HOPYACHT TURNS RAINFALL INTO POSSIBLE WINDFALL
Torrential rain is not generally associated with innovation.
BLUE ECONOMY INVESTMENTS AUGER WELL FOR MARINE MANUFACTURING AND SHIP REPAIR
Talk is cheap but shiny new infrastructure speaks a thousand words.
XQUISITE 60 SOLAR SAIL READY FOR TAKEOFF
The latest piece of marine manufacturing innovation is on display in Cape Town courtesy of Phoenix Marine
FIRST MOSSEL BAY, NOW SALDANHA. CRUISERS WELCOME NEW PORTS OF ENTRY
More ports of entry, more convenience for cruisers, less congestion at Cape Town Port.
Hop Yacht 005
Sailing into the future with the new, all electric HopYacht 005. Designed by DuToit Yacht Design together with Paul and Mary-Clare Tomes.
RACE AGAINST TIME TO PREVENT POLLUTION SPILL FROM MV ULTRA GALAXY
A salvage team is trying to remove 500 tons of bunker fuel and an undisclosed volume of ammonia nitrate from 125m cargo vessel Ultra Galaxy
WILD WEATHER DISRUPTS PORTS BUT BOATBUILDING LARGELY UNAFFECTED
An unrelenting series of cold fronts in July has wrought havoc on the maritime industry
GNU CABINET RESHUFFLE COULD BE GOOD FOR BOATBUILDING
Boatbuilding stakeholders are cautiously optimistic about the composition of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new-look cabinet.
XQUISITE UNVEILS NEW SIXTY SOLAR SAIL
The long-awaited Xquisite Sixty Solar Sail has arrived
RIP DICKY MANTEN. BOAT BUILDER, SAILOR, FAMILY MAN AND MARINA PIONEER
Below is a eulogy prepared for Manten’s memorial, scheduled for July 20 at the Manten Marina in Denysville at 11am. Dicky Manten, a humble, down to earth, Giant of a man with an incredibly great heart. Well respected by his peers, clients and acquaintances throughout South Africa and around the world, has left this earth […]