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Princess Yachts complete first hull of new 40M motor yacht – the largest resin infused hull in the world

July 17, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Princess Yachts International have completed the first hull of the new 40M superyacht, their largest vessel to date, which is believed to be the largest resin infused hull in the world. Princess Yachts has been using resin infusion technology for hulls and major mouldings of several of its new vessels over the past few years,... ... read full story

Princess achieves RINA Green Plus (Y) notation for V Class and Flybridge yachts

July 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Princess Yachts today became the first significant British Boat builder to achieve the RINA Green Plus (Y) notation for their entire range of V Class and Flybridge motor yachts up to 24m (85’). The award provides an independently verifies environment accreditation from the classification society RINA and applies to each individual model which is assessed... ... read full story

52.5m Benetti motor yacht Latitude introduces Yacht Carbon Offset

July 11, 2011

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Yacht Carbon Offset, the Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Certified specialists, counterbalances the carbon footprint of the 52.5 metre superyacht Latitude’s engines with equivalent emissions reductions from verified green energy projects. ... read full story

Net Zero 22m Emax Excalibur motor yacht by Sauter Carbon Offset Design and the Ned Ship Group

June 27, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Sauter Carbon Offset Design are pproud to present the Net Zero 22 meter Emax Excalibur built by the Ned Ship Group. The Net Zero 22 meter Emax Excalibur yacht is a Solar Hybrid Fly-bridge Cruiser that features a Photo Voltaic Exoskeleton that can harvest and return to the grid enough energy per year to Offset... ... read full story

ICOMIA’s 1st International Hybrid Marine Propulsion Conference in the Netherlands

June 07, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

ICOMIA International Hybrid Marine Propulsion Conference

In the first conference of its kind, ICOMIA will report all aspects of hybrid marine propulsion systems in detail. The 1st ICOMIA International Hybrid Marine Propulsion Conference is to be held immediately prior to METS on Monday 14 November 2011 in the Netherlands. The conference will review the technical issues surrounding the design and implementation... ... read full story

Motor yacht Adastra Feature – by John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs

June 06, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

Motor yacht Adastra is a very interesting superyacht which is designed for ultra efficient long range cruising. The striking 42.5m Trimaran Adastra was designed by John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs and is currently being built in China for a Hong Kong yacht owners Anto and Elaine Marden. Yacht “Adastra” is the result of more than 5... ... read full story

Sauter Carbon Offset Design Finalist for an International Environmental Award

June 06, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

The Black Magic Emax Tanker achieves a 50% to 100% reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions by harnessing the collective maritime resources (Emax) from the sun, wind, waves, and currents at sea. Along with six other Green-tech companies, Sauter Carbon Offset Design is nominated for the Sustainable Shipping Environmental Technology of the Year Award.... ... read full story

The 26m Arcadia offers first SOLAR yacht charters.

June 06, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

The award winning and ground breaking 26m Arcadia is now offering unique SOLAR yacht charter holidays in the Mediterranean this 2011 summer. This exceptional solar powered motor yacht SOLAR has a power supply sourced from the sun as well as having the lowest fuel emissions of any yacht in its class. The yacht is extremely... ... read full story

Evergreen Collaboration between ECOsuperyacht and BMT Nigel Gee

June 01, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

The Ruea 75m yacht - BMT Nigel Gee

BMT Nigel Gee, one of the world’s leading independent design consultancies for advanced yachts, and ECOsuperyacht, a specialist in providing energy efficiency & emissions management services through its ECO Seas Programme, have announced their collaboration. ECOsuperyacht and BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will design a portfolio of operational and technical modifications that... ... read full story

TÛRANOR PlanetSolar in Brisbane Australia

May 30, 2011

Written by Mike Smith

Official ceremony for the PlanetSolar Relay for Hope – Australian young people launch project in Brisbane Australia – Largest solar boat in the world crosses the Pacific – antipodal line and equator crossed: important criteria for circumnavigating the world With their visit to the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, today, Monday, 175 young people aged between 6 and... ... read full story

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