News

A company has been fined £800,000 following the death of a fish farmer in the Scottish Highlands. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s report of the incident was covered in Marine Industry News in May 2021.

Three national and international marine businesses are sponsoring the Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management 2023 Falmouth Classics by presenting valuable prizes for racing. The three marine businesses are Teamac, Musto and Bristol based Noble Masts.

Freedom Boat Club is set to open a new club in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, located along the Mediterranean coast. This new club will provide direct access to waterways and over five miles of beaches and open later this year.

Tokyo 2020 bronze medal-winning windsurfer Emma Wilson picked up her second medal of 2023, finishing the iQFOiL European Championships in third.

Marine electronics NMEA specialists Actisense has restructured its senior leadership team, ostensibly to guide the next phase of its growth strategy.

Marlink (an ICT solutions specialist) is integrating its Telemar US, UK and Italy leisure market operations to create Telemar Yachting. The aim is to provide a portfolio of the firm’s managed services to the yachting market.

Footage has emerged of the dramatic moment a truck falls onto the main deck of car carrier Zambales.

A total of 87 boats competed in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s De Guingand Bowl Race. Late spring sunshine and high pressure provided a complex mix of weather in a fascinating race for 437 crew racing with the RORC.

Traditional wooden boat building has been added to the ‘endangered’ list of crafts, according to new research by Heritage Crafts. The organisation’s research is an ongoing project to track traditional craft skills on the verge o...

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator, announced its newest club in Canet-en-Roussillon located along the Mediterranean coast.

Passersby saved the life of a girl who was at risk of drowning in a rough sea at Bridlington last Sunday (7 May 2023). Video shared on Facebook by Ksenia Wright was simply captioned: “My dad’s a hero – saved a girl today.”...

Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he was coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew up on the seaside. Second, he started sailing only 12 year...

Suzuki Marine USA has appointed Nobuo Suyama as its new president. Suyama, who has been with the company for four decades, will be based at the company’s US headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

The Cruising Association (CA) is hosting a free webinar for members and non-members entitled ‘Orca and Yachts: Fact, Fiction and Fear’.

Sunreef Yachts has appointed two new dealers as the company continues to expand its catamaran model range into new markets worldwide.

Sailboat hardware manufacturer Harken UK has launched On Deck UK. This new platform allows trade customers to purchase an additional range of marine products and accessories that are separate from the deck hardware offered by Harken.

Nominations are now open for the Seafarers Awards 2023, hosted by seafarer welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers.

National Historic Ships UK has announced The Royal Yacht Britannia as the host venue for its 2023 Awards.

Upton Marina, Upton Upon Severn, (now called the Upton Lake Project) is the location for this new development.