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Navigare Yachting USA expands team
Navigare Yachting USA has hired three new team members to support its growth in the Americas - Pat Dorning as operations manager for the Bahamas and Caribbean, Phillip Winter as partner manager, and Kay West as booking manager.
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Cox Powertrain names Spanish distributor
Solé Diesel to represent UK firm’s outboard diesel engines in Spain
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Bluefin LED grows presence in Turkey
Bluefin LED in the UK has chosen Arti Marin to act as its distributor in Turkey.
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Silver Yachts to build series of SY cats in new China shipyard
Possibly the most significant news to emerge from the Singapore Yacht Show 2019 concerned Silver Yachts and the fact that it is to shortly start building superyacht catamarans at a new facility in China.
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Azimut to display in New York's Times Square
As part of its 50-year anniversary celebrations, Italy’s Azimut-Benetti Group is planning to display an Azimut S6 motoryacht in New York’s Times Square next month – one of the yacht builder’s five most-significant cities in which it does business.
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Boat Lagoon Yachting expands
Boat Lagoon Yachting (BLY), one of Asia’s leading boat dealers and distributors, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of Italian RIB maker SACS and international brokerage house Burgess.
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Correct Craft’s ‘quiet’ aluminium boat project gets statewide showcase
Correct Craft’s quiet aluminium fishing boat project, being developed by its Watershed Innovation think-tank and the University of Central Florida (UCF), will be showcased next week at the state-wide Florida Engineering Senior Design Invitational at Florida Atlantic University.
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Western Australia and Northern Territories vie for superyacht work
The success of superyachts cruising to the Kimberley area of northwest Australia is seeing an inter-state challenge develop between Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territories (NT) to win the support and related opportunities of these visiting yachts.
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Spanish recreational craft market posts best Q1 results in three years
Boat registrations up to 52ft make significant gains
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Rhode Island recycles fibreglass boats
With tens-of-thousands of fibreglass boats manufactured between the 1970s and 1990s coming to their end-of-life cycle, the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association (RIMTA) is hoping its Fiberglass Vessel Recycling Pilot Project (FVR) could be a solution to a growing disposal concern.
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Rutgerson appoints Croatian dealer
Swedish yacht equipment manufacturer Rutgerson has expanded its dealer network with the appointment of Lalizas Marina Stores as its new dealer of deck hardware in Croatia.
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Ferretti reports strong 2018 financials
Italy’s Ferretti Group presented its 2018 financial results in Milan today, confirming its growth and financial solidity. Total profit after tax was up 29% to €31m compared to the previous year. The consolidated production value rose to €669m, growing by 7.5% compared to €623m in 2017. EBITDA stands at €53m ...
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Beneteau Americas appoints new COO
Groupe Beneteau Americas has named Yannick Madiot as its new chief operating officer for North America.
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Brunswick Boats opens Integrated Manufacturing Center
With excess capacity freed-up from the discontinuation of certain Sea Ray and Boston Whaler commercial models, Brunswick Corp has announced its Merritt Island, Florida facility is being transitioned to an Integrated Manufacturing Center (IMC) that will support “growth and development” for several Brunswick Boat Group brands.
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Westrec Marinas founder dies
Westrec Marinas founder Michael Sachs died on April 11, just days shy of his 78th birthday. Sachs is survived by his wife of over 30 years, Maureen, a sister and nieces and nephews.
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DMS Holland sees robust growth for its stabilisers, operating systems
Dynamic Marine Systems Holland, the Dutch maker of roll-damping systems, expects good growth in the years ahead, courtesy of a new ‘all-in-one’ stabilisation system for fast yachts.
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Fountaine Pajot expands in Indonesia
Yacht Sourcing, one of Asia’s fastest-growing luxury yacht companies, has been appointed by French catamaran builder Fountaine Pajot to be its exclusive dealer for Indonesia. The company will manage new sales and aftersales service in Indonesia for the French brand.
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Yamaha Propellers receives tax incentive to expand
Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers in the US has received two 10-year tax abatements from the city of Greenfield, Indiana to facilitate an expansion by the company with a new 50,000sq ft plant at a cost of US$18.3m and bringing 81 jobs.
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Singapore Yacht Show attracts high-quality visitors and buyers
The 2019 Singapore Yacht Show (SYS) finished on a positive mood for many exhibitors, thanks to the sale of a number of yachts. There was generally thought to have been a smaller turnout than last year, but several exhibiting boatbuilders and dealers approached by IBI spoke of more knowledgeable and ...
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Princess Yachts anticipates record 2018 results
The UK’s Princess Yachts highlighted the importance of the Asia-Pacific market last week when three of its models – the Princess Y85, F45 and R35 – made their Asian premiere at the 2019 Singapore Yacht Show (SYS).