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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.

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’.