INEOS Britannia announce Vita as Official Supplier for the 37th America’s Cup

September 4, 2024 – In pursuit of the 37th America’s Cup, INEOS Britannia has named Vita, the marine technology company, the Official Supplier of Electric Boats and Marine Charging Infrastructure. This partnership signifies a strong commitment by INEOS Britannia to embrace new and innovative technologies in the pursuit of reducing the team’s impact on the…

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We’ve completed repairs to Sellars Swing Bridge

We’ve completed a six-week programme of repairs to Sellars Swing Bridge, which carries Sellars Road over the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. With the repairs requiring a road closure, the bridge reopened on schedule on Friday, following our work. It is one of 18 swing bridges along the canal that are important for maintaining navigation, especially…

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ePropulsion Launches New Business Unit – ePropulsion Commercial

Atlanta, Ga. – ePropulsion, the global leader in marine electric propulsion systems and services, announced today at SMM 2024 that it has established a new business unit – ePropulsion Commercial. Established in 2012 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ePropulsion has emerged as a global leader in marine electric propulsion systems. With…

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Lift off for first steampunk festival at Northwich’s Anderton Boat Lift

All aboard for the first ever Steampunk weekend festival to be staged at the Anderton Boat Lift in Northwich, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September. Visitors and fans of the Victorian industrial fantasy fiction and design can enjoy free entry to a fabulous weekend of Steampunk exhibits, stalls, games, music and live entertainment. Our…

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The Yacht Forum by Sunreef: Sunreef 60 ALANDI

In a drastic turn of events, in 2012, a fire broke out in one of the production units of the Sunreef Yachts shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. Setting ablaze four, one 60 and three 70-foot custom catamarans under construction – the fire destroyed almost everything in its path. Founder and CEO, Francis Lapp, vividly remembers receiving…

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Robin Evans | Canal & River Trust

It is with much sadness that we announce that Robin Evans, our first chief executive, died suddenly last week after a short illness. Robin Evans was Canal & River Trust’s first, and British Waterways’ last, chief executive. Robin joined British Waterways in 1999 as commercial director, becoming chief executive in 2002. Alongside chairman Tony Hales,…

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