Latest News about the Middle East – Page 57
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NewsManagement changes at Turkish marina operator
Setur Marinas, Turkey’s leading marina operator with a portfolio of 10 facilities across the country, has made three executive appointments.
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NewsACI reports drop in profits for first nine months
The Croatian state-owned marina operator ACI has reported a 14.6% drop in profits for the first nine months of 2019. The company, which operates a chain of 22 marinas, achieved a profit of Kuna 33.7m – a Kuna 5.7m or 14.6% weakening in profits for the period ended September 30, ...
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News3rd International Superyacht Summit to be held in Dubai
Under the patronage of Dubai Ports World subsidiary P&O Marinas, the third edition of the International Superyacht Summit is to take place in Dubai next year from March 11-12.
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NewsAmsterdam ‘Bubble Barrier’ traps plastic but not fish, boats
In a global first, an environmental project has been launched in the Port of Amsterdam that uses a curtain of rising air bubbles to trap plastic waste preventing it from reaching the North Sea.
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NewsAB Inflatables unveils new Jet Tenders at FLIBS
Yacht tender and RIB producer AB Inflatables officially launched two new AB Jet Tenders at the 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS).
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News2019 Scottish Boat Show described as “roaring success”
The 2019 Scottish Boat Show (SBS 2019) was described as “a roaring success” by a number of exhibitors. The event, the largest of its kind in Scotland and the second largest show in the UK, was attended by more than 13,000 people over its three days – a small increase ...
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“Yacht orgy” scandal forces Hungarian Mayor to resign
Zsolt Borkai, the mayor of Gyor, the largest city in western Hungary, who easily won reelection to a fourth term last month despite a video made public showing him participating in an orgy on a luxury yacht, will step down from his position on Friday because of his “moral predicament”.
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NewsACO Marine wins wastewater management contract
ACO Marine has won a contract from the Turkish design and naval architecture studio, Soyaslan Design, to develop and manufacture a Clarimar MF-3 biological wastewater management system for installation on the 40m (131ft) luxury yacht style dive craft, Nirvana.
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NewsTurkish builder appoints Greek dealer
Dromeas Yachts, a Turkish builder of high-performance boats, has chosen Labea Yachting to serve as its exclusive dealer in Greece.
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NewsAquila extends dealer network to the Middle East
The steadily expanding brand of Aquila Power Catamarans has extended its dealer network to the Middle East with the establishment of Aquila Middle East in Dubai. This marks the brand entering a new international region adding to its strong dealer network already established in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.
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NewsENATA unveils upgraded Foiler design for 2020
A leading exhibitor in terms of innovation at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS) in the UAE was local company ENATA, which showed its final production version of the ‘Foiler’ – which claims to be the world’s first production fully foiling powerboat.
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News2019 METSTRADE catalogue out now
With just two weeks before the start of the METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam, the digital show catalogue is now available online.
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NewsOman Sail wins 2019 World Sailing award
A decade of success by Oman Sail to develop sailing in the Middle Eastern country has been recognised by the global sailing community, with the organisation receiving the 2019 World Sailing President’s Development Award.
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NewsAsia-Pacific yachting moves forward on various fronts
The Asia-Pacific yachting market has been increasingly marketing itself in a bid to attract more and more superyachts in the region. With the Olympics in Japan next year and the America’s Cup being held in Auckland in May 2021, these promotional initiatives are showing results. Other events are also helping ...
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News32nd METSTRADE Show approaches
With two weeks to go before the METSTRADE Show opens for business, the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre is already buzzing. An unprecedented number of pre-show visitor registrations mean that the 1,650-plus exhibitors from 55 countries have much to look forward to.
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NewsStrong turnout for 2nd Abu Dhabi show
The second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS) attracted considerable visitor numbers despite a difficult market. According to the organisers, ADIBS, which concluded on October 19, attracted 26,000 visitors and 284 exhibiting companies from 27 countries. The show was organised by and held at the Abu Dhabi ...
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NewsAnnual revenues for US boat retailer MarineMax grew 5%
Financial results for America’s largest boat retailer – representing more than 20 boat and yacht brands across some 60 locations – were down for the company’s fourth quarter reflecting ’choppy’ market conditions across the industry in terms of both geography and product segments
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NewsAsia-Pacific Boating magazine to close this month
Asia-Pacific Boating magazine, one of the main dedicated publications for the marine leisure industry in Asia, is to cease publication at the end of this month with the closure of Blu Inc Media, the Hong Kong-based publisher of the title. Blu Inc Media is a subsidiary of Singapore-based SPH Group ...
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NewsABYC announces dates for 2020 Standards Week
The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) has announced its 11th annual ABYC Standards Week will take place from January 6-10, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NewsAkzoNobel reports sunny Q3 results, buys back shares
AkzoNobel, the Dutch paints and performance coatings multinational, reports a 23% rise in Q3 profit lifting it to €300m, up from €243m in the same 2018 period.
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