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New and improved climate models have illustrated the heightened risk of flooding from a warming climate and rising sea levels. This, says the Environment Agency, is why it needs to raise defences upstream of the Thames Barrier in inner London by ...

Wind propulsion company Airseas says it has completed an important technical milestone in the sea trials of its Seawing, with the successful validation of traction flights on Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ vessel Ville de Bordeaux. Airseas has no...

Seafields, the UK-headquartered company that will cultivate and harvest sargassum seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean to remove billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, says it will be collaborating with MacroCarbon, a spin-off of the ...

Ritchie Navigation, the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of magnetic compasses, has signed French VDM-Reya as its newest distributor.

Three key national and international marine businesses are sponsoring the Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management 2023 Falmouth Classics by presenting valuable prizes for racing, says the organisers.

Benetti has launched its new mega yacht, a 67m vessel with interiors designed by the owner. The ‘exteriors’ were designed by Cassetta Yacht Designers.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) came to the rescue of a dad and his two sons after they had to swim to safety when their boat engine caught fire.

UKSA has announced yachtswoman Dee Caffari MBE as its host for its first Crew Welfare round table during this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week, with a view to effecting positive change for seafarers.

The Solent Freeport is looking to recruit business leaders to join the Freeport board as non-executive directors and take up key positions as Committee Chairs to help shape the success of the Freeport. One of the new directors will also be appoint...

A 19th century Fifie Sailing Herring Drifter and a ‘rare survivor’ of the golden age of sail will make her maiden voyage to return to the ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy on 1 and 2 July. 

The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has today named 12 major American timber firms importing teak from Myanmar since the start of the 2021 military coup, including several major yacht decking companies.

Alexander Derhaag, a diver from Belgium, has shared footage of the terrifying moment of his “biggest nightmare”, when the liveaboard boat he was on capsized and almost sank completely in the Gulf of Suez.

The bathing water season began yesterday (15 May 2023), with monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway. This means regular testing of water quality at ‘designated bathing sites’.

The availability and stability of a yacht’s internet connection has become fundamental, says Videoworks. The company, which specialises in yachting audio and video entertainment solutions, says it’s received increasingly specific dema...

The opportunity for a non-professional sailor to ride aboard an AC75 is, undoubtedly, a once-in-a-lifetime experience and something so scarce in sailing to be almost unfathomable. So tight are the America’s Cup testing and training schedules...

International non-profit project, Ocean Cleanup, has signed a new agreement with government departments to remove tonnes of plastic from the Cisadane River in Indonesia. The company is set to deploy its new Interceptor Original before the end of ...

Following significant investment over the last 18 months, boatfolk says it’s launched ‘a new era of marina’ at Haslar this year.

Haven Knox-Johnston has been announced as the title sponsor of the Marina Awards 2023, marking a new partnership with The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA).

BAE Systems has admitted that repairs are being assessed after about 60 cables were cut on HMS Glasgow – currently being fitted out at BAE’s yard at Scotstoun on the River Clyde in Glasgow.

A legal appeal in the USA, which centres around whether fire extinguishers not being re-certified should invalidate an insurance claim for a grounding, is pending adjudication before the US Supreme Court.