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Netherlands enters unprecedented five-week lockdown, boatbuilders to maintain staggered shifts
Dutch PM Mark Rutte: Government ”strongly recommends” limiting guests older than 13 to three over Christmas The Dutch government has imposed a five-week, nationwide lockdown shutting schools, universities, daycare centres, just about all shops except food stores, museums, theatres, amusement parks and zoos. The drastic move followed ...
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Volvo joins with multi-national giants on hydrogen push
Oil companies Shell and OMV to collaborate with truck makers Volvo Group, Daimler and IVECO on the roll-out of zero-emission hydrogen-based trucking and fueling stations on a mass scale across Europe
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Palumbo SY Refit opens service point covering Central America and the Caribbean
Palumbo SY Refit, a leader in the refit and repair of sailing and motor yachts, has established its first service point covering the Central America and Caribbean area.
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Azimut Yachts strengthens SE Asian presence
Italy’s Azimut Yachts has strengthened is presence in South East Asia with the appointment of Tam Son Yachting as its authorised dealer in Vietnam.
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French marine electronics group changes hands
Founded in 1984 under the name Micrel, France’s nke Group has new shareholders
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UK naval architect in joint venture with high-tech laser scanning firm
UK firms Jack Gifford Marine Design Ltd (JGMD) and 3DMSI Ltd have formalised their long-standing laser scanning and naval architecture collaboration by creating a new joint venture.
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Croatia and Greece identify nautical tourism as key post-Covid-19 recovery tools
A number of Mediterranean and Adriatic states have been seriously impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in respect of their important tourism industries. Two of these are Croatia and Greece and both, as they set about developing recovery strategies for their tourism sectors, are looking to nautical tourism as a key ...
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First virtual METSTRADE Connect draws strong attendance
Over 4,700 leisure marine professionals signed up for last week’s virtual event
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Raymarine unveils YachtSense control system
Global electronics supplier, Raymarine, introduced one of it latest products last week during METSTRADE Connect
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X-Yachts test launches first-ever powerboat
Danish sailboat builder X-Yachts took its first-ever motorboat model, the 33ft X-Power 33C, for a test drive on the weekend. Final assembly will take place later this week.
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Sandals Resorts International boosts Caribbean marina portfolio
Sera Boca Marina has 135 berths for yachts of up to 30m Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the all-inclusive luxury resort operator in the Caribbean, has expanded its marina involvement through the purchase of the 3,000-acre Santa Barbara resort on Curaçao which hosts two on-site marinas. With this ...
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Spanish marina to double berth capacity
Mayor of Fuengirola Ana Mula has unveiled plans by the municipality to overhaul and expand its existing marina as part of a construction project worth around €91m (US$110m). The investment will allow the facility to increase its berthing capacity from 471 to roughly 1,000. A share of the berths will ...
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AMI conference goes virtual
The Rhode Island, US-based Association of Marina Industries (AMI) has confirmed that its annual conference will be replaced by a virtual event for 2021.
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Volvo Penta and Amer Yachts collaborate in sustainability initiative
Reducing underwater noise is a key objective in developing sustainability for yachts and the results of a new independent study carried out by Amer Yachts were last week presented to Volvo Penta as part of their joint initiative on sustainability. The results presentation was made during the Nobel Week events ...
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Strong Q4 drives Johnson Outdoors to higher full-year earnings
Gains in revenues, profits led by strong sales of watercraft and fishing products; supply chains remain stretched
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Brexit agreement hangs in the Balance
A preview the leading article in IBI`s forthcoming issue has publisher Nick Hopkinson hoping for a workable Brexit agreement
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METSTRADE Connect – Is the traditional engine room finished?
METSTrade Tech Talk explores design concepts aimed at providing more interior space – including eliminating engine rooms altogether
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Baglietto launches new expansion plan
The ’Baglietto Wave’ investment plan ushers in sweeping change at the Italian builder, including a new management team, new models and shipyard expansion
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NZ boat importers report strong sales boom
Austrailian, US and Italian brands are among those finding success in New Zealand’s boat sales surge