Diverse Marine and Turner Iceni complete another upcycling refit
Diverse Marine and Turner Iceni have announced the completion of their fourth upcycling refit, Iceni Defiant, serving as an...
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£2.4m funding to support seafarers’ mental wellbeing
£2.4 million has been allocated for projects to support seafarers’ mental wellbeing and support the maritime sector. The government...
Deborah Layde to lead The Seafarers’ Charity
The chair and trustees of the general council of The Seafarers’ Charity have announced the appointment of Deborah Layde...
Electric ferry sails 50 miles on single battery charge
The world’s longest-ranging, fully electric ferry, Ellen, set a new world record at the 7th annual Global Conference on...
Berlin’s first retro-fit electric sightseeing boat
Oranje Nassau, a 20-metre, 55-passenger sightseeing boat and water taxi operating on Berlin’s waterways was recently put back into...
Giant unfinished cruise ship to be sold for scrap
A 9,000 passenger cruise ship, that was destined to be one of the largest cruise ships in the world,...
MAIB releases report on fatal, single-handed ‘high risk’ fisherman
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released the findings of its investigation into a fatal incident when a...
Holly Manvell new head of of commercial operations at Falmouth Harbour
Holly Manvell has been appointed as Falmouth Harbour’s first head of commercial operations. Manvell, with a background in legal...
British boatbuilder delivers the world’s first fully recyclable boat
ExoTechnologies says its first commercial vessel is being delivered to Police Scotland, built from its fully recyclable Danu composite material...
£15m funding bid for Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre
Torridge Councillors have voted to support a funding bid, seeking approximately £15m to create the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation...
15,000 sheep drown after ship sinks in Sudan
A livestock vessel carrying thousands of sheep sank in Sudan’s Red Sea port of Suakin yesterday (12June22), drowning most...
