Latest marine and maritime news from Plymouth including articles about boat builders working in Plymouth, yacht brokers in the South West, seagrass, electric charging, marinas, electric ferries and the development of Oceangate.
An autonomous uncrewed surface vessel fleet will soon be available for long term lease or charter, says Zero USV. This is a a collaboration between software house Marine AI and Plymouth’s MSubs and the venture aims to have its first vessels fully tested and available by September 2024. Two Oceanus12 class vessels are currently in […]
A new study conducted by the University of Plymouth and Blue Marine Foundation has shown that the estimated 50,000 shipwrecks found around the UK’s coastline have been acting as a hidden refuge for fish, corals and other marine species in areas still open to destructive bottom towed fishing. Many of these wrecks have been lying […]
RS Electric Boats says its ZENOW (Zero Emission Network of Workboats) project has received £4.1 million in grant funding from the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions and Innovate UK (as part of the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure competition). The project will deploy the world’s largest network of electric workboats (twenty electric workboats, powered […]
International marine autonomy and defence contractor, M Subs, has signed a lease agreement to expand business operations into the Plymouth and South Devon freeport on the UK’s south coast. Operating in both Texas, USA and Plymouth, M Subs designs and builds crewed and un-crewed underwater vehicles and autonomous ships, including the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS). […]
Plymouth RNLI volunteers have helped save a man who was in the water for 25 minutes, after his vessel sank near Rame Head, in the Whitsand Bay area. A video taken during the incident shows Ashley Wright expressing his gratitude to the crew after he had spent almost half an hour submerged in freezing waters. […]
Princess Yachts has unveiled the latest edition to its S Class sportbridge range, the Princess S80. The S80 is designed by the in-house Princess Design Studio in collaboration with naval architects Olesinski and Italian design house, Pininfarina. “The concept of the Princess S80 focusses on an uncompromising main deck sociable living space close to the […]
Aqua superPower says it is leading a consortium which has secured UK government funding to explore the development of a demonstrator of bi-directional boat charging. It’s being seen as “a fantastic opportunity for us to demonstrate the exciting potential that bi-directional charging could bring to the marine sector, essentially turning ships into mobile battery storage […]
Plymouth Yacht Brokers has been sold to a private buyer. The full-service brokerage company has been trading continuously in and around Plymouth, Devon for nearly 30 years. Plymouth Yacht Brokers sells both sail and powered craft for customers located throughout the South West. In addition to the brokerage operations, maintenance and management services are also […]
Pro-Set and West System epoxy are being used extensively in the restoration of ex-Ocean Youth Club sailing vessel Francis Drake. This 46-year-old sailing ketch is being lovingly brought back to life by Dan Couchman who is running the build management restoration under the banner of H2Eau Projects, an arm of H2Eau Sports Ltd. The task […]
In what is expected to be the first of many joint programmes, RS Electric says that its Pulse 63 performed excellently at the European legs of the SailGP worldwide sailing championship. As part of its sustainability initiatives, SailGP charters electric RIBs into operational roles where it can. Pulse 63s were used in Plymouth, St Tropez […]
BMT, an international multi-disciplinary engineering and design consultancy, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Plymouth to jointly research ship design and cyber security in the maritime sector. BMT has a growing cyber security team and recognises the unique challenges created in the maritime domain. The new agreement will look at […]