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A decommissioned North Sea platform has arrived at Weston-super-Mare where it will be transformed into a public art piece. As the oil rig becomes a hanging garden, the aim is to create conversations about sustainability.

The world’s first AC40 is reportedly just weeks away from being shipped to its new base in Auckland.

A yacht captain and crew have had their claim – of witnessing a milky sea – verified by the National Academy of Sciences’ journal. And, in a world first, this is the first time the phenomena has been caught on camera.

XFuel has secured €8.2 million in its latest round of investment. This, the company says, lays the foundation for the commercialisation of its next-generation synthetic diesel, marine and jet fuel technology.

A new report into the mental health of seafarers has found that suicide remains a poorly understood issue in the maritime industry, with suicide likely to be significantly under-reported. The report finds that discussion of mental health at sea i...

After the recent launches of the Jeanneau Yachts 60 and 65, Jeanneau Yachts is launching a new 55-footer.

Australian-based Stacer has launched its latest line-up of vessels: the Sea Master, Crossfire, Sea Runner and WildRider.

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have safely blown up an old torpedo in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. A specialist team from the Royal Navy’s Diving and Threat Exploitation Group travelled to Orkney after survey ship MV Athena found the...

Brunswick Corporation’s Venture Group (BVG) has installed an array of photovoltaic solar panels at its location in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal. The new array, which sits atop a 3,000-square-metre segment of the facility’s roof, co...

For the first time, Weymouth Harbour businesses Weyfish, Hatch on the Harbour, and Catch at The Old Fish Market will have a dedicated dining zone at SEAFEAST, the Dorset Seafood Festival. 

Boat owners will be unable to move their boats along stretches of the UK’s longest canal next week, due to closures related to a lack of water.

The July 2022 BoatBid started this week and the catalogue is brimming with a smashing selection of boats.

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.