Ecology

Boats and yachts with electric drive systems are the trend, thanks to society's overall environmental awareness and stricter environmental requirements

boot Düsseldorf, the world's largest trade fair for boats, and Energy storage Europe, the leading energy storage trade fair, are launching joint activities

Federica Brignone signs the Charta Smeralda, she is the new Ambassador for One Ocean Foundation.

This year at the I-nnovationLab stage an expert panel discussion explored the contribution to environmental sustainability and ocean conservation

Unique information on the global concentration of microplastics pollution in our oceans has been presented at an international science conference in Lanzarote.

Volvo Penta & Amer Yachts challenge boaters to ensure the seas remain a haven for fish and mammals to feed and breed

Spinlock is the first company from the UK’s marine industry and the first from the Isle of Wight to sign up to a Global Commitment

Artemis Technologies is now using green technologies to manufacture a 45-metre autonomous sailing vessel that will change the face of the maritime industry

At the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week served up a record-breaking total of 5000 litres of purified drinking water to competitors, staff and passers-by

Following the completion of the sailing event, the groundbreaking science element of the Sustainability Programme revealed the spread of microplastic pollution.

Energy Observer, the first hydrogen vessel around the world, has left Italian waters and set its course for Corsica

An innovative invention that comes from an organisation called Interactive Autonomous DYnamic Systems  (IADYS) based in Aubagne, near the major port of Marseille.

After the first international powerboat meetings that attracted the world’s leading industrialists, Monaco revives its past with the Solar & Energy Boat Challenge

Since its launch in 2014 by the Yacht Club de Monaco, this solar-powered boat event continues to develop and this year is open to all clean energy sources.

Out of a total of 68 samples taken during the Volvo Ocean Race, only two, collected south of Australia and east of Argentina, have been found with no microplastics

The first ever Gothenburg summit saw progressive announcements to tackle the plastic crisis from the Swedish Government and Volvo Cars.

Jack Johnson has partnered with the Volvo Ocean Race and 11th Hour Racing to fight ocean plastic pollution by taking the #CleanSeas pledge

The Ocean Summit, during the Cardiff stopover, has seen a range of announcements that provide further momentum in the fight against plastic pollution

The state of Rhode Island and Volvo Cars made announcements to commit to a plastic free future at landmark summit and sign up to the UN CleanSeas campaign

The Ocean Summit at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Newport,will showcase innovative solutions to the plastic crisis affecting the world’s oceans

Volvo Ocean Race Science Programme finds highest levels in South China Sea during Leg 6 from Hong Kong to Auckland

Marja Kok, a yacht captain who has dedicated her time on superyachts for providing drinking water onboard without the use of plastic bottles

The City of Suzhou in eastern China has deployed a fleet of electric workboats powered by Torqeedo motors as part of a program to clean up its canals and waterways

Latest Volvo Ocean Race groundbreaking Science Programme results discover greatest levels of plastic particles near Melbourne and Hong Kong

The teams put the Volvo Ocean Race competition aside to unite in the fight against plastic pollution during a beach clean organised by Volvo Cars

Microplastic particles have been found in the oceans close to Antarctica, data collected during the Volvo Ocean Race has revealed

Volvo Ocean Race skipper Dee Caffari has welcomed the news that the UK Government has introduced legislation to ban the manufacture of plastic microbeads

Bluewater becomes Official Water Provider, Race Sponsor and Sustainability Programme Partner in Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18

Millions of tiny particles of plastic have been detected in European waters in ground breaking scientific research conducted as part of the Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race’s renewed commitment to ocean health for the 2017-18 edition was underlined with a landmark sustainability workshop on Saturday