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Maritime experts from the Department for Transport met with some of the Solent’s maritime business leaders on a fact-finding visit organised by Maritime UK Solent, in partnership with Red Funnel and Wight Shipyard Company (as a subsidiary of...

This year’s Chichester Harbour Race Week is set for August. 

The worst drought for 70 years has hit the Panama Canal, forcing today’s strict new regulations that slash the capacity of some containerships by 40 per cent. New surcharges, rising costs and increasing bottlenecks will likely increase the p...

While Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40’s have been maximising their time on the water pre start training and development testing on Auckland’s harbour, the shore crew have been operating at equal intensity on top of their day to...

Marine fast charge network operator Aqua superPower is leading a consortium that has secured £3.2m UK government funding to deliver a marine electric charging infrastructure along the UK’s south coast. Ten sites along the sou...

IGY Marinas is partnering with Neom, the global development taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, to develop and operate the marina at Sindalah – the ‘giga-project’s luxury island destination’.  Designed to become an...

Luxury British boatbuilder Fairline has revealed new interior and exterior images of its all-new model the Targa 40, which will make its world debut at boot Düsseldorf 2024. The new Fairline Targa 40 follows the success of the Targa 38, which...

Digital Yacht has introduced iSeaSense – a new NMEA 2000 and wireless boat instrument system. iSeaSense transforms a user’s mobile phone, tablet or iPad into a ‘sophisticated’ boat instrument display for depth, speed, wind,...

The highly successful Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show 2023 has again proved how much Kiwis love their boating and fishing, organisers say. Despite concerns about the state of the economy and a fairly scary weather forecast, organisers say the pub...

The Port of Milford Haven – the biggest port in Wales and largest energy port in the UK – will trial Zelim’s Swift rescue conveyor on its operational pilot vessels. The port may also utilise this technology on its new pilot ...

Arleigh Group, one of the UK’s leading aftermarket distributor of parts and accessories to the marine and motorhome sectors, has announced the appointment of a new sales director. Mike Lewis joins the team from Travis Perkins, and with more ...

The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association’s ‘10th Antigua Sailing Day’, which was held at Lackford Lake, near Bury St Edmunds, on Sunday, was a great success.

With its construction now well underway and schedul...

Fairline has revealed new interior and exterior images of its all-new model the Targa 40, which will make its world debut at boot Düsseldorf 2024. 

Three missing British passengers who were on a diving boat in Egypt that caught fire on the weekend have died, tour operator Scuba Travel has confirmed. The fire broke out at around 8:30am local time (6:30am UK time) on Sunday 11 June and engulfed...

HM coastguard has warned the public that inflatables are not for the coast after foolish beachgoers in the UK had to be rescued after going to sea in paddling pools and other inflatable toys. Following the recent spell of sunny weather across the ...

The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona have launched the AC37 volunteer programme and are seeking thousands of volunteers to support the event across 2023 and 2024. “We are seeking the most diverse candidates from all ba...

Yamaha Marine UK has launched a trade-in bonus offer on new Yamaha outboard engines up to 15hp, effective from 1 June to 31 July 2023 inclusive. Customers wishing to trade in their old outboard, irrespective of size, make or model, for a new Yamah...

Sailing electronics manufacturer B&G has launched a new Hercules sailing performance processor. The device is said to deliver advanced data in an instant, with enhanced settings, and maximised connectivity and compatibility. B&G has also i...