New Technology in Boating

Latest Technology Developments in Boating

A glimpse at the future of boating: IBI looks at the technology advances and trends that are reshaping the boating industry to make boating easier, safer, more sustainable, and more accessible to consumers of today and tomorrow.

Future Boating Technology

MIT’s autonomous boat technology nearing deployment in Amsterdam

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The fully electric Roboats can operate for up to 10 hours on a single charge

Newly introduced propeller technology significantly reduces underwater noise

By David Robinson, Subscriber-only

Oscar Propulsion and University of Strathclyde-developed PressurePores system suitable for yachts and all ship types

Norwegian start-up opens funding round as it looks to revolutionise electric boating

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SES-X claims to have developed an energy-efficient vehicle platform solution for high-speed leisure boats making long-range electric vessels possible and available for multiple segments

Marine sector collects hardware at CES Innovation Awards

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Three leisure marine products recognised from field of more than 2,100 submissions at the world’s most influential technology event

Latest Technology News

Reality check for our autonomous ambitions?

GM has announced it is to slash funding for its Cruise AV division

Operating boats with voice controls

Move over touchscreens and mobile phone apps, as voice control systems look to become the primary interface between boats and their operators

Inductive charging for electric boats

Mobile phone-like wireless charging for EVs could deliver unique benefits in the leisure marine sector

Orca AI improves the tireless SeaPod automated watchkeeper

The trouble with a human lookout is that they get tired and start to make bad decisions, which can lead to otherwise avoidable collisions, especially in crowded waters. For some old sailors, their eyesight isn’t all it could be, either. Fortunately, the marine sector already has a watchkeeper who is ...

UK technology company completes testing of world’s first hydrogen-electric boat

New craft powered by printed circuit board fuel cell technology

Avoiding the dry dock

Expertise honed in the commercial underwater repair sector is allowing large charter yachts to avoid the costs and time constraints of dry dock

Gallium Nitride enables faster charging for mobile devices on board

Hubbell Marine’s USB-C Power Delivery Receptacles are made from heavy-duty stainless steel and offer four times the charge rate of conventional ‘brick’ chargers.

'Suction sail' for shipping could assist megayachts

The French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has become the latest maritime operator to install a relatively new type of wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) from the Barcelona-based OEM Bound4blue. The 180m fruit juice tanker Atlantic Orchard has been fitted with four eSails and is now undergoing assessment trials.