Latest Company News – Page 235

  • NEOLINE at sea
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    Beneteau endorses NEOLINE's wind-powered transatlantic shipping project

    2019-03-27T14:53:00Z

    Groupe Beneteau has confirmed its interest in the NEOLINE project for the transatlantic transportation of its boats to the US. NEOLINE is currently developing an energy-efficient transatlantic transport line with cargo sailing ships specialised in rolling and oversized freight. Scheduled to start up in 2021, this route will link Saint-Nazaire ...

  • Dream Yacht Charter
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    Dream Yacht Charter opens new US bases

    2019-03-27T11:11:00Z

    Dream Yacht Charter, the world’s largest privately owned yacht charter firm with a fleet of over 1,000 boats, has teamed up with Navtours to open new bases in Newport, Rhode Island and Lake Champlain, New York.

  • News

    Port of Fort Pierce yard deal delayed

    2019-03-27T10:30:00Z

    St Lucie County, Florida selected Derecktor to lease and operate a megayacht repair centre at the Port of Fort Pierce in November of last year, with negotiations to take no more than three months and a contract signed by 5 March 2019 – a timeline obviously past.

  • Sea-Doo RXT-X
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    BRP honoured with seven Red Dot Design Awards

    2019-03-26T14:14:00Z

    Seven products manufactured by BRP have been recognised by the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards, including its new Sea-Doo RXT-X and Sea-Doo Fish Pro personal watercraft (PWC).

  • KingFisher's latest model, the 3125 GFX
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    KingFisher named one of Canada’s best-managed companies

    2019-03-26T09:30:00Z

    Vernon, British Columbia-based boatbuilder KingFisher Boats has been named one of Canada’s top employers as part of the 2019 Best Managed Companies program.

  • FLIR CEO Jim Cannon says having a greater presence in Washington is critical to growing the business
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    FLIR moves US headquarters to Washington DC area

    2019-03-25T10:46:00Z

    FLIR Systems Inc has opened new corporate headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, providing a significantly expanded presence in the US national capital region.

  • The Pirelli 1900 by TecnoRib
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    TecnoRib strengthens Mediterranean and Far East presence

    2019-03-22T12:10:00Z

    TecnoRib, the official licensee of the Pirelli and P. for Speedboats brands, has strengthened its presence in the Med and Far East markets with the appointment of two new dealers – ARY in Montenegro and Infinite Yachts Asia in Thailand.

  • Global Timber CEO Peter Baek, Lignia's Steve Rogers, and Global Timber's creative director, Kasper Fredsted
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    UK timber modification firm expands in Europe

    2019-03-22T10:34:00Z

    Lignia Wood Company, a British timber modification business, has chosen Global Timber to distribute Lignia Yacht – its real wood alternative to Burmese teak deck – across Europe. The news comes not long after Lignia signed its first major distribution agreement with US-based Teakdecking Systems for the North American market.

  • The 155m SeaDream will be built to operate in tropical and polar regions
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    Damen enters luxury cruise market

    2019-03-22T08:00:00Z

    Already active in 14 marine markets including superyachts, family-owned Damen Shipyard Group of the Netherlands is entering the luxury cruise market.

  • Vesper Marine's  WatchMate Vision2 AIS transponder
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    Vesper Marine appoints US sales rep

    2019-03-21T15:27:00Z

    New Zealand-based Vesper Marine has chosen Total Marine Supply LLC to represent its smartAIS transponders in the US Midwestern States surrounding the Great Lakes.

  • Gibraltar
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    BWA Yachting opens Gibraltar office

    2019-03-21T15:04:00Z

    Further enhancing the already strong yachting sector in Gibraltar is the expansion of capacity of a major fuel company and the opening of the ever-expanding BWA yacht services business.

  • John Lance, owner and director of Marine Trade Supplies
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    New mega chandlery on Australian Gold Coast opens for business

    2019-03-21T11:40:00Z

    A new mega chandlery has opened on Australia’s Gold Coast as part of The Boat Works’ A$100m investment into expanding the Gold Coast Marine Precinct in Coomera.

  • RWO High Load Eye
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    RWO names UK distributor

    2019-03-21T10:46:00Z

    UK deck hardware manufacturer RWO has chosen Marathon Leisure to distribute its complete product line in the UK and Ireland.

  • Garmin has been a supplier of choice for the IBBI since 2014
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    IBBI names Garmin supplier of the year

    2019-03-21T08:53:00Z

    US-based purchasing cooperative Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI) has named Garmin as its 2018 supplier of the year.

  • Vanquish Yachts has seven new models in development
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    HISWA Holland Yachting Group expands

    2019-03-20T16:25:00Z

    Two new companies have joined the HISWA Holland Yachting Group – Vanquish Yachts has become a member while Critical Minds is a new partner company.

  • The 26.7m Sanlorenzo SX88
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    Sanlorenzo Spain sells first SX88

    2019-03-20T16:02:00Z

    Sanlorenzo Spain, the exclusive agent for Sanlorenzo in Spain and the Balearic Islands, has sold its first new-build 26.7m SX88 yacht to a Central European client. The Sanlorenzo SX88-35 is scheduled for delivery in early 2020 as the 14th hull of the Sanlorenzo SX88 model, which was first introduced to ...

  • Port Calanova
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    Lengers expands to Mallorca

    2019-03-20T11:40:00Z

    Lengers Yachts, the international yacht brokerage and dealership based in the Netherlands, is to open its third European office in Mallorca next month.

  • The Hill Robinson office in La Spezia
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    Hill Robinson opens Italian office

    2019-03-20T10:54:00Z

    Hill Robinson Yacht Management Services has opened a new office in La Spezia, Italy. The Porto Lotti Marina office is on the doorstep of the Baglietto, Sanlorenzo, Fincantieri, Ferretti and Perini yards, and is close to several other Italian yacht-builders too.

  • Roy Roberts founded the Owen Group in 1969
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    The UK’s Owen Group celebrates 50 years in business

    2019-03-19T15:04:00Z

    The UK’s Owen Group is celebrating its 50-year anniversary in 2019, marking five decades since Roy Owen Roberts set up the multichannel marketing agency in a storage loft in Havant, Hampshire. Within weeks Owen had signed its first marine client, Halmatic Marine, and business continued to grow.

  • Mercury's V-6 outboard lineup
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    Mercury Marine captures iF Design Award for V-6 platform

    2019-03-19T12:46:00Z

    For the third time in five years, Mercury Marine has been recognised by the International Forum Design (iF) award – this time for its V-6 outboard platform.