Marine spotlight: Altea Llakmani, CEO of FGI Yacht Group, on substance over spectacle
Altea Llakmani is CEO of FGI Yacht Group, a company she launched with Frank Grzeszczak Sr. in 2020. FGI...
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Zella Compton is the managing editor of Marine Industry News. Zella is a journalist and author specialising in marine news, maritime news, and marine business news.
Initially Zella specialised in the building industry (Hamerville Media Group), before editing trade and consumer titles for various publishing houses. She wrote a weekly column for the Portsmouth News for 14 years and has been extensively published in national press including The Times. Zella became managing editor of MIN in 2019.
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Plug-and-play solar decks for shipping
Wattlab’s expanding its solar power deck offering to seagoing shipping. SolarDeck is a modular and scalable system of deck-mounted...
Industry insight: Ostentatious design gives way to quiet luxury, say Palma manufacturers – just one of this year’s hot topics
On Monday (28 April 2025), Marine Industry News delved into the effects of the current political climate on exhibitors at...
Industry insight: Palma 2025 is a ‘buyers’ market’ given current geopolitical uncertainty
Palma International Boat Show (PIBS) 2025 opens on 30 April and will have around 250 boats on display in...
Industry insight: PIBS exhibitors reveal why yacht show is vital part of strategy
According to Toby Maclaurin, CCO of Ocean Independence: “All yacht shows are, to an extent, optimistic stabs in the...
ICOMIA podcast: Wyndham Tops, Red Sea Global, on the Gulf’s rapid evolution as a marine destination
The Gulf region is witnessing a rapid evolution in its leisure marine sector, led by coordinated industry efforts through...
Maintaining stable margins more challenging post Brexit, says Rooster
MIN sits down with Rooster’s Luke Morrison to unpick the reasoning behind opening and closing an EU warehouse in...
‘Global trend towards electrification irreversible’ says Candela, as Trump cries ‘drill baby drill’
The world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry picks up passenger numbers, cuts commute times and will return after ice melts....
Video: Massive fire in Türkiye marina destroys yachts
A massive marine fire swept through Karagozler Marina, Fethiye, Türkiye yesterday (10 April 2025). Official information is sparse at...
‘A crappy service’ says River Action, as Boat Race crews warned of sewage-stuffed Thames
Warnings have been issued about the quality of the River Thames as rowing crews from rival universities – Oxford...
New online chandlery opens courtesy of Morgan Marine
Morgan Marine – a boatyard, workshop, chandlery and boat retailer – is further expanding its services. While the former...
