Marine

While underwater remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) certainly are useful, manually controlling the things via a console can be quite a painstaking task. That's why researchers have now enabled one to autonomously gather samples from the ocean floor.

While autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) do make the gathering of oceanographic data easier, launching the things can still be a hassle. That's why scientists have developed a new system that uses an unmanned surface vessel to deploy an AUV.

Back in 2017, Chinese startup Sublue successfully crowdfunded an underwater scooter known as the WhiteShark Mix. The company is now set to release a new-and-improved model, called the Mix Pro.

Japan wants to move towards a clean, hydrogen-based energy economy, but to make that happen, it'll need to import liquid hydrogen from elsewhere. Meet the Suiso Frontier, the world's first liquid hydrogen transporter. It runs on diesel.

Surface-supplied diving systems find balance between snorkelling and scuba by strapping you to an air supply floating atop the water. Typically these systems rely on compressed air, but the ExoLung uses a more sustainable air supply: you.

A boundless explorer yacht loaded with toys for examining land, air and sea, the new Heesen Xventure concept yacht can journey to little-seen stretches of sea and coast, serving as a base camp for everything from scuba diving to heli-skiing.

Maersk has teamed with Trident Maritime Systems to create a 600 kWh container battery that can be placed on a container-hauling ship to provide power. The battery is now en route to be installed on the Maersk Cape Town container vessel.

Li-ion batteries used in electric cars should be good for 10 years (or more) before needing to be replaced. But they should still be good for other uses. The Seine Alliance has now revealed an all-electric boat powered by second-life batteries.

This stunning floating villa located in Palm Beach, an hour's drive north of Sydney. Lilypad has been specifically designed to offer an exclusive private getaway in an idyllic marine setting, and is 100 percent solar-powered.

Although we've seen a number of personal underwater propulsion devices in recent years, the Scubajet was one of the first. Its designers have now announced a Pro model, that reportedly dives deeper, runs longer, and features a dual-hand controller.

The aft swim platform is the cherry on any yacht design, and the Nauta 78m Slipstream supersizes that cherry with an expanding "island" retreat.

A tender is a smaller boat, used for going between yachts and the shore – and Salomé Yachts' new Atlantic is a doozy.