IBI December 24 | January 25 digital issue

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Check out the interactive edition of the Dec 24 / Jan 25 issue of IBI which features live links and video content. 

As we close out 2024 we report on market prospects Down Under for the year ahead and investigate why, while most global boating markets are experiencing a downturn in demand, the Gulf market continues to thrive despite conflict in the Middle East; and we assess the impact of punitive tax rises delivered in the UK government’s October Budget on that market’s rebound in 2025. 

We talk about the importance of embracing rapid technological development with Brunswick Corp’s chief technology officer and executive vice president Aine Denari; and spotlight a new consumer trend in the US for a once near-extinct category – the small cruiser. 

The biggest impediment to more widespread adoption of electric propulsion may lie in the way we position battery capacity, with a continual focus on operation at wide open throttle. We ask, could education to better inform buyers’ attitudes be the key to adoption gains?

Fresh from the success of a record-breaking Metstrade, we also sit down with Niels Klarenbeek, Director of Metstrade, and Patricia Becker, Exhibition Manager, to discuss the event’s highlights, challenges, and future plans. Plus we take a look at the ‘slow fashion’ trend impacting marine upholstery development, and showcase the latest advances in renewable off-grid energy.

 Plus we take a look at the ‘slow fashion’ trend impacting marine upholstery development, and showcase the latest advances in renewable off-grid energy.

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