This roundup includes 12 achievements from the PortXL alumni community of innovative changemaker companies, published from end of March to May 2026. Keep up the good work folks!
Eco Wave Power (PortXL ’19) advances Taiwan expansion as partner signs land lease for Suao Port wave energy project, and in Los Angeles marks the successful completion of their wave energy pilot with Shell, started in 2024. For further reading, see Source1 & Source2.
GT Wings (PortXL ’23) has been contracted by Grieg Maritime Group to install its AirWing™ system on one of its vessels, with options to expand across the fleet. The deal covers at least two AirWing™20 units to be fitted on the open hatch vessel Star Kirkenes, marking the first commercial order for the UK-based technology developer. The units — described as Jet Sails — will be installed on the vessel’s forecastle during a scheduled drydocking in late 2026 or early 2027. See Source3.
SEAFAR (PortXL ’18) received four additional recommendations from the Dutch and German delegations of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR), allowing four more vessels to be remotely operated on the route between Gorinchem and Mondorf Veer. See Source4.
GT Wings (PortXL ’23) founder George Thompson has been spotlighted in Spinnaker’s 30 Under 30. See Source5.
Railapp (PortXL ’19) is now officially ISO 27001 certified. See Source6.
Amphitrite (PortXL ’25) featured by the Maritime Innovations in an orientation article on ocean data intelligence: what the missing layer actually costs, where it sits in the operational stack, and how operators can test it without replacing everything else. See Source7.
Mythos AI (PortXL ’23)’s self-driving vessel autonomy platform, MNAV, is well on its way with a clear goal: establish the gold standard for maritime autonomy. MNAV is now available through their OEM and shipyard partners for crewed, optionally crewed, and uncrewed vessels ranging from 18 to 190 feet. Collectively, MNAV is on track to be in the hands of nearly every U.S. service that operates vessels, executing varying missions on multiple continents within the next 6-12 months. See Source8.
Lobster Robotics (PortXL ’23) took part in SeaSEC’s DATA2SEA 2026 challenge weeks to help secure seabed infrastructure in the Baltic sea. See Source9.
QuinteQ (PortXL ’22) featured by LINK Magazine on how flywheel technology can help achieve energy independence and reduce grid congestion. See Source10.
AKROS Energy (PortXL ’24) formally inaugurated its pilot plant for the chemical storage of hydrogen in salt at the H2APEX site in Laage, near the Baltic port of Rostock. The ceremony — attended by industry partners Evonik and Siemens alongside the partners of the publicly co-funded FormaPort R&D project — marks the company’s transition from technology development into the market entry phase. See Source11.
Fibri-Tech (PortXL ’25) has been named one of the TOP 10 startups at Huawei Startup Challenge V, competition focused on innovations for agriculture and food production. See Source12.
