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ACE Winches, the Aberdeenshire based deck machinery specialist, welcomed Scotland’s First Minister and local MSP Alex Salmond to its Aberdeenshire premises on Monday.

Australian shipbuilder Austal has secured an order from French Polynesia operator SNC Aremiti Ferry for a medium speed 80m vehicle passenger catamaran ferry.

Traditional boatbuilder Mark Edwards of Richmond UK is building the Royal Rowbarge, which will take part in a number of high profile events this year, including leading the Jubilee Pageant on the…

The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded a confirmed grant of just under £1m to the SS Robin Trust on Tuesday, enabling the world’s oldest complete steamship to re-open to the public.

Ezzat is the first member of the Mapso Aquarius series, based on the Sekkina wave piercing catamaran hull form.

The French company Omega Sails has introduced a kite system for boat propulsion that is claimed to give considerable savings in fuel.

The MOS4MOS action continues to gain momentum, as the Activity 2 of the Action came to a close during the Information Days in Livorno, Italy last week.

SMIT Salvage divers have begun preparations to remove some 2,400 tons of fuel from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia.

The UK’s Brockenhurst College, in partnership with nearby Composite Mouldings (CML) will be launching a series of five day beginner’s courses in GRP wet lay-up using hand laminating techniques.

The UK has is creating its first Marine Energy Park (MEP) in line with the government’s low carbon agenda and with the aim of helping to make wind and tidal power more…