From small dinghies to bowriders, the recreational boating world is filled with all types and sizes of watercraft. The hulls of these boats are made up of an internal network of frames that extend ...

Thunderbird 3 named as latest vessel in growing fleet as remote operating control center in Delft begins operations. As hull biofouling and its role in invasive species transfer and carbon emissions ...

Hullbot’s cleaning speed, pressure and brush type are adjusted to suit the vessel. Image courtesy Hullbot ECOsubsea’s ROV Pink Panther has cleaned a fully laden capesize vessel, with an 18-metre draft ...

Aluminum boats are among the most common in the recreational boating world, but even the smallest aluminum dinghies can be a pain to clean. In this article, we’ll explain how to clean aluminum boats ...

You might not think that keeping a boat hull smooth in the water has anything in common with keeping a scalpel clean for surgery, but there it does: in both cases you’re trying to prevent nature — ...

Passengers were left stranded on New Year's Eve due to marine growth that stopped ship from docking. The Viking Orion cruise ship was turned away from 4 ports and had to get its hull cleaned. One ...

ScrubMarine, an Edinburgh-based maritime robotics startup founded by 22-year-old Rohith Devanathan, has raised more than £750 ...

Ben Kinnaman thinks he can transform the shipping industry and the world’s navies by making vessels faster, more fuel-efficient and cheaper to operate. In the process, he hopes to reduce greenhouse ...

The HullSkater takes care of the biofilm of algae that collects on a cargo ship’s hull, making them more efficient. Because cargo ships are such big polluters, little improvements can make a big ...

ALL SHIPS suffer from fouling: the build-up below the waterline of shellfish, seaweeds and other organisms. This causes drag, which slows the affected craft and increases its fuel consumption. Regular ...