Brunswick Corporation has appointed Vittorio Bichucher as president of its Venture Boat Group division, effective immediately. He will continue to serve as general manager of the Navan brand alongside ...

Heesen’s project Sophia, a 50-metre all-aluminium yacht, was launched at the Dutch shipyard’s facility in Oss on the weekend. According to Heesen, Sophia has a 23-knot maximum speed, weighs in a 499GT ...

An AI-powered whale detection system using thermal imaging is being deployed to help ships avoid collisions with endangered whales – one of the leading causes of death for several large whale species.

Japan has more than 29,000km of coastline and over 14,000 islands. Image of beach at Uruma, Okinawa Sanlorenzo Asia-Pacific has established Sanlorenzo Japan, a new entity formed in partnership with ...

A cross-border legal dispute involving IGY Marinas and a former senior executive is progressing toward potential litigation in England, with US court filings offering the first documented insight into ...

The World Foiling Congress returns to Genoa. Images courtesy of Martina Orsini and We Are Foiling Media The global foiling sector is gathering in Genoa, Italy, today (17 March 2026) for the third ...

Germán Frers (left) and his son Mani Frers have formalised their working partnership Argentinian naval architects Germán Frers and his son Mani Frers have formed a design office partnership focused on ...

The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) has installed a hydraulic mooring damper system in part of its marina to help protect vessels, particularly during wintering periods. YCM has equipped part of its marina ...

Smaller builders may not be able to compete on scale, but they can compete on identity, says Marcello Conti, head of PR at Sculati & Partners, an international yachting communications firm based in ...

Italy accounts for an outsized share of the world’s luxury yacht market, with prestigious brands producing everything from handcrafted inflatables to superyachts. Boatbuilders answer as much to ...

An ongoing collaboration between ABB and Dutch yacht builder Oceanco highlights that the shift to electric propulsion is taking place with superyacht specification. ABB is set to supply an integrated ...

As of 13 March 2026, at least six or seven vessels – including oil tankers – have been struck by projectiles or explosive-laden boats in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Persian Gulf within a ...