Red diesel entitlement remains for recreational boaters
HM Treasury has confirmed its decision to maintain recreational boaters’ entitlement to use red diesel beyond April 2022. The...
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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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Lack of Brexit equality ‘unfair and resented’ says Knox-Johnston for Cruising Association
The Cruising Association (CA) has officially started campaigning to reduce the impact of Brexit on British small boat cruisers....
America’s Cup highlights need for shock mitigation says Sea Sure
The America’s Cup has highlighted the increasing need for shock mitigation suspension seating as spectator and support boats struggle...
Boat owners caught ‘in perfect storm’ says Cruising Association
Robin Baron, chairman of the Cruising Association’s RATS committee, says cruising yachtsmen are in the middle of ‘a perfect...
80-year-old completes solo sailing circumnavigation as 70-year-old rows Atlantic
Octogenarian Jon Sanders has become the oldest person to sail single-handedly around the world. On 31 January Sanders sailed...
75% of PHM survey respondents worried about ageing workforce
Portsmouth Harbour Marine (PHM) has released the data it collected in its 2020 skills survey in the Portsmouth Harbour...
‘Polluter should pay,’ says DfT in new consultation on flares
The Department for Transport (DfT), along with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), has published a consultation about the...
Cleat failure leads to RNLI rescue, covid-fines and donations as adventure goes awry
Three men have been issued ‘covid fines’ after being rescued from an abandoned Thames Estuary fort. Calling themselves ‘experienced...
Drunk man arrested after stealing tiki hut drinking boat
A Missouri man has been jailed after police said he was found in a stolen floating tiki hut in...
Cotentin returns to Brittany Ferries’ fleet
After nearly eight years in the Baltic, Cotentin has made a return to the Brittany Ferries family. The ship...
RYA warns boat owners face ‘enormous financial disruption’ post-Brexit
The Royal Yachting Association has released a Brexit summary to round-up the issues for recreational boaters moving into the...
