BIG LAKE, MN—Pontoon company Premier Marine is moving its headquarters to an 85-acre campus here later this year from a facility in Wyoming, MN, to increase production.
Autonomous vehicle technology is being adapted for use in everything from container ships to tankers. Engineers are also equipping other types of commercial vessels, including ferries, tugboats and warships, with state-of-the-art navigation systems that can be safely used in harbors and on lakes, rivers and oceans.
MONTREAL—Several leading manufacturers of jet skis, snowmobiles and other outdoor powersports equipment, including Bombardier and Taiga Motors, plan to ramp up production of electric vehicles in Quebec.
GORINCHEM, Holland—Damen Shipyards Group has launched the world’s first fully electric tugboat with a 70-ton pulling capacity at its facility in Song Cam, Vietnam.
PLYMOUTH, England—This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, the ship that transported more than 100 brave souls across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Cod, MA. To celebrate the historic event, an autonomous research vessel will retrace the voyage in the spring.
