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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…

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…

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…

Volkswagen has announced it will be showcasing its latest Grand California at Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf later this summer (29 August to 7 September). Available on two wheelbases, the new Grand California comes on the latest Crafter, a base vehicle we consider to be among the best vans for a camper conversion. Features in the…

The Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) has announced the appointment of Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Kyd KBE, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey, as its new president. ASTO is the membership body for UK-based sail training charities. In 2024, more than 11,000 young people and individuals with disabilities or additional needs sailed with its 31 member organisations.…

Two children were killed and two others critically injured on Monday (28 July 2025) after a barge struck a sailboat in Biscayne Bay off Miami Beach, officials said. The sailboat, which was participating in a youth sailing programme run by the Miami Yacht Club, was carrying one adult and five children when it was hit,…

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…

Groupe Beneteau has reported first-half 2025 revenues of €403.8m, a decline of 27.5 per cent compared with €556.6m in the first half of 2024. The second quarter saw a sales contraction of 16 per cent at constant exchange rates, following a 43 per cent decline in the first quarter. Inventory levels within the distribution networks…

Chinese commercial vehicle maker Farizon has launched an all-electric campervan, potentially paving the way for a new range of electric vehicles in the UK. According to reports on CNEVpost.com, the all-new Farizon X-Van campervan is based on the company’s Super Van. This people-carrier base vehicle comes in at just 5.02m in length and 2.14m in…