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A historic 19th century commercial boat anchor, rescued from the bottom of the River Weaver Navigation, has been given a new home on display at the foot of Anderton Boat Lift, Britain’s Cathedral of the Canals, in Northwich.

Marine consultancy and survey company, ABPmer, has appointed Martin Williams to its metocean services division.

Goliath Series has unveiled a new polar explorer class sailing yacht design with solid sails. The new Caribù Solid Sail is a 113m, six-deck, two-masted polar class sailing yacht. Its solid sail system has integrated load sensing technology...

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has officially opened (28 September) and will run until 30 September in Tampa, Florida. The show includes a number of networking and special events for industry professionals ...

Caponnetto Hueber has sealed a partnership with Victory Marine for the Seabird/ E1 Series project, the world’s first and only electric powerboat racing series.

Synergy Group, one of the world’s leading ship managers, has appointed Martin Ackermann as chief commercial officer, responsible for finance, commercial, strategy, and transformation interventions across the group.

Leading electric propulsion manufacturer, ePropulsion, has expanded its distribution network in Australia, by launching ePropulsion AU. The new business arm will handle all sales, service, support and any repairs or warranty claims for the A...

Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax has elected Adam M. Johnson to its board of directors.

The secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim, and the director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Rider, have issued a joint statement (Circular Letter No.4204/Add.42) calling for por...

The RYA is calling on its global network of more than 100,000 members to help spread the word about the many benefits of being a member to their friends and family with its Refer a Friend programme.   

The 2021 Regional Junior Championships has been hailed an overriding success after more than 1,200 youngsters took to the water over two weekends of racing.

Two climbers say they are ‘extremely grateful’ to HM Coastguard after a terrifying experience on a 60m (200ft) sandstone sea stack in Sutherland, Scotland.

Superyacht Nautique says it’s proud to be chosen as the sole wakeboard tender to be onboard the new ‘go-anywhere’ explorer and adventure vessel, the Roam Shadow.

The Canal & River Trust is busy waging a major battle to control invasive weeds on the Lancaster Canal.

British actor Daniel Craig has been made an honorary commander in the Royal Navy – matching the on-screen rank of the UK’s legendary fictitious spy, James Bond.

A world champion windsurfer has set the standard in the new Foil the Wight challenge.

Rolls-Royce and Sanlorenzo have agreed to deepen their working relationship.

Keith has been a key member of the Boatshed Wales team from the day that Mike de Graaf took over this brand. The marketing attributes attracted Keith to Boatshed as they were far more comprehensive than other brokerage company of the time, and Bo...

Bookings for journeys onboard tall ship SV Tenacious in 2022 are now open.

A former Royal Marine has successfully completed a row across the Atlantic Ocean.