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Italy-based Novamarine – a manufacturer of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) – has acquired the Italian boatbuilder Tornado Yachts. The Tornado Yachts brand, established in 1968, has a long association with offshore competition, including the Venice-Monte Carlo race, which was won by Adriano Panatta using one of its vessels. Following the agreement, Novamarine will carry out…

US-based marine decking and deck maintenance product company, Teakdecking Systems (TDS), is appointing Bryan Dodd as vice president of deck maintenance products. Based in the US, Dodd will oversee the company’s deck maintenance products division, focusing on growth and innovation in North America, while also supporting the expansion of product strategy and development efforts in…

Rib Shop Ltd has expanded its operations at MDL’s Hamble Point Marina in Southampton, on the UK south coast, taking on Unit 6, Firefly Road as an additional space. The 590 sq ft unit functions as a client-facing showroom, where the company displays Honda outboards and Highfield tenders. It also provides a space for clients…

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (30 July 2025), prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The quake, among the most powerful ever recorded, occurred around 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and has triggered evacuations in Japan, Hawaii, the US West Coast, Mexico, New Zealand and several Pacific islands. In Russia,…

D-Marin has announced the adoption of smart sensor technology, powered by Sense4Boat technology, across its network of marinas. The technology has been installed to date on over 10,000 vessels. The smart sensors provide 24/7 monitoring and send instant alerts via the D-Marin app for a range of risk factors, including water ingress, battery overheating, fire…

Finnish boatbuilder Axopar Boats has appointed Kari Kulojärvi as its new chief executive officer, effective 4 August 2025. Current chief executive Ari-Pekka Saarikangas will step down from the role and continue to support the transition until January 2026. Kulojärvi has more than 25 years of international business experience, including executive roles in product management, product…

Aine Denari, Navico Group’s EVP & president, and also Brunswick’s chief technology officer, has been with Brunswick Corporation, which bills itself as the global leader in marine recreation, for five years. Navico Group, a division of Brunswick since October 2021, supplies integrated systems and products with brands in power management, digital control & monitoring, networked…

Gulf Craft has introduced a regulated crypto payment system for yacht and leisure craft purchases, service and refit work. The system has been implemented in partnership with ARP Pay, a Bahrain-licensed fintech provider, which enables conversion of stablecoins such as USDT and USDC into either AED or USD. A recent pilot involved the partial settlement…

The General Court of the European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of environmental NGOs, requiring the European Commission to reconsider its decision to block fisheries management measures aimed at protecting Indian Ocean tuna stocks.  Brought to light by UK-based Blue Marine Foundation and French non-profit Bloom Association, the NGOs challenged the Commission’s 2023…

Following the announcement of a new tariff deal between the US and the EU, four global leisure marine industry associations – British Marine, the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), European Boating Industry (EBI) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) – have issued a joint statement calling for more predictable trading conditions across…