Marine Industry News magazine – Issue 14 – January 2025
Welcome to issue 14 of Marine Industry News magazine. In this issue, market predictions are laid out in Focus on the...
Marine Industry News’ reports
REVEALED: MIN’s top stories of 2024
Thank you to all MIN‘s readers who continue to check out the latest in marine industry news on a...
German boat market limps through 2024 but some positive signs signal hope for 2025
GMBA representative for Germany, Falk Morgenstern, takes a frank look at the state of the German boat market and...
Exclusive: BM’s new president sets out his hopes for the new government . . . that it’s boring
Labour has swept to office today with what’s being described as a ‘historic landslide’ in the UK’s general election....
Mystery of orca behaviour continues as Cruising Association pleads for data
It’s been a year of numbers. Orca have sunk two boats, memberships to orca Facebook groups have rocketed past...
West System epoxy protects powerboat at bottom of lake for eight years
Fergal Butler is a man with a plan. After giving up work — as a daffodil picker — he...
Boatbuilding added to ‘endangered’ list of British crafts
Traditional wooden boat building has been added to the ‘endangered’ list of crafts, according to new research by Heritage...
In Focus: Preventing death by accidental drowning in marinas, what’s the answer?
Earlier in April 2023, a woman’s body was pulled out from Thames and Kennet Marina. Officers recovered her body...
In Focus: Shocking story behind IPL’s £650,000 pollution scandal
While the marine industry may be familiar with International Paint Ltd’s (IPL) recent conviction and fine for polluting the...
In Focus: Propspeed’s CEO on strategy, boat show secrets and Kiwi ingenuity
After its biggest revenue month ever in February 2023, and tremendous growth in sales more synonymous with a startup...
In Focus: Black antifoul suspected cause of orca attacks
The last couple of years have proved perilous for some sailing the Iberian coastline. Once boats could amble at...
