The European-based freelance yacht designer has been in the industry for more than 10 years and prides himself on his ‘minimalist, futuristic and sleek’ designs. ONO boasts a glass and metal composition with the use of materials such as aluminium, f...
Originally named Space, the impressive motor yacht certainly lives up to her name and is spacious by name and nature. Sport offers far more volume than you would expect for a 45-metre yacht, and spans a generous 499 GT. Sport was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects who were responsible for her naval architecture, while Studio De Voogt and Sinot Yacht Architecture & De...
The new-build tug will feature ABB’s award-winning power system platform, Onboard DC Grid, and will be the first vessel of its kind to operate in Japan. The vessel, set to be named Taiga, is the result of a collaboration between Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab, a Japanese consortium which plans and develops fully electric vessels. The Taiga is under construction at the Kanagawa ...
The engines are IMO Tier III-certified and equipped with a selective catalytic reduction exhaust gas aftertreatment system. Both V12 engines have been prepared for dual fuel operation by MAN Engines and supplemented with a hydrogen injection system by development partner CMB.TECH. The low-emission engine is used on the world’s first hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel...
The concept was created by Christian Leyk, creative director and partner at coquine![design], and conceived with a three-mast DynaRig sailing system seen on vessels such as Maltese Falcon and Black Pearl. This, paired with generous space above and below deck, makes the design ideal for comfortable transatlantic voyages. The exterior trades flowing arches and curves for ...
Developed with all-weather and climate conditions in mind, Forge’s design is intended to embody the silhouette of a volcano on the water. This is realised by the pyramid-shaped superstructure in obsidian black and sharp angular orange decks. The distinctive design allows for vaulted ceilings in the sky lounge and a private panoramic glass ceiling on the upper deck in t...
