Introduction The idea of electric propulsion for ships stretches back nearly 200 years to a Prussian electrical engineer and physicist, Moritz Hermann von Jacobi, who deduced the maximum power theory and, later, built a 28-foot paddle boat for Tsar Nicholas I. This ferry, in 1838, was powered by lead zinc batteries and was able to…
Introduction After releasing an article into the world, most authors experience a brief mixture of anxiety, excitement and trepidation. Will our readers like it? Will they find it useful? Will people think I am a plonker? More importantly, will my mother still love me? Usually, yes to all of the above. Although she occasionally has…
Introduction Ask someone to picture an autonomous vessel, and they will probably imagine a crewless container ship crossing the Pacific with nobody on board, guided entirely by AI. It is an image that captures headlines and fuels conference debates. The reality, however, is considerably less dramatic and considerably more interesting. History shows that technological revolutions…
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