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Around 1,700 workers will be impacted by temporary layoffs at Mercury Marine’s Fond du Lac headquarters, in the US state of Wisconsin, as the company continues to be impacted by declining sales.

US boatbuilder Malibu Boats has appointed Steven D. Menneto as its new chief executive, effective from 5 August 2024.

After its launch at last year’s London International Shipping Week, an exhibition spotlighting the inspirational stories of women in maritime is coming to Portsmouth, on the UK’s south coast.

UK explorer yacht builder Arksen has revealed details of its new Arksen 65 model. It is the latest in the yard’s Explorer Series, following the recently delivered Arksen 85.

Asian yacht dealership Simpson Marine is expanding into Vietnam in partnership with O2H2O Vietnam, represented by Alexandre Heng, a yacht and jet sales brokerage company in Asia; and Sassy Nguyen, CEO of the SS&Sons Group, a holding company r...

US boatbuilder Sailfish Boats has appointed three new dealers in the US: Carefree Marine Group in Pompano Beach, FL, Atlantic Coast Marine in Jacksonville, FL, and Total Marine in Norwalk, CT. 

Penguin Refrigeration, a supplier of marine refrigeration and air conditioning solutions, has announced its latest Vitrifrigo product – the C85 BD Nano.

The Round Iceland Race (RIR) will be in its second edition and will start on 31 August 2025 from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The course, quite simply, is to leave the Eddystone Lighthouse to Starboard, Iceland to Starboard and finish on t...

The UK Ship Register (UKSR) now has a new feature-packed website. It’s now easier for seafarers and vessel owners from around the globe to access a wide range of essential information and services from one of the world’s best performin...

We are delighted to report that our website traffic continues to surge, with visitors from all over the globe preferring Boatshed for their boating needs.

The latest orca interaction has been reported with two young orca apparently ramming a 40ft sailboat, damaging the yacht off the coast of Bigouden, northern France.

Marina de Portimão on the Portuguese coast has unveiled expansion plans which include new superyacht moorings.

Ambitious growth plans for Dromeas Yachts means the company is undergoing strategic restructuring – specific plans for this will be laid out in the coming months. It’s got a lot to do with increasing demand meaning the company has to ...

Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA), a group of 23 marine industry consultants that supports the marine industry across a variety of sectors, has appointed Melanie Symes and Falk Morgenstern to represent GMBA in Spain and Germany, respectively...

Rooster has extended its best wishes to all its supported sailors preparing to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games.

The Wildlife Trust is set to launch National Marine Week with this year’s theme Sea the Connection, inviting people across the UK to explore and share their connection with the ocean. 

Ferretti Group has announced the launch of its fourth hull in the Pershing GTX116 series. The 35-metre motor yacht splashed in Fano, Italy, earlier this month. 

The fourteenth and final race of the epic 40,000nm Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race got underway from Oban, Scotland on 21 July.

A British tourist who drowned in Lake Como on Wednesday has been named as 21-year-old Sam Rigby.

The Iranian Navy has suffered an embarrassing incident with one of its destroyers – in port. Local reports suggest that Sahand was being repaired at a port on the coast of ​​Bandar Abbas, but capsized and sunk after ‘the r...