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Cape Town launches Blue Cape superyacht initiative
The City of Cape Town has partnered with South African ocean sports stakeholders to launch a new Strategic Business Partnership aimed at promoting marine manufacturing.
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New brand of eco-yachts launches in Germany
A new German company is to launch a range of electric solar catamarans, sailing yachts and luxury floating homes for the global market.
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Ferretti expands US footprint
Italy’s Ferretti Group has announced a US$15m investment to purchase a service shipyard in Ft Lauderdale, Florida to increase the strategic presence of Ferretti Group America.
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BRP to discontinue Evinrude outboard production
Manufacturer to focus on boat brands; signs agreement with Mercury Marine
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Suzuki’s marine sales grow; general manager comments on results
Suzuki’s latest annual results, released yesterday, show that its marine business was the only division of the company to record sales growth despite a sharp downturn in March 2020. By far the largest proportion of the business designated as the marine division is derived from the sales of outboard engines ...
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Delta ‘T’ Systems hires mechanical engineer
Delta ‘T’ Systems, the US manufacturer of marine ventilation systems, has hired Lucas Doranth as a mechanical engineer.
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Boero YachtCoatings signs deal with Salomé Yachts
Boero YachtCoatings, the Yachting Division of Italian paint and coatings specialist Gruppo Boero, has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Berlin-based Salomé Yachts & Design GmbH to jointly develop a unique range of coatings for Salomé’s Atlantic Series of luxury tenders.
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OXE Marine publishes first quarter results
Swedish outboard engine maker OXE Marine discussed the impact of Covid-19 on the company’s results for the first quarter of 2020, ending March 31
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Dutch builder expands yard in response to “growing demand”
Zeelander Yachts of the Netherlands is expanding its state-of-the-art shipyard in Groot-Ammers in response to what it describes as growing demand for its boats. This will also allow the company to prepare the ground for the development of new models.
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Riva launches first new model of 2020
Italy’s Ferretti Group launched the Riva 88’ Folgore at its shipyard in La Spezia on Monday, marking the company’s first model launch of 2020. The La Spezia facility is dedicated to the construction of Riva yachts from 76ft-110ft in length.
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ICOMIA names new president, board appointments
The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) has announced a number of board appointments in the wake of its annual general meeting last week, including the election of Sara Anghel as its new president.
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Caribbean island locations start to open up
The Caribbean islands are in the early stage of opening up after tough lockdown regulations were put in place to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dutch Antilles island of Aruba has announced that it will open from June 15 and Grenada has also received its first yacht arrivals with ...
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CXO300 diesel outboard enters production
Cox Powertrain has announced the start of production of its 300hp diesel outboard engine, the CXO300, at its UK headquarters and advanced assembly and test facilities in Shoreham, West Sussex.
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Pandemic drives US boat sales
“Sales have exploded over the past four weeks.” That sentiment, expressed to IBI by Clarks Landing Yachts Sales general manager Dave Patnaude, is seemingly shared by a variety of boat dealers across the US. His two locations in Maryland and one in New Jersey have seen around US$4m in sales ...
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OXE Marine selects US manufacturing partner
Sweden’s OXE Marine AB has chosen Outdoor Network Manufacturing (ONM) in the US to serve as its manufacturing partner in the US.
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Invincible Boats lives up to its name
Despite losing about six weeks of production to the COVID-19 pandemic, Invincible Boats is on track to reach its calendar year 2020 production goals, though its fiscal fourth quarter – which ends in July – will likely offset gains made in the first half of the fiscal year. Exempt from ...
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Interview with Sunseeker’s Andrea Frabetti (trailer)
IBI’s Ed Slack interviews Sunseeker CEO about post-Covid buyer demand, new production strategy, forward forecasts, and plans for Cannes
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Obituary: Nic Johansen
Nic Johansen, CEO of Elvstrøm Sails Sarl France, passed away suddenly last week.
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World Marinas Conference postponed to 2021
The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) and P&O Marinas have announced the postponement of the ICOMIA World Marinas Conference to October 2021. The event was originally due to take place from October 13-15, 2020 at P&O’s new marina in Port Rashid in Dubai.
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Robertson & Caine looks to make up lost production as SA economy reopens
South Africa’s biggest yard is to ramp up production under new health and safety regulations