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New range of electric propulsion controls from Glendinning

South Carolina based Glendinning Products LLC has launched a range of top mount and side mount controls which the company says are designed to cater for the quickly evolving electric propulsion sector. These controls can be set up as required, with either analog (voltage) or CAN outputs, and all models feature enclosed dual channel non-contact […]

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Yachting Village welcomes hydrogen propulsion pioneer

At the environmental symposium held this week at the Monaco Yacht Club, La Ciotat Shipyards (LSC) announced that the pioneering hydrogen propulsion company HYNOVA has been offered the lot 14 business unit in the Yachting Village on the La Ciotat Shipyards site following a competitive bidding process.   The multidisciplinary judging panel, which included representatives from GICAN (Groupement des […]

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New commercial-grade electric drive for passenger ferries

Torqeedo and Poseidon Propulsion have together announced a fully electric, steerable thruster system designed to provide up to 65 kW of emission-free power and directional thrust which they say is ideal for manoeuvring on Europe’s inland waterways.  Poseidon’s thruster is integrated into Torqeedo‘s award-winning Deep Blue drive. The thruster delivers continuous power of 50 kW and peak power […]

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First 100% electric charter fleet from Greenline Yachts

Greenline Yachts has partnered with Canal Boats Telemark AS in Norway, W-Yachts and Torqeedo to create the first 100% electric charter fleet in the world. Canal Boats Telemark will operate six new Greenlines – two 33s and four 39s – all fitted with the shipyard’s EDrive system, which was launched at Boot Düsseldorf in 2019. A bank […]

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The future of UK Red Diesel

The Cruising Association’s Regulations and Technical Services group (RATS) has been in communication with HMRC and confirmed, as a result of the March Budget Statement, report that it is HMRC’s intention to legislate that red diesel in the United Kingdom can only be used in agricultural equipment, on the railways and for non-commercial heating from […]