South Africa’s latest marine news shows that the country is taking its place in the marine sector’s spotlight. It’s a haven for superyachts, host to a dynamic catamaran industry and has companies like Barton Marine making the most of what the market has to offer.
Integrel Solutions, active in the marine power and propulsion field, has announced longtime partner Balance Catamarans will be the first OEM boat builder to adopt its new Integrel e-drive power and propulsion system. With up to 30kW of power generation and 40hp of electric drive on a multihull, e-drive represents a shift to more environmentally […]
Barton Marine has reached a new distribution partnership with Marine Connect in South Africa. Representing the full Barton Marine range, the Marine Connect team will facilitate supply of Barton’s deck equipment range (over 2000 products) for the South African marine industry and sailing community. Marine Connect was founded in 2023 by Warren Harvey, a well-known […]
Following piracy in the Red Sea, can South Africa provide a safe haven and new superyacht hub for visiting vessels? Superyacht Cape Town founding member Veda Pretorius talks new ventures… South Africa has a proven track record in the international boating industry. It has had dominant success in the catamaran sector, has a strong reputation […]
Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) chairperson Veda Pretorius shares an update on South Africa’s multihull industry and its future potential. South Africa has a long and well-documented history as a multihulls manufacturing giant. It is the second-largest manufacturer of catamarans worldwide and the largest manufacturer of power catamarans. This is mainly due to the volume […]
It’s been described as the perfect start in Cape Town, for the second leg of the Ocean Globe Race, with sun, breeze and Table Mountain in the background. At 11:00 local time the yachts departed the V&A Waterfront marina at three-minute intervals. Line honours winner of leg one, Spirit of Helsinki, was the first to […]
Veda Pretorius, the Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) consultant based in South Africa, has been appointed as chair of the group. Pretorius takes over from David Lewin, who has held the position of chair for the past three years and has been a driving force for GMBA since it started. Pretorius was elected during the […]
Evidence that orcas hunt great white sharks has been published. In a scientific study, a pod of killer whales was seen chasing sharks during a hour-long pursuit off Mossel Bay, South Africa. “This behaviour has never been witnessed in detail before, and certainly never from the air,” says Alison Towner, a shark scientist at Marine […]
The ‘cursed’ superyacht Bella T, once known as Summit One, is to be auctioned after sitting neglected for 20 years moored in the Port of Cape Town. The auction is set to be held by vessel-sales specialists Solution Strategists, and consists of four containers of original fittings and engines as well as the superyacht structure. […]
Xquisite Yachts and Cape Town-based Phoenix Marine have announced their new model, the X5 Plus. But the first nine hulls of this new model are already sold, which means the next available hull would be delivered in 2023. The companies say they’ve been working on the X5 Plus design for quite some time, and the […]