All Asia Pacific articles – Page 56
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NewsAustralian marinas experience A$48m revenue drop in March-May period
New research by Australia’s Marina Industries Association (MIA) shows that the country’s marinas suffered a revenue drop of some A$48m over the three-month period March-May 2020. Additionally, the research highlights that marinas in Queensland and Victoria were the hardest hit and that club marinas were the most negatively impacted, followed ...
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NewsAustralian broker faces charges in multimillion-dollar fraudulent boat sales scheme
Benjamin Eustice faces 17 fraud charges for his alleged role in alleged dealings ‘masterminded’ by his father, Andrew Eustice. Australian police allege Benjamin Eustice, a salesman for Platinum Boat Sales, took multiple deposits for boats and, unknown to the owners, sold the vessels. The matter was set down for a ...
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NewsRiviera expands to meet demand
Riviera’s 14-hectare production facility on Australia’s Gold Coast is said to be the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere Australian motoryacht builder Riviera is expanding its 14-hectare production facility to meet international and domestic demand and the company’s growing number of new motoryacht models. The ...
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NewsNew marina at Hong Kong’s Lantau Yacht Club nears completion
Phase I of the refurbishment of Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) Marina is scheduled for completion this month, making it the first new marina to open in Hong Kong in more than a decade. The entire marina is expected to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2020.
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NewsMultihull Central to hold Sydney open day and mini boat show
With the annual Sydney International Boat Show cancelled until 2021, Australian multihull dealer Multihull Central is to hold an open day and mini boat show at Sydney’s Rozelle Marina on August 1. The event will run from 10am-3pm with entry being by appointment only.
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NewsSealegs makes 1,500th delivery
Sealegs International has announced that it has shipped its 1,500th amphibious boat, having past the 1,000 craft milestone in 2015.
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NewsNew 50-berth marina planned for Andaman Islands
Plans are underway to develop a new 50-berth marina at Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
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NewsSanctuary Cove show organisers announce new event
Organisers of the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) have announced a new event to run from November 13-15 this year, but it will be different to previous shows.
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NewsHidea reports strong outboard engine sales in China and new models
The company will manufacture 38,000 units this year
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NewsCMC Marine appoints Australian sales and assistance partner
Stella Marine will offer sales and assistance of CMC products throughout Australia
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NewsThailand’s Bakri Cono Shipyard to expand
The PMG marine complex in Rayong, Thailand One of the larger privately-owned shipyards in Southeast Asia has announced plans for a dramatic increase in the size of its facilities to cope with increasing demand. Philippe Guenat, owner of Bakri Cono Shipyard, has announced plans to develop an ...
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NewsSam Allen Wholesale acquires Reelax
Australia’s foremost marine and game fishing equipment brand will continue to operate from its Queensland facilities
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NewsTeam NZ, government, publisher head to court in continuing America’s Cup scandal
A legal battle Monday in the New Zealand High Court at Auckland involved Emirates Team New Zealand (TNZ), its affiliated event promotion arm America’s Cup Event Ltd (ACE), the New Zealand Herald’s publisher NZME, the National Government and Auckland Council in the latest round in what is rapidly becoming a ...
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NewsKiwi association forms NZ Marine & Composites Training Academy
There are currently 210 NZ employers training some 460 trainees/apprentices The New Zealand Marine & Composites Industry Training Organisation (NZMAC ITO) has announced the establishment of a new training academy to ensure that the NZ workforce is prepared for an expected surge in demand from the country’s ...
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NewsGreater freedoms introduced for yachts in Hainan Free Trade Zone
New rules will run until the end of December 2024
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NewsKiwi government suspends America’s Cup funding amid Team NZ spy, fraud claims
It’s been quite a summer for Emirates Team New Zealand, defending America’s Cup champions, which began the week firing team members for spying, answering charges of financial fraud, and culminating in the government’s suspension of payments to the team and Cup organisers pending further investigation. “We are not intending to ...
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NewsTeam New Zealand named in NZ$1.5m government wage subsidy probe
Just days after announcing the dismissal of an undisclosed number of teammates for leaking confidential information, defending America’s Cup champions Team New Zealand is now under investigation for financial mismanagement surrounding government Covid-19 wage subsidies. The wage subsidy plan is the cornerstone of the government’s economic response to Covid-19, allowing ...
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NewsAzura Marine to build Aquanima solar-powered catamarans in Spain
Flurry of enquiries following recent launch of first cat
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NewsNew York Yacht Club America’s Cup boats arrive in NZ whilst spy claims hit the home team
As the New York Yacht Club’s challenge for the America’s Cup advanced with the arrival of its first boat in New Zealand on Monday, Team New Zealand says it has fired a number of employees for leaking confidential information and officials are investigating “structural and financial matters” relating to the ...
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NewsObituary: Ian Alexander McAndrew
The Boating Industry Association (BIA) of Australia has announced the passing of Ian Alexander McAndrew, a past president of the BIA and life member.
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