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Italian boatbuilder Austin Parker Yachts, which was founded by Giovanni Sebastiano Gravagno and has a history of over 25 years in Europe and the US, has been acquired by the Turkish businessman Baris Nalcaci.

Singaporean shipping company Zeaborn Ship Management has been fined US$2m, after it admitted dumping thousands of gallons of oily bilge water into the ocean off California.

Australian custom superyacht builder Echo Yachts has launched its latest newbuild superyacht, the 56m adventure and support catamaran M/Y Charley 2.

The Chamber of Marine Industries of Sri Lanka is now a full member of the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA).

Baltic Yachts’ service and refit operation in Palma de Mallorca has been awarded the DNV (Det Norske Veritas) ISO9001 Quality Management certification and the DNV Shop Approval for Composites for the recently opened facility in the Son Cast...

First Class Sailing is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic crew members to participate in the competitive inshore round the cans Hamble Winter Series, set to take place during October, November and early December.

With the race yachts and competing crews now arriving daily, there are only five days until the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) pre-start festivities kick off in the Race Village at MDL’s Ocean Village Marina in Southampton on Tuesday (29 August 202...

Specialist galley manufacturer GN Espace is to celebrate 15 years in business at the 2023 Southampton Boat Show with a bigger and better stand, revealing yet more galley and cooking products that are leading the way in innovative on-board energy s...

Penguin Refrigeration unveils a suite of new products by Vitrifrigo and Frigoboat to the UK market, at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show, from stand E022.

From stand up paddleboarding to dinghy sailing, the thrill of powerboating to stepping back in time on a classic tall ship. Exhilarating RIB rides to a scenic cruise around the Solent – this year’s Boat Show has more ways than ever to ...

Construction of the OceansLab IMOCA hull is complete and the boat is now entering the final systems installation phase.

Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour is in the running for two prestigious awards which will be announced at Southampton Boat Show in September.

This year MB Boats is celebrating 60 years in the boating business.

The Oyster World Rally is regarded as the world’s most iconic round the world rally.  A 27,000-mile, 16-month adventure, stopping at some of the world’s most remote locations, sharing the journey with an international fleet o...

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), a trade association representing the North American recreational boating industry, has relocated its headquarters to Washington D.C, as part of its ongoing expansion.

The Wildlife Trusts ramp-up plans to combat nature crisis with new rewilding programme.

France’s Orient Express Racing Team (OERT) took to the water off Barcelona on its new AC40 for the first time yesterday (22 August 2023).

ExoTechnologies, the maritime green technologies start-up, has delivered a fully recyclable, high-performance workboat to pioneering tidal turbine developers Orbital Marine Power to support its offshore operation.

The RNLI is reminding anyone heading to the coast this bank holiday weekend how to Float to Live, after a nine-year-old was rescued thanks to the lifesaving technique.