New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling – have claimed victory in front of a hometown crowd at the second annual New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch. The win came after Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew were hit with a blow, after a dramatic collision with a course mark during the […]
French boatbuilding giant Groupe Beneteau has released its consolidated full-year earnings, revealing a record financial performance for 2023. The news comes after the appointment of Nicolas Retailleau as chief financial officer (CFO) of Groupe Beneteau, effective November 1, 2023. The boat division’s revenues reached €1.465m in 2023, up 17.1 per cent from 2022. The slowdown […]
Eight people have been confirmed dead after a cargo ship carrying almost 1,000 tonnes of acid capsized in bad weather off the Japanese coast. The 11-man crew of the South Korean-flagged Keoyoung Sun reportedly included eight Indonesians, one Chinese man and two South Koreans. Nine of the crew were initially rescued and taken to hospital, […]
A crane operator has been seriously injured, after an out-of-control container ship collided with four cranes in a Turkish port, knocking three of them over. The incident happened when a Yang Ming Marine containership attempted to dock at the private port in Kocaeli, Turkey, on Saturday (16 March 2024) but failed to stop during its […]
MB92 Group, a superyacht refit, repair, and maintenance company with facilities in Spain and France, has joined with Pinmar to build a new plastic recycling centre in collaboration with the Barcelona Port Authority. The new 200m2 plastic recycling centre has been commissioned in the Port of Barcelona to manage the recycling of all waste plastic […]
A 68-year-old man is in a stable condition after being bitten by a crocodile. The incident occurred after his sailboat capsized in Florida’s Everglades National Park. According to park officials, the rare incident happened at the Flamingo Marina when the man, named by local news outlets as Rodrigo Constain, capsized his Sunfish sailboat in the […]
Organisers of the Yacht Racing Forum, the annual conference dedicated to the sport of sailing, have announced the launch of its 14th edition in November 2024. The Yacht Racing Forum is organised by MaxComm and takes place alongside METSTRADE Amsterdam from 20-22 November 2024. Organisers say the event will reassemble the sports’ key personalities from […]
Nine national electric marine associations worldwide have signed a manifesto prepared by the International Electric Marine Association (IEMA), which the global association hails as a ‘landmark moment’ for the global electric marine industry. The IEMA manifesto urges a ‘collective commitment’ to accelerate the adoption of electric propulsion, energy storage, and sustainable technologies in all aspects […]
Babcock International Group (Babcock) is creating over 1,000 new jobs at its large-scale manufacturing and shipbuilding facility in Rosyth, Scotland. The new job opportunities include 400 apprenticeships, 350 production support operatives, skilled engineers, tradespeople and graduates. The roles will support programmes like the Type 31 frigate design and build programme. The firm says its production […]
A new travelling cultural festival will sail around the Mediterranean on Art Explora — a large catamaran that will host up to 2,000 visitors on board a day, free of charge. The Art Explora Foundation, founded by entrepreneur and patron Frédéric Jousset in 2019, has confirmed the first Art Explora festival will take place on […]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is marking its 200th anniversary today. The lifesaving charity has released new figures showing its volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved 146,277 lives in the UK and Ireland during its two centuries of lifesaving — an average of two lives saved every day for 200 years. Founded in […]