It’s been a year of numbers. Orca have sunk two boats, memberships to orca Facebook groups have rocketed past 50k, and the Cruising Association has seen a massive drop off in incidents being reported to its database (launched in June 2022) . . . even though the number of incidents doubled at the start of […]
Fergal Butler is a man with a plan. After giving up work — as a daffodil picker — he needed a hobby which he could manage in his back garden while also caring full time for his family. He wanted to build a motor cruiser with room for two wheelchairs to accommodate his wife (with […]
Traditional wooden boat building has been added to the ‘endangered’ list of crafts, according to new research by Heritage Crafts. The organisation’s research is an ongoing project to track traditional craft skills on the verge of extinction in the UK. Its previous results were announced in 2021. The research, funded by The Pilgrim Trust and […]
Earlier in April 2023, a woman’s body was pulled out from Thames and Kennet Marina. Officers recovered her body from water and Thames Valley Police launched an investigation, with foul play initially suspected. Incidents like these, deaths in marinas, are thankfully rare – but they do happen. Paul Williams, inventor and founder of the Man […]
While the marine industry may be familiar with International Paint Ltd’s (IPL) recent conviction and fine for polluting the Yealm Estuary, Devon, with banned TBT, the shocking twists and turns of the pathway to court reveals the continuing and pressing need to hold global multinationals to account. “Why defend the indefensible?” asks Simon Friend, the […]
After its biggest revenue month ever in February 2023, and tremendous growth in sales more synonymous with a startup than a 22-year-old company, Propspeed’s CEO Chris Baird says the secret of its expanding success isn’t a secret at all. It’s that its strategies are simple. “Marketing the brand strongly. Product R&D. And, channels to market,” […]
The last couple of years have proved perilous for some sailing the Iberian coastline. Once boats could amble at leisure, but since 2020 there have been over 100 orca ‘interactions’ where boats have been spun around and repeatedly rammed, two of which incidents have ended in yachts sinking. According to the Cruising Association, 15 per […]
In September 2022 Marine Resources released its latest salary survey. The data showed a rise in the average salary across the industry compared to September 2019. And now, the recruitment company has shared the gender pay gap disparities that the survey highlighted with MIN. Unsurprisingly, there is still a significant marine gender pay gap, but […]
A petition in the UK is looking to make wearing a lifejacket compulsory for those aged under 16. Marine Industry News explores the debate looking at responsibility, consequences and attitudes. According to Alistair Hackett, managing director of Ocean Safety, the marine industry has seen a massive increase in lifejacket use in the UK. He puts […]
Global sailing events, from SailGP to the America’s Cup and Olympics, are setting out their sustainable credentials by developing, or utilising, clean power solutions for support vessels, choosing the best electric RIBs and hydrogen powered vessels. As previously reported in MIN, SailGP’s chartering electric RIBs into operational roles as part of its support flotilla for […]
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