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German luxury boatbuilder Alva Yachts, which specialises in electric solar catamarans and sailboats, has announced details of a pioneering solar superyacht catamaran.

A record-breaking sailing superyacht understood to have been commissioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been delivered.

The organisers of London Luxury Afloat are welcoming Azimut, Bayliner, Beneteau, MGM Boats and RAND to London Luxury Afloat (18-22 April).

Marine antenna design specialist Shakespeare Marine has announced the appointment of its new Chinese distributor.

The lineup for the first Innovation Corner at this year’s Palma Superyacht Village (27th-30th April) has been confirmed.

British boatbuilder Sunseeker International has launched a new training initiative to address a national skills shortage affecting the marine industry.

Plymouth RNLI volunteers have helped save a man who was in the water for 25 minutes, after his vessel sank near Rame Head, in the Whitsand Bay area.

Swedish high-performance electric boat maker, X Shore has raised around 300 million SEK (£23m) in the company’s latest round of fundraising. The company is projected to reach EBITDA profitability in 2024.

The German shipbuilder Lürssen, which makes luxury superyachts and military vessels, has reportedly been targeted by a ransomware cyberattack.

The 2023 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show has revealed details of its most extensive lineup of global power, sail and electric boating brands to date.

A sailor taking part in the round-the-world Golden Globe race has been rescued after his boat was damaged in a south Atlantic storm.

Bigger and better than ever before, the 2023 South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show boasts its most impressive line-up of global power, sail and electric boating brands yet. If you’re serious about buying, then this year’s show at Ocea...

Swedish boatbuilder Nimbus Group has acquired the dealership rights for boats under the Nimbus and Paragon brands from Gressvik Marina in Østfold, Norway.

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), the parent company of brands including Alumacraft, Manitou, Sea-Doo, Rotax and Quintrex, has opened a European design and innovation centre in Sophia Antipolis, France.

Solar-electric boatbuilder Silent-Yachts has appointed Fabrizio Iarrera as its COO to oversee day-to-day administrative and operational functions at the firm.

The fishing fleet in Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a new Fishing First Safety Management project.

Since the 1940s, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has organised a season of multiple races and organised the first RORC Season’s Points Championship in 2000 using the IRC Rating System.

IT was 1740 UTC when Ian Herbert Jones first saw the Taiwanese Fishing Vessel ZI DA WANG arriving from the North. 26 hours before, the Shropshire sailor closing the GGR fleet in the southern Atlantic was unable to make contact by sat phone. He cho...

Sunseeker International launches a new training initiative to address a national skills shortage affecting the marine industry.

In December 2022, Emirates Team New Zealand broke the wind-powered land-speed world record in our revolutionary land yacht, Horonuku, piloted by Glenn Ashby.