Articles about Maritime

Swedish maritime battery startup opens first U.S. outpost in Washington state

Echandia, a Swedish startup making batteries and electronics to power maritime vessels, is opening a manufacturing and sales facility in… Read More

Maritime marketplace and software platform OpenTug raises $3.1M

OpenTug, Seattle-based makers of marine transportation logistics software, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding, the company announced Thursday. The… Read More

A global maritime innovation hub coming to Seattle aims to spur entrepreneurship and create jobs

Proponents of the planned Maritime Innovation Center in Seattle want to help Washington state get its marine mojo back. “There… Read More

Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer on entrepreneurship, maritime innovation, Inflation Reduction Act, more

Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash) was the featured speaker at an event in Tacoma, Wash., this week sponsored by Maritime Blue,… Read More

Maritime Blue wins $500,000 for cleaner transportation as finalist in tech challenge

Maritime Blue, a Washington state public-private coalition focusing on environmentally friendly technologies for the maritime industry, has been awarded $500,000… Read More

Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

The Port of Seattle and non-profit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue efforts to merge the region’s longstanding maritime heritage… Read More

Gov. Inslee helps launch Washington’s first maritime startup accelerator in Seattle

The maritime industry has long been an anchor to Washington’s economy. Government and business leaders want to make sure that… Read More

These 11 startups will be part of the WeWork-Washington state maritime accelerator program

A healthcare provider for mariners, a maker of electric outboard motors and a shipping logistics startup. These are just a… Read More

Seattle’s working waterfront offers rare combination of maritime roots and high-tech economy

For a software engineer commuting via bike from West Seattle to downtown, waiting for semi-trucks while crossing the access road… Read More

WeWork teams with Washington state for new maritime startup accelerator

WeWork today announced a new program to bridge the gap between one of Washington state’s oldest industries and the booming… Read More

Norway and Washington state sign innovation pact in Seattle, connecting tech and maritime industries

Norway and Washington state will cooperate on next-generation maritime technologies and clean energy innovations in both regions of the world,… Read More

Sea change: Maritime and tech leaders join forces to find innovative uses for ocean data

The world’s seas are increasingly awash with data. There are sensors attached to buoys, autonomous sail drones, ships and satellites,… Read More

Boeing buys Liquid Robotics to boost autonomous surveillance at sea

The Boeing Co. says it has agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics, its teammate in a years-long effort to create surfboard-sized… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Kymeta wows Monaco’s yacht crowd with its flat-panel antennas

Kymeta Corp., the flat-panel antenna company that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has demonstrated the capabilities of its satellite… Read More

Kymeta and Panasonic make a deal for shipshape, lightweight satellite antennas

Redmond-based Kymeta Corp. and Panasonic Avionics Corp. are setting sail on a new partnership to put Kymeta’s lightweight, flat-panel antennas… Read More