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The National Composites Centre has launched a Blue Composites Project in an effort to address the growing challenge of decarbonisation and recycling of composite materials in the marine industry. It aims to create the UK’s first glass fibre...

National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again on the lookout for photographers to submit their favourite images of the sea, for its tenth annual competition honouring the UK’s proud maritime heritage.

Working in partnership with the RNLI, Helly Hansen has announced the return of its annual lifejacket clinic, providing Personal Flotation Device PFD guidance at the annual Round the Island Race.

New research shows that there has been a massive growth in the number of people participating in watersports during the pandemic. The annual Watersports Participation Survey 2021 says that approximately 11.7m people took part in one or more of th...

The MTA awards dinner returned this week (20June22) after a two and a half years hiatus and MIN is delighted to report that its publisher, Mike Shepherd, has been awarded Personality of the Year. Shepherd was nominated for his passion to create o...

The world’s longest-ranging, fully electric ferry, Ellen, set a new world record at the 7th annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Sønderborg, Denmark. The electric boat sailed 50 nautical miles (92 kilometres) on a single ...

ePropulsion UK has won the first Green Innovator Award. It was presented at MDL’s Green Tech Boat Show (June 2022).

Oranje Nassau, a 20-metre, 55-passenger sightseeing boat and water taxi operating on Berlin’s waterways was recently put back into service after its diesel engine was replaced with a fully integrated all-electric propulsion system by Torqee...

Genoa-based shipyard Tankoa Yachts has unveiled its T500 Tethys explorer superyacht, which offers hybrid propulsion options.

The T500 Tethys features exteriors and flexible interiors developed with the Milan-based studio Hot Lab, with a gr...

A long-term, increasingly warming pool of water in the northeast Pacific has been discovered by a team of researchers from the University of Hamburg. The pool measures three million square kilometres and results from increased anthropogenic green...

A colossal, multi-storey floating restaurant that was a landmark in Hong Kong, has sunk in the South China Sea, less than a week after it was towed away from Hong Kong.

National Historic Ships UK has appointed four vessels to act as its Flagships for 2022. 

According to new research, there has been a massive growth in the number of people participating in watersports during the pandemic. 

As part of its 180th anniversary this year Riva has created a short film starring three famous ‘friends of the brand’…

There were winners all round at the inaugural Sea Angling Classic, held in Portsmouth and on The Solent over 15 – 19 June.

GJW Direct is the headline sponsor for Autism On The Water’s brand-new 2022 campaign The South Coast Adventure.

The Ancasta Group has launched the Ancasta HUB, a new online and interactive community bringing together a plethora of informative and engaging boating content, including news, events, cruising guides and articles.

The July 2022 BoatBid will take place on:
Monday 11th July
until
Sunday 17th July

The Great Britain SailGP Team finished in third place with Chicago delivering stunning racing for the second leg of SailGP Season 3.

Dramatic footage has been released by Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) of a boat fire in the Solent which took place just outside Portsmouth Harbour (19June22).