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The first of the boot Düsseldorf 2026 show’s on-water logistics took place on Tuesday (16 December 2025) on the River Rhine, signalled by its annual yacht crane operation ahead of the show taking place from 17 to 25 January 2026. Named after the former North Rhine Minister of the interior and president of the German…

Bulgarian power catamaran builder, Omaya Yachts, has named Elgen Yachting as its newest authorised dealer in Greece. The partnership continues a period of expansion for Omaya Yachts – the company recently announced new dealers in Mexico, Australia (see below) and the Netherlands. Based in Athens, Elgen Yachting is a distinguished luxury yacht brokerage and management…

Pro-Set Formulated Resin Systems has acquired European-based Wessex Resins and Adhesives Ltd. The strategic acquisition by Pro-Set Formulated Resin Systems, an Iron Path Capital holding company, follows its acquisition of Gougeon Brothers, Inc. in May 2025. Wessex is a leading player in the formulation and manufacturing of high-performance epoxy resins and adhesives and is based…

MDL Marinas has announced a further £6.35 million of investment during the 2025/26 berthing season, building on its recent significant investments used to improve facilities, infrastructure and services across its UK marina network. Between April and October 2025, MDL invested £4.38 million, with an additional £1.97 million already committed for completion by year end. These…

Premium marina company D-Marin has revealed the first look of the new 815-berth Marina Livorno – a project developed in collaboration with the Azimut|Benetti Group. Construction on the €20 million marina began in September 2025 and is “progressing rapidly”, with completion slated for autumn 2027. Marina Livorno is a significant addition to D-Marin’s existing Italian…

“Sustainability is always a hot topic. So any new product that we’re innovating, we have to always have that in mind. Everything has got to be sort of driven from that angle because that’s what our customers are looking for now,” explains Tracy Warner, category manager for yachting at Jotun. “The challenge is they don’t…

Hydrogen propulsion sometimes announces itself through complex layouts and visible technical compromises. With the TYKUN H1, MED Group set out to do the opposite: to create a high-performance tender where the presence of hydrogen is almost invisible, delivering clean electric boating without changing how the boat looks, feels, or operates. “The goal was to design…

The fourth edition of the Thailand International Boat Show will return from 15–18 January 2026, hosted at Phuket Yacht Haven Marina. The Thailand International Boat Show’s relocation to Phuket Yacht Haven Marina in 2025, from the previous location of Royal Phuket Marina, provided additional space for onshore and in-water displays and enabled a broader visitor…

Three decades ago, Marco Valle walked into Azimut Yachts with an MBA and a promise to himself that he’d stay no longer than a year. Instead, he found a company – and an industry – in which to grow up. Today, as the first CEO overseeing the combined Azimut-Benetti group, he’s steering a €1.5bn giant…

Alewijnse is consolidating its Dutch yachting operations as part of a longer-term integration strategy, bringing the activities of Tijssen Elektro fully under the Alewijnse Netherlands name from 1 January 2026. The move reflects a shift towards operating as a single organisation to improve efficiency, project delivery and technical coordination for increasingly complex yacht projects. Under…