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Marlink (an ICT solutions specialist) is integrating its Telemar US, UK and Italy leisure market operations to create Telemar Yachting. The aim is to provide a portfolio of the firm’s managed services to the yachting market.

Footage has emerged of the dramatic moment a truck falls onto the main deck of car carrier Zambales.

A total of 87 boats competed in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s De Guingand Bowl Race. Late spring sunshine and high pressure provided a complex mix of weather in a fascinating race for 437 crew racing with the RORC.

Traditional wooden boat building has been added to the ‘endangered’ list of crafts, according to new research by Heritage Crafts. The organisation’s research is an ongoing project to track traditional craft skills on the verge o...

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator, announced its newest club in Canet-en-Roussillon located along the Mediterranean coast.

Passersby saved the life of a girl who was at risk of drowning in a rough sea at Bridlington last Sunday (7 May 2023). Video shared on Facebook by Ksenia Wright was simply captioned: “My dad’s a hero – saved a girl today.”...

Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he was coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew up on the seaside. Second, he started sailing only 12 year...

Suzuki Marine USA has appointed Nobuo Suyama as its new president. Suyama, who has been with the company for four decades, will be based at the company’s US headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

The Cruising Association (CA) is hosting a free webinar for members and non-members entitled ‘Orca and Yachts: Fact, Fiction and Fear’.

Sunreef Yachts has appointed two new dealers as the company continues to expand its catamaran model range into new markets worldwide.

Sailboat hardware manufacturer Harken UK has launched On Deck UK. This new platform allows trade customers to purchase an additional range of marine products and accessories that are separate from the deck hardware offered by Harken.

Nominations are now open for the Seafarers Awards 2023, hosted by seafarer welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers.

National Historic Ships UK has announced The Royal Yacht Britannia as the host venue for its 2023 Awards.

Upton Marina, Upton Upon Severn, (now called the Upton Lake Project) is the location for this new development.

De Tukker, the first ship operated by Dutch sustainable shipping company Ecoclipper, has set sail on the firm’s maiden voyage — 111 years after it was constructed.

Stakeholders including Princess Yachts, Cornwall Marine Network, Celtic Sea Power, and PML Applications have gathered at the University of Exeter to explore the priorities for the marine and maritime economy in the southwest region of the UK.

A historic schooner dating from 1917 will be scrapped after the National Museums of Liverpool in the UK decided its restoration and maintenance costs are unsustainable.

Jet tender specialist Williams Jet Tenders says it has invested in the region of £4m in its new offices and showroom – resulting in over 50 per cent more space at its Oxfordshire headquarters.

Bering Yachts has released the first footage of M/Y B76 Lemanja, recently added to its fleet of under 24m boats. The vessel, designed as a blue-water exploring vessel made for long voyages, is Bering Yachts‘ first custom boat built in this ...

British yacht builder Spirit Yachts has appointed Julian Weatherill as the firm’s new production and design director.