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    AkzoNobel buys back €63.5m of its own shares

    2019-03-06T08:00:00Z

    In the last week of February, AkzoNobel NV, the Netherlands-based maker of paints and performance coatings, has bought back 796,840 of its own ordinary shares.

  • AB claims to be the only RIB manufacturer to cover all segments of the inflatables market – fibreglass boats, aluminium and jet tenders. This is the ABJET 330
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    AB Inflatables enters Italian market

    2019-03-05T15:00:00Z

    Colombia-based RIB manufacturer AB Inflatables has chosen Nautica Ponte Magra to serve as its new Italian dealer. The company will represnt AB’s entire product line, including its recently introduced ABJET jet tenders, in different regions of Italy.

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    Crestliner revamps model line, adds new models and pontoon series for 2019

    2019-03-05T14:32:00Z

    Crestliner Boats is redesigning its model line and adding new models, including three new pontoon boats for 2019.

  • Moscow Boat Show 2018
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    Moscow show opens tomorrow

    2019-03-05T14:04:00Z

    With tomorrow’s mid-day temperature anticipated to be around -4C, Muscovites will be heading for the warmth of the Crocus Centre Exhibition complex on Wednesday for the 12th edition of the Moscow Boat Show.

  • Grey Hawk 38 aerial view
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    Sunseeker launches new high-performance Hawk 38

    2019-03-05T12:34:00Z

    UK boatbuilder returns to its performance roots with launch of 70mph day boat

  • The Oslo International Boat Show
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    Oslo show to be held at Lillestrøm for another five years

    2019-03-05T12:05:00Z

    An agreement between Norwegian boating industry association Norboat AS and the organiser of the Oslo International Boat Show, Norges Varemesse AS, has secured the future of Sjøen for Alle at the Lillestrøm arena from 2020 until 2025.

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    V.Group acquires Global Marine Travel

    2019-03-05T11:36:00Z

    V.Group and Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) have switched their agency and marine travel interests between each other. It has not been disclosed if any money has changed hands or whether it is a straight swop of two business activities.

  • Bob Rudolph, VP of international sales at MTI Industries
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    METSTRADE Exhibition Committee elects new members

    2019-03-05T10:01:00Z

    The METSTRADE Exhibition Committee elected three new members at its annual general meeting in January – Bob Rudolph from MTI Industries in the US, Scanstrut CEO Tom Reed, and Mei Reading, global marketing director of the Griffing Group.

  • Majesty 175 Under Construction (5)
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    Construction of largest composite megayacht well underway

    2019-03-05T09:15:00Z

    Majesty’s 175 tri-deck 490-tonne megayacht will have trans-Atlantic capability and over 4,000 nautical miles range

  • The port of Molinar is undergoing a €3m revamp
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    €3.1m upgrade for Balearic port

    2019-03-04T15:29:00Z

    A €3.1m upgrade to the port of Molinar in Palma de Mallorca is due to begin on March 18. The upgrade will include improvements to the marine facilities and related onshore buildings.

  • John Wayne Marina in Sequim, Washington
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    Wayne family takes more active role in assuring public use of marina

    2019-03-04T15:05:00Z

    The continuing saga of John Wayne Marina in Port Angeles, Washington, has taken a new turn with the late actor’s family taking a more active role in determining the facility’s future by putting together options for redevelopment of the marina and 105 acres owned by John Wayne Enterprises (JWE) next ...

  • Silent-Yachts’ solar-electric catamarans use silent electric propulsion for unlimited range without noise or fumes and minimal vibration
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    Four flagship Silent 80 catamarans sold

    2019-03-04T15:01:00Z

    Silent-Yachts, the Austrian producer of solar-electric catamarans, has announced that it has sold four of its new flagship models, the Silent 80 (previously Silent 79) in recent months.

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    Wireless Logic Group acquires M2MBlue of the Netherlands

    2019-03-04T11:30:00Z

    Britain’s fast-expanding Wireless Logic Group has acquired M2MBlue of the Netherlands, a company that combines cellular, satellite and land connections to deliver secure internet services to passengers on superyachts and ocean liners.

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    Centralised electronic boat registration to take effect in Italy this month

    2019-03-04T11:11:00Z

    Plans by Italian marine industry association UCINA to introduce a centralised electronic register for recreational boats is to take effect on March 14, 2019. The move follows a three-year commitment by UCINA to introduce simplified rules and transparency.

  • The ENATA Foiler, made in the UAE, was hugely popular at DIBS
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    Green initiatives take centre stage at DIBS

    2019-03-04T10:00:00Z

    The 27th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), which closed on Saturday 2 March, revealed a growing interest in environmentally friendly boats and propulsion systems.

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    US wholesale powerboat shipments up in 2018

    2019-03-04T09:28:00Z

    2018 closed as the ninth consecutive year of growth for the US boating industry, according to the latest statistics from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).

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    CIBS 2019 to host Business Development Conference

    2019-03-01T15:31:00Z

    The organisers of the 2019 China International Boat Show (CIBS) in Shanghai have announced that an ‘industry breakfast’ for high net worth investors and leading companies will be taking place at this year’s event, allowing participants to share best practices and to discuss the most topical issues facing the industry ...

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    VSY seeks new funding to take superyacht builder forward

    2019-03-01T15:30:00Z

    Departure of Christiana Longarina triggers need for new investment

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    Prestige Yachts and the quiet revolution

    2019-03-01T13:30:00Z

    Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the French boatbuilder is at the vanguard of change, as its parent Groupe Beneteau looks to transform the business of boating

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    Icon, Sunseeker partnership gets thumbs up

    2019-03-01T12:37:00Z

    Five months after Britain’s Sunseeker Yachts announced Icon Yachts of the Netherlands will build its 49m flagship in aluminium, the two yards are in good spirits. They say their partnership in building the Sunseeker 161 yields cross-contamination of expertise, and is bound to trigger more joint projects without stopping either ...