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Greece enters new lockdown, bans movement of all boats
The new measures took effect on Sunday 8 November
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São Paulo show to go ahead next week with new format
The 23rd edition of the most important nautical event in Latin America will take place next week from November 19-24 at the Olympic Streak, a competition rowing complex that is part of the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
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Taiwan adds automatic ID requirement for yachts over 12m
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications will begin this week enforcing amendments to its Regulations Governing the Management of Yachts aimed at improving overall safety of the growing yacht fleet plying the waters of the China Sea. Chief among the changes is a requirement that yacht rental firms and commercial ...
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Ireland bids to host World Marinas Conference
The Irish Marine Federation (IMF), the marine leisure trade body that also represents Irish marina operators, has made its first-ever bid to host ICOMIA’s three-day World Marinas Conference in Dublin in 2023.
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Yamaha to change working practices
Yamaha Motor has announced that its 55,000 employees will be given greater latitude in determining their working hours and place of work as a further development of its work- life balance support programmes.
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What can boating expect from the new US President, Congress?
With the new year, the US will see a new President and a new Congress, but not much else is expected to change for the recreational boating industry – on a legislative front. “We expect, from what we’ve already heard from President-elect Biden, there will definitely be an emphasis on ...
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Brunswick hires director of Enterprise Electrification
Brunswick Corp today announced the appointment of John Oenick as director of Enterprise Electrification, a move designed to advance the company’s ACES (Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification & Shared Access) strategy.
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IBI Oct | Nov digital issue
This issue of IBI includes an in-depth look at US manufacturers and trends in key equipment sectors including Decking & Flooring | Power Management | Galley Gear | Mechanical Gear | Wake Towers | Trim Tabs. We also have a roundup on the Dutch market covering boatbuilders, equipment manufacturers and ...
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Cape Town yard reopens after decade-long hiatus
Capecraft builds ski-craft in the 18ft-28ft range A Cape Town boatbuilding firm has reopened after a 10-year absence from the local market, the South African Boat Builders Export Council (SABBEX) reports. Capecraft Marine builds ski-craft in the 18ft-28ft range for the recreational and commercial sector. Owner ...
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Amaala developer teams up with Monaco organisation on ocean water study
As part of the development of the 3,800sq km Amaala project in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia, its developer, the Public Investment Fund, has teamed up with Monaco-based OceanoScientific and completed a two-week ocean water study in the western Mediterranean.
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Sanlorenzo sales remain on par with 2019
The Board of Directors of Italian yachtbuilder Sanlorenzo SpA today confirmed and approved the company’s results for the quarter and nine months ending 30 September. Consolidated net revenues from the sale of new yachts for the first nine months of 2020 totalled €322.6 million, compared to €322.8 for the same ...
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Qatar Boat Show to go ahead next week following an announcement yesterday
Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar, the boat show will run from 16-20 November. It will feature mutiple entrances and new registration process, as well as enhanced security and health arrangements ...
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Official supplier Highfield Boats front & centre at start of the Vendée Globe
The eighth edition of the Vendée Globe sailboat race got underway yesterday with 33 racing yachts and a fleet of Highfield RIBs orchestrating the security and organisation of the start.
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Canadian marina group acquires eighth property
Maple Leaf Marinas acquires Walker’s Point Marina in central Canada’s Muskoka region
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Yamaha first three quarter results, marine down 10.9%
Net sales for Yamaha Motor Company’s consolidated accounting period for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 were ¥1,067.1 billion (a decrease of ¥200.1 billion or -15.8% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year). Operating income was 56.4 billion yen (a decrease ...
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Rosetti Superyachts receives planning permission to improve facilities
Italy’s Rosetti Superyachts (RSY) has filed and obtained planning approval from local authorities for an improvement to its current facility in Ravenna, Italy. The plans include a new construction hangar and accompanying offices for building superyachts over 100m in length.
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Steve Heese elected chairperson of NMMA Board
Steve Heese, president and CEO of Chris-Craft, has been elected chairperson of the NMMA Board of Directors. Heese succeeds Ben Speciale, president of Yamaha’s US Marine Business Unit.
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Halifax Boat Show confirmed for 2021
The owners of the Halifax International Boat Show have confirmed that eastern Canada’s largest consumer boating event will proceed as scheduled, operating from Thursday February 4 through Sunday February 7 inclusive at the Halifax Exhibition Centre.
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Bentley to stop making fossil fuel cars by 2030, hybrids only from 2026
Bentley, the British luxury carmaker, in a bid to champion sustainability, has announced that it will stop making fossil fuel cars and switch to hybrids from 2026 and aims to be completely carbon neutral by 2030.
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Solar power to feature in Vendée Globe sail race
Sailors on the round-the-world race will be relying on a range of the latest technologies, including solar-generated power.