Baglietto’s shipyard sits quietly on the La Spezia waterfront, but nothing about the operation feels small. The sheds hum with specialists, the slips are packed with steel and aluminium giants in mid-build, and the order book stretches years into the future. Yet, despite its 170-year legacy and star-studded roster of owners, Baglietto often can’t say […]
Lithium batteries have become the headline villain in yacht fire conversations, but according to Fireboy chief operations officer Robert Aldous, the data tells a very different story. While new propulsion systems and alternative fuels are changing the way vessels are designed and operated, most marine fires still begin in far more familiar places. As the […]
Relief is rippling through the Clyde boating community after Peel Ports Clydeport confirmed it will not move forward — for now — with plans to introduce a new conservancy fee for leisure vessels. The proposal, first floated last year, sparked anger, anxiety and fierce opposition from small boat owners who feared it would make sailing […]
Dan Hook, CEO of RAD Propulsion, says more collaboration and working as ‘Team UK’ – rather than in silo – is needed to expedite growth in the electric marine market. Rich Daltry and Dan Hook founded RAD Propulsion in 2018 – the duo having previously built and developed advanced marine robot boats for the offshore […]
Subjected to immense forces, anchoring systems are critical in safe vessel operation. In challenging weather, they are often the primary defence against potential disasters like grounding or collisions. Robust and reliable design is equally important as safe and effective operation, as the extremely high loads mean that system failures or operational oversights in the dynamic […]
As economic uncertainty continues to challenge discretionary markets across the UK, Ancasta is charting a notably different course. The yacht sales and services group is heading into the final quarter of 2025 with sustained momentum, demonstrating how scale, brand diversity and specialist expertise can combine to create resilience even in traditionally quieter periods. Ancasta says […]
Preparations are underway for the 57th edition of the Southampton International Boat Show (SIBS), set to take place from 18 to 27 September 2026. The ten-day show, billed as the UK’s largest boating and watersport showcase, will return to Mayflower Park, Southampton, and is expected to welcome more than 90,000 visitors. The 2025 show featured […]
Freedom Boat Club is expanding its footprint in the south of France with the opening of two additional club locations in Marseille: Port de La Pointe Rouge and Port de Servaux. This marks the first multi-territory expansion by an existing Freedom Boat Club franchisee in the EMEA region. “This expansion represents an important moment for […]
The first of the boot Düsseldorf 2026 show’s on-water logistics took place on Tuesday (16 December 2025) on the River Rhine, signalled by its annual yacht crane operation ahead of the show taking place from 17 to 25 January 2026. Named after the former North Rhine Minister of the interior and president of the German […]
Premium marina company D-Marin has revealed the first look of the new 815-berth Marina Livorno – a project developed in collaboration with the Azimut|Benetti Group. Construction on the €20 million marina began in September 2025 and is “progressing rapidly”, with completion slated for autumn 2027. Marina Livorno is a significant addition to D-Marin’s existing Italian […]
“Sustainability is always a hot topic. So any new product that we’re innovating, we have to always have that in mind. Everything has got to be sort of driven from that angle because that’s what our customers are looking for now,” explains Tracy Warner, category manager for yachting at Jotun. “The challenge is they don’t […]