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HanseYachts continues its financial restructuring strategy
German boatbuilding group, HanseYachts AG, reported today continuing reorganisation of the company’s financial structure for its future strength. The company’s brands include Hanse, Dehler and Moody sailboats, Fjord and Sealine powerboars, and Privilege sail and motor catamarans.
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Asia-Pacific Yacht Industry High-Level Forum takes place next week
The 2020 Asia-Pacific Yacht Industry High-Level Forum will be held next week from 14:30-17.30 on Friday 30 October. The combined live and virtual event will be televised from Macau and Hong Kong and the online free-to-air forum will be streamed live with simultaneous translations in both Chinese and English.
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Mercury Marine and Beneteau strengthen partnership
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corp, has announced an expanded partnership with Beneteau on a global scale to leverage both companies’ leadership position and offer Beneteau customers Mercury power on all 2021 models. The announcement comes exactly two years to the day when Mercury Marine and Beneteau announced a ...
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DAME R&D Excellence in Adversity Awards – final call for entries
METSTRADE Show organiser RAI Amsterdam is calling on exhibitors to submit their entries for the special DAME R&D Excellence in Adversity Award, which is open to any product new to market or any significant R&D project conducted by an equipment manufacturer worked on between 1 January-28 October 2020, that has ...
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Ferretti wins 2020 Media Key award for new ad campaign
Italy’s Ferretti Yachts has picked up a 2020 Media Key award for its ‘Just Like Home’ advertising campaign.
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Global Covid-19 update | 23 October
The International Council of Marine Industry Association (ICOMIA) and its member associations have posted updates to a State of the Industry report tracking the latest regulations regarding COVID-19 and the specific impacts on the boating sector in countries across the world.
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Southern Wind launches 100ft full-custom cruiser-racer
Southern Wind Shipyard has launched a new 100ft full-custom, high-performance cruiser-racer in the Port of Cape Town, South Africa.
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MARIN takes on edgy, climate change-related research
MARIN recently tested floating islands to see if they can support living and working conditions at sea The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) is getting into research that is miles from the bread-and-butter tank testing that over the past 85 years made it the world’s largest, independent ...
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IGY Marinas adds Miami facility to grow its portfolio to 19
The latest expansion of the global IGY Marinas portfolio has taken place in the US with the Miami-located Island Gardens Deep Harbour boosting the group’s network to 19 facilities in 11 countries serving over 2,000 superyachts annually.
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Grand Banks achieves Q1 profitability
Despite dampened business sentiment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Banks Yachts Ltd recorded quarterly revenue of S$24.6 million (€15.2m) for the three months ending 30 September 2020 – a dip of 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. The Singapore publicly-listed company – parent of the Grand Banks ...
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US outdoors industry can lead economic recovery
Senator Martin Heinrich tells Outdoor Recreation Caucus Hill Briefing that the time is right for a national outdoor recreation plan
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boot Düsseldorf to hold digital pre-show conference
With 13 weeks to go before the world’s largest boat show is due to open, project director Petros Michelidakis announced today that he will be leading a digital press conference on the 4th of November to report on the status of preparations for the show and the industry’s upcoming prospects.
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Special ‘virtual’ edition of Boat Builder Awards announced for 2020
Two new awards introduced to acknowledge industry’s Covid response
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Yanmar and Mastry join with Nautique on new diesel engine solution for wake sports market
Yanmar Marine International and its southeast US distributor, Mastry Engine Center, have partnered with watersports boat manufacturer Nautique Boat Company Inc to introduce a premium Yanmar diesel package to the recreational wake sports industry and superyacht tender market.
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New leader for world’s largest boat group
Aine Denari succeeds Huw Bower as president of Brunswick Boat Group
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Outdoor Network to manufacture OXE outboards in Georgia
The new facility will produce the complete line-up of OXE diesel outboard engines from 125hp through to 200hp. Currently manufactured in Sweden, but as reported by IBI in May this year, Outdoor Network (ODN) was successful in winning the contract for US production. At that time Tom D’Azevedo, chairman and ...
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5th Pre-Owned Multihull show “delights” trade
The fifth edition of the Pre-Owned Multihull Boat Show (Les Occasions du Multicoque) came to a close in the French town of Canet-en-Roussillon on Sunday, where 30 catamarans and trimarans from 39ft-78ft were on display in the harbour.
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Actisense signs global distribution agreement with Radio Holland Group
Actisense, the UK-based marine electronics specialist, has signed a distribution agreement with global marine electronics, navigation and communications experts, Radio Holland, part of Pon Holdings.
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Marathon Leisure appointed Z-Guard’s UK & Ireland distributor
Marathon Leisure has been appointed as the sole distributor for Z-Guard performance anodes.
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Nexus Yachts expands facility following joint venture success
South Africa’s Nexus Yachts has almost doubled the size of their St Francis Bay facility on the back of their successful partnership with Balance Catamarans. Nexus general manager Roger Paarman this week confirmed the company had added a further 2,000m2 of factory space this year, bringing their total footprint to ...