RNLI & Swim England offers 1000s more free Swim Safe places to children
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Swim England have this year joined forces with the Royal Yachting Association...
UK marine sector
Exhibition ‘sets the record straight’ on women in maritime
After its launch at last year’s London International Shipping Week, an exhibition spotlighting the inspirational stories of women in...
Contest Yachts and Ancasta form Contest Yachts UK
Dutch bluewater yacht builder Contest Yachts has partnered with the Ancasta Group to form Contest Yachts UK. As Contest...
Safer beaches app rolled out across Cornwall
The free MyCoast beach information app is now live across all 60 RNLI Lifeguarded beaches in Cornwall, on the...
Ipswich port and marina upgrade: £2m development proposed
Associated British Ports (ABP) has revealed plans to invest further in the Port of Ipswich, with a focus on...
New owner for UK boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers
British boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers has been acquired by a team led by Ben Walker of Blue Lagoon Marine. The...
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....
Titanic shipbuilder halts trading amid row with auditors
Belfast-based shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has temporarily suspended trading of its shares due to delays in filing audited accounts....
Skipper fined £26,000+ for going wrong way in Dover Strait
After repeatedly heading the wrong way along the south-west Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), a skipper has been fined a...
Twisted Marine acquires Scorpion and vows to uphold legacy
Twisted Marine has acquired Scorpion RIBs. Production on new builds of Twisted Scorpions will begin immediately and the company...
Aqua superPower in Canada-UK transatlantic vessel-to-grid project
A transatlantic partnership driven by marine charge point operator Aqua superPower and vessel-to-grid (V2G) software provider BlueGrid will deploy...
