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life carbon footprint.

The vessels are powered by electric drives supplied by

Torqeedo, and Caddick points to the importance of electric propulsion as more and more clients work towards net-zero

RTF Manufacturing is a supplier of Marine emissions by 2030. “Electric propulsion is advancing fast,

Refrigeration for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. and by concentrating on building 100% electric systems, not

We build a full line of reliable, highly ef¿ cient and just the motor but all onboard equipment, and from environ- environmentally safe refrigerators with modular mentally friendly, sustainable materials, we are able to offer a construction available for tight spaces. Rely on unique design.” our design and engineering capabilities to meet

The company’s latest design includes Marine AI’s autono- your refrigeration needs. mous software solution: GUARDIAN. GUARDIAN Vision provides human-in-the-loop object detection and classi? ca- tion, and the AI functionality can provide a COLREG-com- pliant level of control using the Guardian AUTONOMY soft- ware suite.

GUARDIAN’s advanced data analytics enable full auto- mation of the cleanup process and optimize the retrieval of marine litter and ocean plastic. The detailed data captured by GUARDIAN gives insight into the location and predict- ed movement of plastics, the variations and density of any hotspots and the characteristics of the litter. The AI technol- ogy uses monitoring, modelling and machine learning capa-

For more information, get in touch at bility to increase recovery capacity, endurance and the cost- 518-828-2180 or ef? ciency of the cleanup process.

[email protected] “Over 90% of marine debris reaches the ocean from rivers,” www.rtfmanufacturing.com says Caddick. “By reducing the ? ow of plastics and waste in our inland waterways rivers and estuaries we can really make a huge difference.”

OPERATING THE CLEARBOT BOAT

IS ALMOST AS SIMPLE AS USING

WE ARE COMMITTED TO

A REMOTE-CONTROLLED DEVICE,

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

BUT WITH FAR GREATER IMPACT.

TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM

OF THE SEAS

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