FLIBS 2026 Countdown: 2025 Innovation & Sustainability Award Nominees | iHoy Captain, Remigo & Vessev | Blue Economy

What does marine innovation look like before it becomes the technology everyone is talking about?

As the countdown to FLIBS 2026 begins, The Blue Economy looks back at three companies selected as nominees for the 2025 Marine Research Hub Innovation & Sustainability Awards, revisiting the ideas, technologies and people that caught the attention of the awards programme one year ago.

Host Katherine O’Fallon, Executive Director of the Marine Research Hub, returns to conversations recorded at the 2025 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show with iHoy Captain, Remigo and Vessev.

Osman Onur Cagiran of iHoy Captain introduces a new-generation marine autopilot designed around rapid installation, smartphone control, integrated navigation and route following.
Learn more:
https://ihoycaptain.com/

Peter Brechter, CEO of Remigo North America, discusses the thinking behind Remigo’s lightweight, self-contained electric outboard, including its integrated battery system, aluminium-led construction and approach to making electric propulsion simpler for boaters.
Learn more:
https://remigo.us/

Josh Trout of Vessev explores electric hydrofoiling, reduced drag, lower energy requirements, carbon-fibre construction, low-wake operation, battery development and the opportunity to create vessels that can continue evolving as technology improves.
Learn more:
https://www.vessev.com/

These are three very different businesses, but together they demonstrate exactly what the Marine Research Hub Innovation & Sustainability Awards were created to recognise: practical ideas and forward-thinking technologies capable of moving the marine industry towards a more innovative and sustainable future.

The 4th Annual Marine Research Hub Innovation & Sustainability Awards return at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in 2026, recognising companies and organisations developing solutions across marine sustainability, environmental conservation, renewable energy, eco-conscious products, social impact and other areas of the Blue Economy.

FLIBS 2026 takes place October 28 to November 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Marine Research Hub:
https://marineresearchhub.org/

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show:
https://www.flibs.com/

WITH THANKS TO THE AWARDS PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

The Marine Research Hub Innovation & Sustainability Awards are made possible through the organisations that have supported and championed the programme.
Allini Water Filters
alliniwaterfilters.com
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust
deangelomarine.com
Total Marine Solutions
www.tms-fla.com
Informa Markets
informamarkets.com
Marine Industries Association of South Florida
miasf.org

This is the first of two special throwback episodes revisiting the 2025 nominees as we build towards FLIBS 2026 and this year’s Innovation & Sustainability Awards.

Host:
Katherine O’Fallon
Executive Director, Marine Research Hub

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