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MAN has approved all marine engines from its current product range for use with renewable diesel fuel, meaning customers can replace conventional petroleum-based diesel fuel with ‘green’ or renewable diesel.

UNESCO is to reveal a new global programme to ensure 100 per cent of coastal communities will be ‘tsunami ready’ by 2030.

Mylor Sailing & Powerboat School and its charitable arm Mylor Sailability have struck gold in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.

Les Sables d’Olonne put together all of the key ingredients to honour the solo skippers of the second edition of the Vendée Arctique Les Sables. The public turned out in significant numbers to greet the skippers and mark their endeavo...

In excess of 120 boats and over 500 crews and volunteers are assembling for Cowes Classics Week with racing starting on 27 June.

Chichester Harbour Race Week returns with five days of racing kicking off on 15 August.

A former RNLI rescue ship has reportedly been blocked from rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean by British Coastguard officials. 

Over the last two years, there has been a ‘worrying’ break in the downward trend for losses, with the average number of containers lost at sea per year increasing by 18 per cent to 1,629.

Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela has revealed pictures of its new P-12 Shuttle, which will hit Stockholm’s waters for a nine-month trial next year.

The UK’s largest aquarium, the National Marine Aquarium, will feature in a new TV series for BBC Two and iPlayer, taking viewers behind the scenes of its stunning, world-class exhibits.

Outdoor clothing brand Helly Hansen has announced the return of its annual lifejacket clinic today (24 June), in partnership with RNLI. The Scandinavian firm is providing Personal Flotation Device (PFD) guidance at the annual Round the Island Rac...

Expanding its self-catering accommodation options, MDL Marinas’ Mercury Yacht Harbour and Holiday Park has added four brand new bell tents into its already comprehensive range of accommodation.

A ‘zombie apocalypse’ has descended on Clear Lake in Wainwright, Canada, with the survivors earning an officially recognised diving qualification.

Garmin has released details of its new Fusion Signature Series 3i marine speakers, which feature speakers, subwoofers and wake tower speakers designed for use on boats.

The dates for the next edition of the Palma International Boat Show (PIBS) have been confirmed as 27-30 April, 2023.

After just over 100 hours in the SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race, Franco Niggeler’s Kuka3 crossed the finishing-line at Wicklow Harbour on Wednesday evening after convincingly leading the on the water race for four solid days.

“Modifications, unless properly planned, can significantly erode a vessel’s margin of stability,” says Andrew Moll, chief inspector of marine accidents. “It is essential that skippers know the limitations of their vessels,...

The first Green Innovator Award was presented at MDL’s Green Tech Boat Show on Friday, 17 June to exhibitor ePropulsion UK, by technology and motorsports presenter, Nikki Dean.

Not content with winning the Marine Equipment and Materials Innovation Award for its Omega shock mitigating seat insert at this year’s Seawork, Sea Sure has launched its latest Shock-wbv suspension seat the ‘L Series’.

The Dorset Seafood Festival is returning to Weymouth Peninsula on the 10 – 11 September for its 15th year.