Latest Company News – Page 179
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MARIN takes on edgy, climate change-related research
MARIN recently tested floating islands to see if they can support living and working conditions at sea The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) is getting into research that is miles from the bread-and-butter tank testing that over the past 85 years made it the world’s largest, independent ...
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Yanmar and Mastry join with Nautique on new diesel engine solution for wake sports market
Yanmar Marine International and its southeast US distributor, Mastry Engine Center, have partnered with watersports boat manufacturer Nautique Boat Company Inc to introduce a premium Yanmar diesel package to the recreational wake sports industry and superyacht tender market.
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Outdoor Network to manufacture OXE outboards in Georgia
The new facility will produce the complete line-up of OXE diesel outboard engines from 125hp through to 200hp. Currently manufactured in Sweden, but as reported by IBI in May this year, Outdoor Network (ODN) was successful in winning the contract for US production. At that time Tom D’Azevedo, chairman and ...
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Actisense signs global distribution agreement with Radio Holland Group
Actisense, the UK-based marine electronics specialist, has signed a distribution agreement with global marine electronics, navigation and communications experts, Radio Holland, part of Pon Holdings.
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Marathon Leisure appointed Z-Guard’s UK & Ireland distributor
Marathon Leisure has been appointed as the sole distributor for Z-Guard performance anodes.
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Nexus Yachts expands facility following joint venture success
South Africa’s Nexus Yachts has almost doubled the size of their St Francis Bay facility on the back of their successful partnership with Balance Catamarans. Nexus general manager Roger Paarman this week confirmed the company had added a further 2,000m2 of factory space this year, bringing their total footprint to ...
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Derecktor’s Florida megayacht yard moves forward
Following an 11-month review, the US Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on Derecktor Shipyards’ plans for a 220ft x 50ft haul-out basin, which clears the way for the New York-based company to build a world-class, full-service repair and refit facility for megayachts in the Port of Ft Pierce, ...
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Vittoria Shipyard adds yacht division
Tapping into a century of experience with military and civil shipbuilding, Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard is moving into the luxury sector, announcing a new yacht division with three product lines. Michele Zorzenon was named managing director for the yacht group under the shipyard president Paolo Duo, a fourth-generation member of the ...
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Nordhavn appoints Turkish build partner
The Nordhavn 41 is being built at Telgeren & Partners in Turkey One of the world’s leading trawler brands, Nordhavn, has started to work with a Turkish shipyard. Telgeren & Partners recently completed and launched the Nordhavn 41 at its facilities in Ayvalık, Turkey. Nordhavn will continue ...
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Videoworks opens French office on Cote d’Azur
Videoworks, a systems integration specialist from Italy, has opened a new office in France to provide pre- and after-sales care in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the Cote d’Azur.
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Scania extends Maritimo partnership to North America
Swedish engine manufacturer Scania today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Maritimo to include boats built for the US and Canada.
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Arksen starts construction of first explorer yacht
85ft Project Ocean to be flagship for initial three models with larger ones in planning
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Gyro stabiliser company targets European market
The Chinese company Shanghai Jiwu Technology Corporation has recently established a European office in the Netherlands to facilitate the growth of its European business. Since being established in 2015 the company has developed eight models of gyroscopic stabilisers for use in leisure and commercial boats from under 5 tonnes up ...
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Portuguese maintenance firm Sopromar expands as international demand grows
Algarve-based yard invests in increasing capacity and new management software
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Canadian entrepreneur to relaunch Limestone Boats
Former Rossiter Boats founder aims to refresh a heritage nameplate with two new models for 2021
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Dufour appoints new exclusive dealer in Australia
Following the appointment announced last week by Dufour Yachts of new dealers in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, the European sailing yacht brand has also announced a new exclusive dealer for Australia. The recently established Yacht Sales Co (YCD) has won the role as the Dufour dealer and it works out ...
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Dutch systems integrator declared bankrupt
A court in north Holland has declared De Keizer International BV and De Keizer Marine Engineering BV bankrupt.
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Talking Products: Cox updates IBI on the roll-out of its new diesel outboard
Hugh Huddelston, newly appointed head of sales at Cox Powertrain, provides IBI’s Ed Slack with the latest information on production goals for its new engine, expectations for the leisure sector, and development of the company’s distribution network.
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Increased berthing capacity in Dubai as new island destinations open up
Nakheel is offering UAE’s boat owners and tour operators access to two new island destinations off the country’s coast.