Episode 68: Miami International Boat Show | Suzuki, Yamaha & Mercury Marine on the Future of Outboard Engines

Hey Everyone, I'm coming to you from the Miami Boat Show in this episode. Following on from ICOMIA episode with Darren Vaux and Jeff Wasil, where they share the research and commitment by the marine industry to not only invest in sustainability but the development of products that improve the environmentally outcomes.  This is four quick catchup interviews with Suzuki, Mercury and Yamaha who share with me the technology and advancements in renewables, drop in fuels and ethanol's that can reduce the carbon footprint for the fleet of 12 million registered vehicles, by 15%. Suzuki Marine Brandon Cerka General Manager of Sales and Marketing  Jason Stimmel  Manager for Suzuki Marine Technical Dept of USA  Together they share the company vision and objectives of the environment sustainability project Ocean Clean Up, changes in packaging from plastic to paper, and the installation of micro plastic collections device on engines that actually collects micro plastics as you are cruising down the waterway. Further to this Suzuki has partnered with the plastic collections who you can send what plastics are collected to make your own plastic bracelet.  We sum up with all things Electrification and Hydrogen, EcoGen93 Fuel, Renewable and Ethanol Blend.  Yamaha Marine Dr Grant Suzuki - USA Chief of Technology shares the launch of the innovative world first hydrogen powered outboard motor options with cleaner technology and future carbon neutral.  Grant shared his story and studies that lead him to the marine industry.  Brad Massey - Yamaha Right Waters are the four pillars of sustainability. These are key objectives to support policy and regulations that are good for the environment and customers, which translates into involving them in the improvements and innovations that are a part of the solutions such as reef restorations.   Mercury Marine Dan Wright - Senior Category Manager of Electrification rattles off the long list of innovative outboard motors that Mercury have introduced and will be releasing onto the market in the future for smaller marine craft.  As usual you can find out more at www.theboatprincess.com I am so grateful to be able to bring this Miami 2024 update to you and share with our worldwide audience the bright future that is closer than a Bondi Beach horizon in Summer.