Latest marine industry news from Scotland including dealer networks, company expansions, wrecks and marine tourism.
Scotland’s Boat Show 2022, which was due to take place this October, has been cancelled. The decision comes after the 2021 event was also cancelled. A post on the event’s Facebook page states: ‘Along with the rest of the country, Scotland’s Boat Show has been subject to rapidly increasing infrastructure costs, some of which have […]
A major regional consortium based in North East Scotland has become the latest group to announce plans to bid for green freeport status. The North East Scotland Green Freeport (NESGF) alliance says the plans could create 30,000 high-quality jobs in the North East of Scotland under plans to transform the region into the ‘Net Zero […]
Marine Fire Safety is opening Marine Fire Safety (Scotland). “The decision to set up the division in Fraserburgh, which will service the whole of Scotland, is the next phase in our growth strategy and builds on the recent successes of our service station here in Surrey,” says Mark Bresnahan, managing director of Marine Fire Safety. […]
Troon Yacht Haven has been awarded the highly acclaimed 5 Gold Anchors rating, following a £1.5m investment in the Ayrshire marina, on Scotland’s west coast. Troon Yacht Haven is one of nine European locations for Yacht Havens Group and was one of the first marinas to be built on the Firth of Clyde. MIN reported on Troon’s […]
A man who fell between his boat and a jetty during Storm Franklin on Monday night (21 February) was found clinging on to a jetty by his fingertips amid a ‘raging river’. The man was rescued from River Girvan in Scotland after his calls for help happened to be overheard by Girvan lifeboat crew, who […]
A major flotilla will take place 20-22 May 2022, encompassing the 31.5 miles of the Union Canal to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its opening. Connecting Edinburgh to Glasgow, via the Falkirk Wheel and the Forth & Clyde Canal, the Union Canal passes through some spectacular scenery. Flotilla 200 will commence from both ends of the […]
Sail Scotland has launched a new series of aerial video guides showcasing Scottish marinas, anchorages, and adventures, encouraging people to explore by boat and stay in unique new destinations. The video guides offer a bird’s-eye view of the approach to each destination, with drone footage showcasing sweeping backdrops of Scotland’s sailing grounds, dramatic coastal landscapes, and […]
Just over a month after MIN reported that thousands of dead crustaceans had washed up along the North East coast, more than a hundred dead or ill puffins have washed up on shores around the north east coast of Scotland, and the Orkney and Shetland islands. Experts are investigating the discovery of the birds, according to BBC […]
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) has installed a new 30m pontoon for the Montrose Port Authority to service the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland’s largest windfarm. The new 30m x 4.4m heavy-duty pontoon will allow safe berthing and access for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to the new operations and maintenance base for the wind […]
End-of-life ship recycling has received a boost with the signing of a long-term deal in Inverclyde that sees the giant Inchgreen Dry Dock being leased as an export hub for the responsible decommissioning of global shipping fleets. North-East England-based ATLAS Decommissioning, which specialises in the end-of-life disposal of marine infrastructure, has contracts in place with […]
Half a dozen sailors have joined HMS Glasgow – under construction in her namesake city – to begin turning a lifeless hull into a submarine hunter. The ship is the first of eight Type 26 frigates which will safeguard both the nation’s nuclear deterrence and its aircraft carrier strike groups from interference from hostile submarines. […]