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Legislation from the Department for Transport (DfT) to bring some previously unregulated activities within the scope of the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) 1995 was yesterday (18 January) laid before Parliament.

Tim Jones is aiming to raise £500,000 for the charity that saves lives at sea with pooch Monty, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, by his side.

London-based superyacht design firm Vitruvius Yachts has revealed details of its design for the Royal Yacht Britannia — a national flagship that was scrapped after being dubbed a Boris Johnson “vanity project”.

Japan has revealed plans to release more than a million tonnes of wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean this year.

The Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB team remains at the head of the IMOCA fleet on Wednesday (18 January) as all five boats continue to set a blistering pace directly towards Cape Verde.

Inspiration Marine Group is partnering with HH Catamarans and the Hudson Yacht Group as the exclusive UK representative for the HH brand’s range of fast, luxury GRP and carbon catamarans.

Regeneration is currently underway in Portsmouth and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, as part of the government’s controversial £4.8bn ‘levelling-up’ fund.

British luxury motor yacht manufacturer Fairline has announced the appointment of two new dealers for Austria and Bulgaria as the company continues to expand its business.

GAC Pindar, the global provider of marine sport, leisure and event logistics, is the official logistics partner of the new Foiling Youth World Series.

The Royal Western Yacht Club will once again host the Plymouth Fastnet 500 race in August 2023 with entries now open.

Having supported its South Coast Boat Show for the last three editions, MDL Marinas has announced Raymarine has signed a three-year headline sponsorship agreement for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Shows.

On 21 January 2023, the 54th boot Düsseldorf opens its doors. Some 1,500 exhibitors from 68 countries are on board for the show – one of the largest marine events in the world – and the 16 exhibition halls of boot Düsseldorf...

The UK is introducing new legislation to crack down on the dangerous misuse of watercraft such as jet skis, with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) being granted more powers to prosecute perpetrators of accidents.

Yamaha has launched the new XTO 450hp V8 and XTO 400hp V8 outboard engines, to offer users increased acceleration and faster speeds.

Raymarine has signed a three-year headline sponsorship agreement with MDL Marinas for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Shows.

In January 2022, Candela announced it would be partnering with Agapi Boat Club. This meant that significantly more people would be able to experience Candela’s latest foiling C-8, with significantly less cost (a new C-8 retails at circa &eu...

Denison has appointed Nicolas Fry as the firm’s new charter management director. Fry will be based out of the Monaco office, continuing efforts in Denison’s European expansion and the growth of the brokerage’s charter division.<...

America’s Cup and Marina Port Vell Barcelona have signed a partnership ahead of the regatta in 2024. Through this agreement, Marina Port Vell becomes the preferred marina for superyachts for the 37th America’s Cup, to be held in Barce...

]Entries for the world’s longest running regatta, Cowes Week, are now open for 2023.

The Marine Conservation Society has released a report highlighting the economic value of our seas that are at risk if the Retained EU Law Bill is passed and removes or weakens key, long-standing marine laws. The Bill is currentl...