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Watch MIN/GMBA/PSP’s online seminar Export Insights: UAE
Friday, 16 July 2021The third online seminar collaboration between Marine Industry News, Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) and PSP Logistics is now available to view.
Typhoon International extends Swarm range
Friday, 16 July 2021Typhoon International has extended its 2021 Swarm range, adding the Swarm4 Boot.
Southampton’s new cruise terminal receives first vessel
Friday, 16 July 2021The Port of Southampton’s £55m cruise terminal has welcomed its first vessel.
HRH The Princess Royal Visits Princess Yachts
Thursday, 15 July 2021 Princess Yachts hosted HRH The Princess Royal at their South Yard facility in Plymouth. The Princess Royal visited Princess Yachts as an extension of awarding the company’s Apprenticeship programme with a Princess Royal Award in 2020. The awar...Dani Rowe named RYA Yachtmaster® of the Year
Thursday, 15 July 202125-year-old welsh sailor, Dani Rowe has been named as the recipient of the RYA Yachtmaster® of the Year award for her exceptional demonstration of sailing skills during her RYA Yachtmaster certificate of competence exam.
Cowes Classics Week delights both competitors and visitors
Thursday, 15 July 2021Cowes Classics Week 2021, held from 5 – 9 July, was one of the first major yacht regattas held in the UK since 2019 and attracted a record entry of 196 yachts.
Italy bans large cruise ships from Venice
Thursday, 15 July 2021Italy’s cabinet has declared Venice a national monument and will stop vessels weighing more than 25,000 tonnes from entering from 1 August 2021.
Fossil fuel free Antarctica voyage
Thursday, 15 July 2021A crew has completed a three-month, 4,000-mile voyage to Antarctica in a resorted 28ft steel hull sailboat using only sail and a Torqeedo all-electric auxiliary propulsion system, which was recharged by solar and wind energy underway.
Icom’s new hybrid LTE/digital two-way radio
Thursday, 15 July 2021Icom has launched its IP730D series, a new hybrid radio that can provide nationwide coverage over LTE networks as well as conventional VHF/UHF professional radio mode (IDAS digital/analogue radio modes) in one unit.
SailGP Inspire kickstarts youth careers programme
Thursday, 15 July 2021Activities in and around this weekend’s Great Britain Sail Grand Prix are ramping up with local youth taking centre stage. Collaborations with the University of Plymouth and City College Plymouth, which is supporting the event, have produce...
Marine Resources Recruitment launches industry podcast
Thursday, 15 July 2021Marine Resources has announced a “first-of-its-kind”, marine-based podcast called Inside Marine which is launching today.
ZeroNorth acquires Propulsion Dynamics in next step for shipping optimisation
Thursday, 15 July 2021Maritime technology company ZeroNorth announced yesterday that it has acquired the Copenhagen-based digital vessel performance company Propulsion Dynamics Inc.
Great Britain SailGP Team ready to race on home waters
Thursday, 15 July 2021The Great Britain Sail Grand Prix takes place in the stunning natural amphitheatre of the Plymouth Sound this weekend, with the British team looking to put on a strong performance for their home crowd.
Spectra Watermakers announces remote manual controlled watermakers
Thursday, 15 July 2021Spectra Watermakers, producers of energy-efficient desalination systems, has announced the launch of a new line of controllers for its Ventura 150, Ventura 200 and Catalina 340 remote manual watermakers.
Nominations open for RYA Musto Youth Awards
Wednesday, 14 July 2021The search has begun for this season’s most inspirational young boaters with nominations now open for the RYA Musto Youth Awards, celebrating the achievement of young people in sailing, windsurfing and powerboating.
August 2021 BoatBid - Open for Entries
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HMS Belfast Restoration with Jotun
Wednesday, 14 July 2021Jotun UK & Ireland are working alongside Imperial War Museums supporting vital conservation work on HMS Belfast, one of the largest and most powerful cruiser in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and now a floating museum on the Thame...
SailGP’s Adopt-a-Club Program sets sail for Britain’s Ocean City
Wednesday, 14 July 2021SailGP has announced the third installment of its Adopt-a-Club program in Plymouth, initiating partnerships with sailing clubs and local organizations including Plymouth Youth Sailing, Mount Batten Centre, Horizons (Plymouth), as part of the globa...
Watch: Jackass star attacked by shark as stunt goes horribly wrong
Wednesday, 14 July 2021A star of the TV show Jackass has been bitten by a shark when a wakeboarding stunt went wrong.
Navier recruits America’s Cup architect Paul Bieker for all-electric hydrofoil
Wednesday, 14 July 2021Silicon Valley startup Navier has recruited Oracle Team USA’s principal design engineer for the 35th America’s Cup, Paul Bieker, as lead naval architect for its first all-electric hydrofoil performance craft, the Navier 27.
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