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Technical Marine Supplies, a UK-based European distribution company, has launched its brand-new B2B website. The company says it’s designed to provide customers with a seamless and efficient online experience. That means that customers can ...

Catamaran builder Privilège Marine has appointed Pascal Heems as CEO with immediate effect, replacing Gildas Le Masson.

Marina Projects has completed the superyacht berth upgrade at Ocean Village and Marina Bay in Gibraltar as part of a larger redevelopment initiative.

Seaquip 2026, the new Mediterranean Yacht and Marine Equipment Trade Fair, has seen at least 46 companies reserve space, with 40 participants confirmed — including two international exhibitors — in the first two months since the event...

Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time since the start is 56 days, 2 ...

Sunseeker has issued a statement to clarify its position on its ‘temporary’ layoff of workers prior to Christmas 2024.

In March 2025 the major exhibition Pirates will open at the National Maritime Museum, tracing the changing depictions of pirates throughout the ages and revealing the brutal history often obscured by fiction.

The team behind the Vendée Globe has issued a statement to say the first competitors are predicted to return to shore between 14 and 16 January. But, unexpected challenges along the route continue to thwart competitors, like unexpected squ...

Fifteen tourists from the State of Mexico had to be rescued after their yacht ran aground and sank on the cliffs near Acapulco. The shocking incident occurred on New Year’s Eve. According to local media, strong waves and gusts of wind in th...

As the global startup scene shifts into 2025, Gabbi Richardson (founder of Yachting Ventures) highlights what marine investors are looking for, and sets out financial planning, raising capital and exactly what each funding round means.

Palm Beach Motor Yachts has completed significant renovations to its manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia.

Parker Adams, said to be one of the UK’s fastest-growing marine brokerages, has acquired FlexiSail. Under its new ownership, FlexiSail will continue operating under its established brand.

Williams Jet Tenders has been presented with a King’s Award for Enterprise, in the International Trade category.

Zhik has announced it’s the official apparel partner of the 2024 Moth World Championships, currently taking place in New Zealand (until 7 January 2025).

Icebergs have been confirmed by CLS – the organisation retained by the Vendée Globe to monitor ice which uses satellites and teams of experts to monitor the ice from space.

Paolo Vitelli, founder and president of the Azimut-Benetti Group, and a titan of the Italian boating industry, has passed away at the age of 77 following a domestic accident at his home in Ayas, Valle d’Aosta, in Italy.

British boatbuilder Sunseeker announced a number of temporary layoffs shortly before Christmas due to “restrictions in its supply chain” during December.

US boatbuilder Hinckley Yachts has appointed Gavin McClintock as its new chief executive officer. McClintock previously served as chief financial officer for Safe Harbor Marinas and is the founder of the marina group Tidekeeper. He takes over lea...

After announcing a major breakdown to the steering system of the IMOCA Maître CoQ V’s on Friday, 27 December, damage which was impossible to repair at sea, Yannick Bestaven, in consultation with his technical team, has stopped in...

Fabrum and King Watercraft, both based in Christchurch, New Zealand, have collaborated on the design and build of a zero-emission hydrogen-powered RIB. The H2Ocean rigid inflatable begins sea trials this month (January 2025).