Latest Company News – Page 236

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    ClubSwan 36 joins Nations Trophy one-design fleet

    2019-03-18T15:16:00Z

    Finnish yacht-builder Nautor’s Swan has announced that its ClubSwan 36 is to join the one-design fleet competing for the European Championship in this year’s Nations Trophy.

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    International sail-maker to open new sales location on US northeast coast

    2019-03-18T11:11:00Z

    International sail-maker North Sails is opening a sales office covering the US northeast coast. The new office, located at Newport Shipyard in Rhode Island, will open on May 1, 2019.

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    Tohatsu names new distributor for the Benelux

    2019-03-15T15:28:00Z

    This is the Japanese engine maker’s second recent change in its Europe distribution network

  • Discovery undertook a crowdfunding initiative to help fund its new Britannia 74 project
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    Discovery Yachts Group to work with Berthon in Spain

    2019-03-15T14:48:00Z

    A new partnership has been established between the UK’s Discovery Yachts Group and the Spanish arm of the UK’s Berthon Group. The two companies will work together to deliver sales and service in the Balearic Islands, with Berthon Spain becoming Discovery’s ‘brand ambassador’ for the region.

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    HK industry association celebrates first year

    2019-03-15T12:06:00Z

    The Hong Kong Boating Industry Association (HKBIA) is now one year old and has firmly established itself as the ‘go to’ organisation for all matters concerning the pleasure boat industry.

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    Inmarsat extends Fleet One deal to two other Groupe Beneteau brands

    2019-03-13T14:32:00Z

    The partnership that began last year between Inmarsat and Groupe Beneteau brand Lagoon has now been extended to include both CNB and Beneteau, with other group brands likely to follow.

  • EP Barrus adds Blue Gee products to its portfolio of marine equipment brands
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    Blue Gee Supplies appoints UK distributor

    2019-03-13T11:48:00Z

    EP Barrus has been made an exclusive distributor for Blue Gee Supplies in the UK. The move comes not long after the British engine importer and distributor entered the marine chandlery market.

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    New Sea-Fire distributor for Finland

    2019-03-13T08:00:00Z

    Sea-Fire, the US supplier of marine fire detection and suppression systems, has named Oy Maritim AB as its new Finnish distributor.

  • Sports-Partner CEO Lars Erik Wilhelmsen
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    IEC Telecom boosts involvement in Scandi yacht-racing

    2019-03-12T10:42:00Z

    Global satellite communications firm IEC Telecom has strengthened its ties with the Scandinavian yacht-racing sector through a new collaboration deal with Sports-Partner AS, organiser of the Skagen Race.

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    US cat builder appoints Puerto Rican dealer

    2019-03-12T09:59:00Z

    World Cat, a US builder of outboard-powered centre and dual console catamarans, has added Puerto Rico-based Wally Castro Marine to its current dealer roster.

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    Besenzoni signs new agreement with UK firm

    2019-03-11T15:31:00Z

    Italian equipment manufacturer Besenzoni has signed a new partnership agreement with Timage, its UK distributor for more than 40 years. As part of the deal, the two companies will produce and market a new line of transom and side doors specifically designed for the British market.

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    Polish builder expands to China

    2019-03-11T15:04:00Z

    As part of its international expansion, Polish catamaran-builder Sunreef Yachts has appointed Speedo Marine as its exclusive representative for China. The firm will manage Sunreef’s marketing and sales activities in the Chinese market, effective immediately.

  • MB92 Barcelona’s shipyard manager Àngel Lliteras with Natalia Varela from Lloyd’s Register
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    Spanish refit yard gets ISO 50001 certification

    2019-03-08T15:27:00Z

    MB92 Barcelona, the Spanish superyacht refit and repair yard, has received its ISO 50001 certificate for energy management from Lloyd’s Register. The certification is in addition to the ISO 9001 and 14001 already in place.

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    Yanmar reports increased business in France

    2019-03-07T11:09:00Z

    The Japanese engine manufacturer recently opened a sales and customer representative office in La Roche-sur-Yon

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    Christensen relocates to Tennessee

    2019-03-07T08:00:00Z

    After nearly 30 years of building luxury yachts in Vancouver, Washington, Christensen Yacht Company is just months away from weighing anchor at a new facility in Tellico Lake, Tennessee, that will allow the company to build larger vessels and adapt more quickly to changing trends in the industry.

  • The Maritimo X50 will be making its global premiere at Sanctuary Cove in May
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    Maritimo reports strong sales from Miami show

    2019-03-06T14:23:00Z

    Australian yacht-builder Maritimo has reported that it experienced strong sales at the recent Miami International Yacht Show. The company, which is actively working to grow its presence in the North American market, used the show to debut two enclosed flybridge models – a beach club version of the X60 and ...

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    Spanish yacht rental firm looks to tap into Russia's growing charter market

    2019-03-06T10:25:00Z

    Spanish yacht booking service Nautal is expanding into the Rusian market by launching its own service for yacht rentals in the country.

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    Brunswick looks to “define marine industry”, positioned for captive and external growth

    2019-03-06T10:02:00Z

    “It is not our intention to participate in the marine industry, it is our intention to define it.” So said Brunswick CEO David Foulkes at the Raymond James 40th Annual Institutional Investor Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.

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    AkzoNobel buys back €63.5m of its own shares

    2019-03-06T08:00:00Z

    In the last week of February, AkzoNobel NV, the Netherlands-based maker of paints and performance coatings, has bought back 796,840 of its own ordinary shares.

  • AB claims to be the only RIB manufacturer to cover all segments of the inflatables market – fibreglass boats, aluminium and jet tenders. This is the ABJET 330
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    AB Inflatables enters Italian market

    2019-03-05T15:00:00Z

    Colombia-based RIB manufacturer AB Inflatables has chosen Nautica Ponte Magra to serve as its new Italian dealer. The company will represnt AB’s entire product line, including its recently introduced ABJET jet tenders, in different regions of Italy.