Proposing a giant floating continent, double the size of the Roman Colosseum, Pierpaolo Lazzarini returns with a new innovative, monumental terayacht concept. The Pangeos watercraft is an itinerant floating city, comprising various hotels, shopping centers, parks, ship and aircraft ports, and all other facilities needed to house up to 60,000 guests in the middle of the sea…
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German studio beiderbeck designs has lifted the lid on a new sail-assisted hybrid catamaran set to measure 105 metres in length.
The yacht was presented during the Cannes Yachting Festival and will feature four foldable rigid wings that also function as…
Northern Xplorer has signed a letter of intent with Portuguese shipbuilder West Sea to construct what the company says will be the world’s first zero-emission cruise ship. Under the deal, West Sea would build the 250-passenger vessel at…
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The first station will be off the coast of Curaçao, and it’s scheduled to be completed by 2025.
Fabien Cousteau has a vision for how humans can live and work in…
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has recently unveiled plans for Oceanus, the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel. The 24-meter-long boat is designed by Plymouth-based company M SUBS Ltd as…
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On the path toward emissions-free operations, players in the maritime industry are betting not only on alternative fuels and hybrid-electric propulsion systems but also on wind power, one of the…
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With yards in Asia jostling to bring out larger hydrogen carrier designs to make the nascent seaborne trade more mainstream, a European designer has thrown its hat into the mix with a very different looking…
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Ulstein has unveiled its vision for a nuclear-powered mobile charging station ship that the company says could have huge potential for the maritime industry and its ambition to decarbonize…
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The International Maritime Organization issued its Initial GHG Strategy, committing the global shipping industry to emission reductions that cannot be achieved with carbon-based fuels. This single action is the regulatory trigger that unleashes a three-decade transition to carbon-free liquid…
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Jules Verne once wrote a science fiction novel called L’Île à hélice’ (Propeller Island) −also published as The Floating Island, or The Pearl of the Pacific− exploring the concept of floating, aquatic island cities. Key reason to think about this concept is the fact the Earth is mostly covered by water, and…
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