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An artist has created an extraordinary underwater ‘forest’ of more than 90 sculptures 200m off the Cypriot coast. 

In a move to strengthen its presence in the UK, Navico – parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad Yachting, B&G and C-MAP brands – has appointed Aquafax as its preferred wholesaler for the UK.

Germany’s HanseYachts AG has unveiled its new motorboat brand, RYCK, which was developed in cooperation with yacht designer Bill Dixon.

Yanmar Marine International has completed the first installation in Europe of its new high horsepower 6LF diesel engines. Spanish Yanmar dealer Motonáutica Balear, based in Mallorca, repowered Magnum 40 motorboat Adriana with two Yanmar 6L...

Montrose Port Authority has awarded a contract to Inland & Coastal Marina Systems for the supply and installation of a new pontoon to service the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm.

Marine multi-channel retailer, West Marine, has announced that Eric Kufel will succeed Ken Seipel as chief executive officer. As part of this planned transition, Seipel will become lead independent director of the West Ma...

Last week Boatshed Brighton sold this 2003 Hanse 371.

MDL Marinas has announced the appointment of four new marina managers, two of whom have been promoted internally. David Walters has been promoted to manage Saxon Wharf Marina with Paul Atkins also being promoted to marina manager at Ocean Vi...

To celebrate and reward upcoming talent in the marine industry, the Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA) has announced a new award for 2021 –  The YJA Stoneways Marine Young Journalist of the Year.

The second day of the 49thRolex Fastnet Race served to emphasize the difference in speed potential between monohulls and mulitihulls, as the French trimaran Maxi Edmond de Rothschild finished the 695nm race in remarkable time of 1 day, 9 hours, 14...

Cowes Week 2021 marked the introduction of a new club cruiser racing division in partnership with the Cruising Association as presenting sponsor of the trophy.

A wildlife ranger has captured amazing footage of basking sharks in the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland.

Gulf Craft has recorded a robust 42 per cent growth in the value of its global order book during the first half of the year (January to June 2021) compared to the full year of 2020. 

A major Atlantic Ocean current, which is part of the Gulf Stream, may have been losing stability over the past century and could be “nearing a critical threshold”, reports a concerning recent study by Potsdam Institute for C...

UK-based international marine sales representatives, Global Marine Associates (GMA) has announced the appointment of Paul Woodlock (pictured) as European sales manager.

Water systems expert, Attwood, has announced the Sahara Mk2 Automatic Bilge Pump is now available to customers in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).

BMT, the international design, engineering, science and risk management consultancy, has appointed Catriona Savage to technical assurance director, responsible for the company’s global technical authority. Savage rejoins BMT from a role as ...

Damen has received an order for a Transshipment Crane Barge from Transhipment Services Australia (TSA). As it is able to supply the new Crane Barge 6324 directly from stock, Damen says it will fulfil the order in four weeks.

We are really pleased to announce our bespoke BoatBid auction for the Cutlass 27 we have for sale with Boatshed.com.

A boat in the shape of a giant violin, built as an homage to people who have died from Covid-19, had a test voyage in Venice on Friday as a cellist played on the deck, according to the Daily Mail.