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British start-up, Drift Energy has confirmed a major breakthrough after successfully producing storable hydrogen energy from its new hydrofoil sailing catamaran.

Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite internet service to offer high-speed internet to yachts, oil rigs and merchant vessels.

Mercury Marine has introduced its next generation of 25 and 30hp outboards. The new outboards, which come in 25 and 30hp FourStroke, 25hp SeaPro and 25hp ProKicker models, feature a 3-cylinder, 500cc powerhead with electronic fuel injection.

In a high-level event of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, the industry and EU institutions came together to discuss the priorities for recreational boating and nautical tourism.

A €20 million investment has been announced by AkzoNobel to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. Around 30 new jobs will be created.

Garmin has launched its LiveScope XR sonar, which the marine electronics manufacturer claims is a revolutionary live-scanning sonar with the longest range on the market. 

Superyacht Tenders and Toys (SYTT) has announced its partnership with The Superyacht Life Foundation, which was set up to aid the perception of the superyacht industry in the wider world.

Hovertravel has announced additional late night flights to support next season’s Portsmouth FC fixtures.

PlainSailing.com are on the shortlist for the ‘Best Travel Company for Sailing / Flotilla Holidays’ in the prestigious British Travel Awards!

A soaring aqueduct in North Wales, a three-and-a-half-mile canal tunnel in Yorkshire, and a ‘stairway to heaven’ flight of 21 locks in Warwickshire are among the top 10 waterways in Britain, according to a new poll voted for by Britai...

From 12-16 October, the Barcelona International Boat Show will put on a large floating exhibition for its 60th anniversary, with the addition of the Marina Port Vell to the traditional Fusta and España docks as part of its display area....

D-Marin will acquire Punta Faro Marina in Italy as its 16th marina, marking the marina group’s first investment in the country.

Ryan West has been promoted to the role of vice president at MarineMax and will continue to lead the company’s Fort Myers operations. 

A ‘Seabin’ has been installed in the Plymouth Yacht Haven marina in Mount Batten, to remove pieces of floating plastic from the sea.

British diesel outboard engine specialist Cox Marine has announced the appointment of marine industry specialist Harry Heasman as its sales director for EMEA.

Freedom Boat Club San Diego has expanded to its fifth location in Chula Vista, which will open to the public on 23 July 2022.

A lifeboat named by the RNLI in honour of the late HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has taken to the water for the very first time.

An investigation is underway after an F/A-18 Super Hornet ‘blew overboard’ from USS Harry S. Truman. The ship was in the Mediterranean when the incident occurred and a supremely brief statement from the US Navy blames ‘unexpecte...

A survey by Promarine Finance has revealed that 74 per cent of liveaboard boat owners have previously never owned a home.

The Royal Navy has announced that, in early 2022 while on routine maritime security operations, HMS Montrose seized Iranian weapons from speedboats being operated by smugglers in international waters south of Iran.