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Poralu Marine has been awarded its second project for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, winning the contract for the supply and set-up of floating infrastructure for the small sailboat racing competitions in Marseilles.

St. Katharine Docks has been awarded the prestigious 5 Gold Anchors Award for the second time in succession.

Second hand sales are buoyant with many people realising that investing in a vessel is a great way of enjoying being out on the water with family and friends, keeping their investment secure in these choppy times and hopefully grabbing a bargain t...

Maritime UK Solent has launched its awards for companies in the Solent region to celebrate and gain recognition for their contribution to the continued success of the sector.

Paul Gullett, owner and managing director of Wave International and Aycliffe Filtration, has been appointed the new president of British Marine, the trade association for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry.

The central London marina, St. Katharine Docks, has once again been awarded one of the highest accreditations for its outstanding customer services and facilities, the prestigious 5 Gold Anchors Award.

A new programme in Florida has been established to tackle the issue of end of life boats and reduce the number of derelict vessels along the state’s waterways.

The RNLI and Her Majesty’s Coastguard are reminding families to take care when visiting the coast as new figures reveal that during the school summer holidays* last year, of the 41 lives saved by RNLI lifeguards 39 per cent were children und...

Paul Gullett, owner and managing director of Wave International and Aycliffe Filtration, has been appointed the new president of British Marine, the trade association for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry.

In response to rising demand from the Middle East, Asia and Australia, Sunreef Yachts is set to open its first overseas centre in Ras Al-Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Her Majesty’s (HM) Coastguard have teamed up remind families to take care when visiting the coast as new figures reveal that during the school summer holidays* last year, of the 41 live...

Buddens Activity Centre in Purbeck, Dorset, is undergoing a three-phase development, which includes new shower and toilet blocks alongside improvements to the facilities and dining spaces. Dorset-based activity provider Rockley Watersports announ...

Repair, maintenance and nautical services company, Heavy Seas, has signed an agreement with the Astilleros de Mallorca (Shipyards of Mallorca) to collaborate on the development of auxiliary activities for the management of refit and repair projec...

Suntex Marinas has acquired The Wharf in Marathon in the Florida Keys and, after a significant investment, will re-launch the property as Ocean View Marina. The new acquisition establishes a significant foothold for Suntex in the Keys following t...

Boatshed.com sells lots of boats every year and sometimes our customers keep in touch and come back to us when they are ready to sell and sometimes they just sail off into the sunset and we never hear from them again!

With hundreds of exhibitors, over 650 craft on display and a purpose-built marina, Southampton International Boat Show now offers visitors even more opportunities to get on the water with a myriad of different types of craft available during the t...

John Deer, an Australian solo sailor who fell off his yacht in the Caribbean Sea, and had to swim 17km to safety, has spoken of his ordeal.

An Edinburgh-based research team says plankton, the tiny organisms that sustain life in the seas, has all but been wiped out. The team’s spent two years collecting water samples from the Atlantic and in a dire warning says this means the At...

Groupe Beneteau and Vision Marine Technologies have launched a partnership to integrate Vision Marine Technologies outboard motors onboard several models across Groupe Beneteau’s brand portfolio.

Ollie Taylor has been appointed as an associate director for Anthesis Group and will be responsible for spearheading the growth of its MarineShift360 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) sustainability tool.