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Marine specialist recruitment agency Marine Resources is partnering with METSTRADE for the second consecutive year, to present the METSTRADE Career Zone within the show’s Young Professionals Club.

Emsworth Yacht Harbour, a marina in Emsworth on the UK’s south coast, has sold a controlling stake to an Employee Ownership Trust.

Explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has appointed Yeoward Boatyards as its dealer for the South West region of England. Yeoward becomes the first dealer of the boatbuilder’s Discovery Series.

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Australia’s Mara Stransky has responded to the pressure of a close Olympic selection battle by moving to the top of the ILCA 6 dinghy leaderboard after a sunny, sea breeze day three of the World Cup Series at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mal...

Suntex Marina Investors, the largest standalone marina owner in the U.S., and Centerbridge Partners announced that they have established a joint venture backed by Centerbridge-affiliated funds and global institutional investors to acquire over $1....

Torqeedo has announced the successful closing of the acquisition by Yamaha Motor. The closing of the share purchase agreement with German engine manufacturer DEUTZ AG, the previous owner of Torqeedo, marks a milestone in Yamaha Motor’s Marin...

Spirit Yachts has announced entry is open for its upcoming regatta, to be held in partnership with Locate Guernsey.  Taking place in Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, from 15 – 22 June, the event is exclusively for Spirit Yachts’ ...

Diverse Marine has announced a strategic partnership with Hefring Marine, which will see the integration of an artificial intelligence marine solution as a standard feature in all new vessels built at its yard.

UpWind by MerConcept, the new, all-female training hub for female sailors launched in February, has announced the shortlist of 16 sailors invited to Concarneau for a week-long selection process. The sailors were whittled down from over 120 applica...

The RYA and Cruising Association are urging vigilance for orca encounters in The Bay of Biscay, Iberian Peninsula and Strait of Gibraltar.

The RYA has renewed its partnership with boat insurance specialists Bishop Skinner Marine.

A company that provides berthing and marine services at a grade II-listed Welsh marina dating back to the 18th century has been sold after falling into administration in 2023.

Eight people have scrambled through a series of African countries to rejoin their cruise ship after it left São Tomé and Príncipe without them.

Organisers of the 2024 Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) have confirmed this year’s show featured a record number of vessels on display, making it the largest fleet in the show’s four-decade history.

Explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has launched its first public investment round. The UK firm is raising £6m Series A capital from institutional and retail investors.

MDL Marinas has acquired a 3.2-acre plot at Lower William Street in Southampton, on the UK’s south coast, offering expansion opportunities for its Shamrock Quay Marina.

British sailmaker OneSails GBR (East) says it has recycled, reused, and repurposed over 250 old and unwanted sails in 12 months, since partnering with marine charity ReSail in March 2023.

Great Britain’s Olympic hopeful Micky Beckett took advantage of a dramatic change of conditions at the 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar on the second day of the World Cup Series event.

The thermal sea-breeze conditions for which Mallorca’s Bay of Palma is world renowned returned to allow a full programme of competition to be completed today, getting the giant 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar Olympic cl...