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Ft Lauderdale show organiser produces ‘Know Before You Go’ safety video
The organisers of the 61st Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) have produced a ‘Know Before You Go’ safety video outlining some of the major changes visitors can expect at this year’s show. Owned by the Marine Industries of South Florida and produced by Informa Markets, FLIBS 2020 will take ...
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Polboat Yachting Festival deemed ‘huge success’
The on-water Polish show resulted in several orders for new yachts
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Dispute emerges over cancellation of Cannes Yachting Festival
In a weekend interview, French official flatly denies he ordered the show’s cancellation and lays responsibility on the organisers; compensation costs at issue.
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Cannes Yachting Festival cancelled
IBI has learned that several exhibitors have been informed this morning of the cancellation of the Cannes Yachting Festival, from the organiser Reed Expo due to increasing worries about the incidence of the Covid-19 infection rate in the Alpes-Maritimes region. The show was due to have taken place from the ...
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Annapolis boat shows cancelled
In a discouraging development for the boating industry, the City of Annapolis announced yesterday that it was cancelling the US Powerboat and Sailboat shows scheduled for October, due to Covid-19 health concerns. The sailboat show – the largest in-water sail-only show – has a strong draw among international exhibitors and ...
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Helsinki Boat-Afloat boosts late-summer sales in Finland
Visitors were able to view the boats safely on the piers and in the marina of the HSK yacht club More than 10,000 people visited the Helsinki Boat-Afloat Show in Lauttasaari, Finland last weekend, with warm, sunny weather helping to boost late-summer boat sales. It was the ...
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Exhibitors confirm presence at BOATS2020
More than 90 boats will be displayed at next month’s alternative to the Southampton International Boat Show
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Thailand Charter Week postponed until November 2021
The second edition of the Thailand Charter Week scheduled to be held in Phuket in November this year has been postponed because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA), the organisers of the event, have confirmed the cancellation and said the 2021 event will be held ...
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Asia Boating Dialogue 2020 to be held as webinar series
This year’s event will run as a free-to-register webinar in two 120-minute sessions
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British Motor Yacht Show generates strong brokerage feedback
A successful edition of the 2020 British Motor Yacht Show took place at Swanwick Marina earlier this month, making it one of the UK’s first boat shows to successfully take place post-lockdown.
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Copenhagen show cancelled
Denmark’s popular outdoor boating festival will return next year in August
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Singapore-based boat advisory company BASCO launches Asia Online Boat Show & Expo
BASCO Boating, one of the largest communities of boaters, suppliers, and boat enthusiasts in Asia, has announced the launch of a two-day virtual Boat Buyer Expo. The event aims to help first-time boat buyers and new-to-Asia boaters make the leap to the boating lifestyle and overcome the associated challenges by ...
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Oslo September Floating Show cancelled but Helsinki to go ahead this week
Norwegian marine trade association Norboat, which organises the annual Oslo Batar I Sjoen floating boat show, has announced the cancellation of this year’s exhibition because of Covid-19 restrictions and rising concern about future infection rates in a country which has so far had a relatively good record of controlling the ...
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Cannes Yachting Festival gets ‘Safe & Clean’ label
The Cannes Yachting Festival will be the first boat show on an international scale to reopen in the post-lockdown period with almost 400 boats presented ranging from 3m-43m.
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British Marine to host new Southampton show
UK trade association British Marine has confirmed that an alternative to the Southampton International Boat Show will take place at Mayflower Park this year from September 11-20. Boats 2020 will be a not-for-profit outdoor and on-the-water showcase of boats and equipment.
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Philippines Boat Show postponed
The annual Sea-Ex exhibition in the Philippines, due to have been held at the Pasay City SMX Convention Centre in October this year, has been postponed until May or October 2021. The organisers Headsail Inc/Sea-Ex are expected to announce the new dates later this year.
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IBEX reveals details of first 'virtual' online show
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has released details of its first-ever virtual tradeshow, IBEX Online: A Virtual Event.
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Olympic Yacht Show to feature more than 80 yachts
Preparations are well underway for this year’s inaugural event
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French Minister gives green light for Cannes and La Rochelle shows in September
Franck Riester, the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness In a statement made on Tuesday to the leaders of the exhibition industry, Franck Riester, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, stated that the restrictive rules in France concerning public and trade exhibitions would ...
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Australian Superyacht Rendezvous 2020 postponed
The fourth edition of the Australian Superyacht Rendezvous (ASR2020), due to have been held at the Coral Sea Marina Resort in the Whitsunday Islands from October 15-18, has been postponed until a suitable post-Covid-19 timing. New dates will be announced in due course.