Chantal Haines

1 week ago | marineindustrynews.co.uk | Chantal Haines

Raymarine’s Axiom chartplotters will now support real-time route synchronisation through integration with the Orca navigation app. Marine electronics leader Raymarine has announced that Axiom users will now be able to share a route from the Orca app to their chartplotter wirelessly. Orca’s interface provides instant routing. To use this feature, users identify their starting point and destination, and Orca’s navigational algorithms are designed to create the best route specifically for that vessel.

1 week ago | marineindustrynews.co.uk | Chantal Haines

Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) is welcoming Ulrich (Uli) Heinemann as its newest consultant. The new role responds to the marine industry’s need for specialised skills in yacht certification, marine engineering, and regulatory expertise, the organisation says. Heinemann brings more than five decades of experience in marine engineering and yacht certification.

1 week ago | marineindustrynews.co.uk | Chantal Haines

Wescom Group Australia is now supplying sMRT-branded products across Australia and New Zealand. The latest products from leading man-overboard beacon manufacturer sMRT, a Wescom Group brand, will be available for purchase through Wescom Group Australia. The launch was made ahead of last week’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2025. The sMRT Alert was showcased at the event. Wescom Group Australia is based in Melbourne and is the leading distributor of pyrotechnics and marine safety equipment.

2 weeks ago | marineindustrynews.co.uk | Chantal Haines

Leading distributor of marine products, sailcloth and sailmaking hardware, Bainbridge International is establishing a new wholly owned subsidiary company in Europe, which will hold stock and provide service across the Bainbridge product line, enabling 24-hour delivery to most of mainland Europe. Inventory of a wide range of cloth will be ready to ship from the Bainbridge Europe warehouse by mid-May and the full line will be available shortly after.

2 weeks ago | marineindustrynews.co.uk | Chantal Haines

Solent boat tour company, Blue Funnel, will be moving its motor vessels Ocean Scene and Jenny Blue to a new permanent home at MSL’s Shamrock Quay Marina in Southampton this summer. Blue Funnel will operate its boat tours and Solent cruises from Shamrock Quay. The relocation is supported by MDL Marinas’ recent acquisition of a 3.2-acre waterfront plot at Lower William Street, now designated as Millstone Point.