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Italian yard Rossinavi has revealed its first fully electric catamaran concept, the Sea Cat 40. The 42.75-metre catamaran design is said to have been inspired by phytoplankton, a type of marine algae that can convert sunlight into energy.

Online boat rental marketplace Zizoo has secured US$7.5 million in growth funding from Liquidity Group, a global capital market credit automation company and fund manager.

Marine electric propulsion systems and services company ePropulsion is expanding across Asia with the appointment of two new distributors. 

Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has announced the launch of custom solutions to pair with its new SD15 saildrive.

The Boat Race Company has announced the RNLI as its official charity partner for The Boat Race 2022.

Hannah Cotterell, community manager at the savvy navvy boating app, considers the key things to look for in a boat navigation app.

A host of the British Sailing Team’s Tokyo 2020 stars have been recognised in the New Year Honours List for services to sailing.

Due to rising concerns regarding the omicron variant of covid-19, the German government has announced that no trade fairs are to take place in January, which includes boot Düsseldorf, according to news reports emerging from Germany.

The British Keelboat Academy has announced its new squad for the 2022 season.

On 9 January, a fleet of 25 British-built yachts, ranging in size from 54 – 73ft, will set sail on a circumnavigation of the world as the third edition Oyster World Rally begins from Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua.

The Royal Hospital School in Suffolk is celebrating after Year 12 student Sebastian Kempe won the Youth Sailing World Championship in Oman.

Berth holders at Milford Marina have once again got into the Christmas spirit by taking part in the annual Christmas boat dressing competition.

David Beckham has bought himself an early Christmas present, reportedly splashing out on a new £5 million yacht.

After yet another unusual year, the MIN office is closing for the holidays. Your favourite marine trade publication is back on 4 January 2022 with more breaking maritime news and in-depth industry insights.

The UK government has confirmed that from 1 January 2022, recreational boat owners will not be required to pay a second amount of UK VAT if their vessels have been outside the UK for more than three years.

Dates for all eight stopovers, as well as a new fly-by past Kiel in Germany, have now been confirmed for the 14th edition of The Ocean Race.

CL Yachts has launched its new flagship, the CLX96 SAV (sea activity vessel), from its shipyard in Zhuhai, China.

Icom is introducing a new AIS Receive Version of its IC-M510 VHF/DSC marine radio.

The Seafarers’ Charity has reported that the project to develop safety management onboard fishing vessels to the standard of the Fishing Safety Management (FSM) code is well underway. The new service called Fishing First Safety Management S...