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Climate change isn’t just rewriting weather patterns — it’s rewriting the rules of yacht insurance. At Metstrade’s Marine Impact Lab, long-time yacht and superyacht insurance broker Richard Power warns that the cost of climate inaction is already hitting the marine market. With reinsurance losses soaring, insurers retreating from volatile regions and the threat of named…

LXNAV’s E360 Round Chartplotter has been announced as the overall winner of the 34th edition of the DAME Design Awards at Metstrade 2025. LXNAV Marine is a branch of LXNAV, an aviation navigational equipment manufacturer based in Slovenia. The E360 chartplotter is a 4″ round touchscreen chartplotter. It offers NMEA2000 connectivity, built-in charts, Navionics support…

OneWater Marine has announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended 30 September 2025. The figures report steady revenue growth and improved inventory levels. The US marine retailer recorded revenue of $1.9bn for fiscal year 2025, a 6 per cent year-on-year increase, primarily driven by a rise in new and pre-owned…

West Marine has appointed Paulee Day as chief executive officer. Day, who has served as West Marine’s chief operating officer and corporate secretary since February 2025, becomes the first woman to lead the company since its founding in 1968.  Day has been with the marine retailer since 2022, initially joining as chief legal and human…

Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding will exhibit at Metstrade 2025 for the first time, joining its sister companies in the Pendennis Group to present a collective refit and new-build capability in the show’s Superyacht Zone (Hall 8, Stand 08.173). The UK boatbuilder, known for its bespoke superyacht tenders and Duchy Motor Launches, will appear alongside…

Bulgarian luxury catamaran builder Omaya Yachts has appointed Peter Hansen Yacht Brokers (PHYB) Raby Bay as its exclusive representative in Australia, marking the brand’s entry into the country’s growing premium yacht market. With more than two decades experience across yacht sales, brokerage and customer service, Peter Hansen Yacht Brokers will handle the introduction and distribution…

Marine Architectural Rigging Systems (MARS), a UK-based distributor for yacht rigging products, has announced the expansion of its product portfolio with the introduction of the new Wireteknik A210 and A360 hydraulic swaging machines.  As an authorised supplier of Wireteknik, the firm highlights that these latest additions to its A-series offer enhanced reliability, accuracy and efficiency…

MarineMax has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 30 September 2025. For the fourth quarter, revenue totalled $552.2m compared with $563.1m in the same period last year. Same-store sales rose by 2.3 per cent, driven by growth in used boat revenue, finance and insurance income, parts and services, and…

Sustainability and smart tech are no longer future trends in the marine industry — they’re current imperatives. From the design table to the engine room, equipment manufacturers are reimagining products to reduce environmental impact, improve performance, and meet the rising expectations of both consumers and regulators. At Metstrade this transformation will be on full display.…

Maritime technology firm Orca AI has launched Co-Captain, a new capability in its operational platform that enables vessels to share data in real time.  Creating what they are calling the world’s first “Waze of the seas,” the system allows vessels to anticipate risks, respond to real-time events, and navigate with greater confidence and efficiency.  Connecting…