INTERNATIONAL Marine News
Lithuania is at the leading edge building the first hydrogen- electric powered ship The Lithuanian shipping industry is joining the leading
edge of the industry becoming one of the first to be building a hydrogen-electric powered ship. While the technology is viewed with great promise only a few ships have moved into construction using hydrogen fuel cells combined with batteries.
The Tanker concept
The construction of the country’s first hydrogen-electric ship began at Western Baltija Shipbuilding (WBS) with a keel laying ceremony. Commissioned by the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, this ship is a harbour craft designed for waste management.
The tanker will be 138 feet (42 meters) long and 33 feet (10 meters) wide with a capacity to collect 400 cubic meters of liquid waste. It will be equipped with two electric motors powered by batteries with a capacity of 2000 kWh and an installed on-board hydrogen fuel cell system. Depending on the intensity of work, the ship will be able to operate within the Port of Klaipeda for up to 36 hours on a single charge.
Thailand International Boat Show targets expansion in 2025 The 2025 edition of the Thailand International
Boat Show will take place at Phuket Yacht Haven from 9-12 January 2025. Located in the north of Phuket Island, Phuket Yacht Haven is the island's largest marina with 332 berths and can accommodate yachts of all sizes up to 100+ metres, aligning with the organiser’s plans to expand the show and welcome more boats, larger boats and superyachts.
"As we look to expand the Thailand International Boat Show in 2025 and beyond, the move to Phuket Yacht Haven is a strategic one – it gives us more space and the capacity to grow in the water and onshore. Feedback from many global brands is that they see the show as one of the most important boat shows in this part of the world and the new venue will allow us to grow in stature regionally and internationally. Also, being closer to the airport and many five-star resorts makes the show even more convenient for off-island visitors," said David Hayes, CEO of organisers JAND Events.
Report reveals €27bn impact of Italian boating industry According to a new study into the sector’s impact, the Italian
nautical industry grew three times faster than the country’s GDP between 2012 and 2022.
The first Altagamma-Deloitte study of the economic and employment impact of the yachting industry in Italy shows the sector’s overall impact is 2.7 times its direct economic impact and six times its employment impact. Approximately 59% of the total impact was generated by the use of yachts, 38% by new builds and 3% by refits. The study also highlights an unexpressed potential: just 6% of superyachts (> 24 m) visiting Italy fly the Italian flag.
The Altagamma-Deloitte study ‘La nautica da diporto in Italia’ was presented on Tuesday 25 June in Milan by Giovanna Vitelli, Vice President of Altagamma for the nautical sector and chair of the Azimut|Benetti group, and Tommaso Nastasi, Senior Partner of Deloitte, in the presence of Matteo Lunelli, President of Altagamma.
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