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Lymington Harbour installs Aqua superPower 75kW fast charger on Solent corridor
Lymington Harbour has installed a 75kW Aqua superPower fast charger, adding a DC charging node to the south coast corridor and linking the Solent hub to sites in Chichester, Cowes and Poole.
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Pearl 100 Hybrid world debut at FLIBS brings e-Motion hybrid propulsion to a 30 m flagship
Pearl Yachts debuts its first hybrid and largest model, the 30 m Pearl 100 Hybrid, at FLIBS 2026 with a twin-shaft e-Motion system pairing two MAN V12s with radial-flux electric motors.
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Xc47 owner logs 2,000 nm on Oceanvolt hybrid, using just 140 liters of diesel
An Xc47 owner covered 2,000 nautical miles and seven countries on an Oceanvolt ServoProp 25 hybrid, burning only about 140 liters of diesel over six months.
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AMS Barging christens 9,000 m³ methanol-ready diesel-electric tanker Felicitas
AMS Barging christened Felicitas, a 135-metre diesel-electric tanker with 9,000 m³ cargo capacity and future methanol-bunkering provisions, bringing its inland fleet to 17 vessels.
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Barcelona boat show carves out a dedicated electric propulsion area
Barcelona's boat show launched the Innovation Dock, a small but dedicated electric propulsion area featuring AMY's solar boat, Momentum's U-2 outboard and Boatee's Smart 1.3.
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Ferrari Hypersail: a 100-foot full-foiling ocean racer powered by wind and sun
Ferrari Hypersail is a 100-foot full-foiling ocean racer set to launch in March 2027, running entirely on wind, a 20 kW solar array, three wind turbines, and the crew's own physical input, with ABB supplying the DC power architecture.
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MerConcept hits 20 years and turns offshore racing tech into an electric ferry for Concarneau
François Gabart's MerConcept marks 20 years, fielding three Route du Rhum entries while building a 145-passenger electric ferry and a foiling electric catamaran in Concarneau.
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Next Wave: Italy puts youth boatbuilding talent on the water, not just on paper
Nautica's Next Wave initiative handed out six awards at the 1001VELAcup, where a student boat sketched on a December night won its debut race and the overall trophy three days after launching.
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Svitzer Balder swaps methanol gensets for diesel as world-first tug scales back
Svitzer's Balder, billed as the world's first battery-electric methanol tug, has had its methanol gensets removed and replaced with diesel range extenders after technical difficulties and performance uncertainties.
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Audubon launches its first electric passenger vessel on a 20 kW ePropulsion outboard
The National Audubon Society has launched its first electric passenger vessel, a refurbished pontoon running a 20 kW ePropulsion X20 outboard at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, shuttling people and supplies across more than 25 round trips on busy days.
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Bluegame BGF45 foiling catamaran leans on Simcenter digital twins for a 30% drag cut
Bluegame's 45 ft BGF45 foiling catamaran pairs a wet-stern foil-assisted hull with Simcenter digital twins, claiming up to 30% drag reduction built on America's Cup simulation workflow.
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Competr brings forward-drive electric outboard to production after three Monaco wins
A University of Bologna student team turned three Monaco Energy Boat Challenge wins into Competr, a 26.9 kW electric outboard combining forward-drive and contra-rotating props, now in production.
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Corvus Dolphin NxtGen ESS earns Lloyd's Register Type Approval
Corvus Energy's Dolphin NxtGen ESS has earned Lloyd's Register Type Approval, joining existing BV and DNV certificates, alongside separate DNV cybersecurity approval covering the whole NxtGen family.
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Corvus Energy lands record 40 MWh CMAL ferry order, plus three more North Sea and Pacific ferry wins
Corvus Energy announced a record 40 MWh order for seven fully electric CMAL ferries, alongside new battery awards for BC Ferries Island Class and Summit Class vessels and two Washington State Ferries hybrids. All figures are supplier-confirmed; operating range and charging claims remain to be proven at sea.
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Bibby Marine launches battery-first eCSOV Staffordshire in Spain
Bibby Marine has launched the battery-first eCSOV Staffordshire at Armon Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, ahead of a 2027 delivery. The vessel uses its energy storage system as the primary power source, with projected operating-cost savings of 40% self-charging and up to 70% on offshore charging.
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GMI doubles hydrogen-electric bulker order, adding 10 more PowerCell fuel cell systems
PowerCell lands a SEK 27 million follow-up order from GMI Group for 10 more Marine System 225 units, doubling a hydrogen-electric bulk carrier program from two to four vessels.
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Samar 50 solar-electric yacht claims 30 kWh daily from 5.8 kW of panels
Maiorca's Samar Yachts won Best Electric at the Best of Boats Awards for the Samar 50, a 15-metre llaut-inspired yacht with a 139 kWh pack, 50 kW motors and a 5.8 kW solar hardtop claimed to generate about 30 kWh daily for slow, quiet coastal cruising.
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Solar dayboat completes 125-mile Thames cruise on sunshine alone, battery never below 60%
Tim Knox's purpose-built solar dayboat DB1 covered the 125-mile non-tidal Thames from Lechlade to Teddington in five days on solar power alone, with the 5 kWh battery never dropping below 60% charge, even through drought-era lock restrictions.
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Three DAME winners that reshaped the aft deck
Three DAME Design Award winners, spanning 1998 to 2007, each attacked the same problems on the aft deck: cutting weight, hiding mechanisms, and reclaiming usable deck space. Their priorities map directly onto the constraints electric boat builders face today.
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Refurbished hulls and recycled composite: two ReBoats tackle the end-of-life problem
Two companies called ReBoat are tackling end-of-life boating from opposite ends: a French yard refurbishing 1980s hulls to modern standards at 30-40% below new-build cost, and a German operation dismantling abandoned boats with a profit-share for owners.