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A £35m HMS Victory project marks the 100th anniversary of the ship being brought into Portsmouth’s dry dock.

Directors of UK boatbuilder Discovery Shipyard have nominated Neil Gostelow and Stephen Absolom of Interpath Advisory as joint liquidators, according to reports.

The ‘cursed’ superyacht Bella T, once known as Summit One, is to be auctioned after sitting neglected for 20 years moored in the Port of Cape Town.

Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine is moving into ‘green’ ship recycling, after being awarded a permit by local authorities in Indonesia to conduct ship recycling activities. 

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is set to collaborate with Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary specialising in autonomous navigation technologies for ships, on real-life trials of autonomous boat technologie...

Ice boaters have hit the frozen waters of Lake Geneva and Lake Como in Wisconsin, USA, as temperatures dipped.

Marinetek Group has appointed Dutchman Ruurd van Putten and his Vietnam-based company, Anchor Management, as its representative for south-east Asia.

GRP Solutions has appointed composite specialist Tommi Buckley in the newly created role of technical manager. Buckley joins the company with specialist knowledge of the manufacture of GRP and FRP products in the marine industry, and he will be r...

A £35m conservation project to renovate Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory has been announced, on the 100th anniversary of the warship being brought into dry dock.

A luxury catamaran has gone up in flames at a marina in Pattaya, Thailand, causing an estimated 18 million baht (US$539,000) of damage, according to media reports.

Family-owned Balk Shipyard, a Dutch shipbuilder that specialises in refits and rebuilds, has been acquired by Hong Kong-based investment company Zhongying International.

PS Medway Queen was returned ‘home’ to Gillingham on Friday 7 January to have the hull inspected, cleaned and repainted.

MDL Marinas has announced that its sales and marketing director, Tim Mayer, has formally been appointed to its board of directors.

Marine Connection has acquired the majority interest in Boaters Exchange, a 20-year retail dealership with two Central Florida locations including Rockledge and New Smyrna Beach.

The Limestone Boat Company, owner and builder of Aquasport Boats, Limestone Boats and Boca Bay Boats, has appointed Keith McDevitt as its new director of marketing.

Entries have opened for the RYA and BUSA Women’s Team Racing Championships, which will take place at Budworth Sailing Club over the weekend of 19/20 February 2022.

Pip Hare, who needs very little introduction as the eighth woman in history to complete the Vendee Globe, will be the first big name to open the inaugural show.

A fire has broken out at the Ferretti shipyard in Cattolica. The shocking video footage shows flames engulfing one boat and firefighters on the scene.

Pure Watercraft, manufacturer of electric boats and propulsion systems, and General Motors has unveiled its all-electric pontoon boat at US exbhibition CES and has opened pre-orders on its website. This is the first product to result from Pu...

Sunseeker International will be adopting the Module F scheme of certification and apply it to its entire model range by the end of 2022.