All News articles – Page 601
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NewsThe future is here: Nautique charges forward with award-winning, all-electric tow sport boat
The Nautique GS22E The first all-electric boat capable of delivering a “normal watersports use experience” was introduced to the Miami International Boat Show (MIBS) last week by Nautique Boats, and not surprisingly, was named a National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award winner for Electrical Propulsion. The ...
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NewsJonathan Timianko | PierShare
Market Disrupter: US start-up PierShare is bringing the Airbnb concept to boat docks. An empty dock at the end of his parent’s new Floridian home got city worker Jonathan Timianko thinking there had to be a smart way of making the asset pay for dock owner and boater alike…
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NewsTokio Marine Holdings completes Pure Group acquisition
The acquisition of Privilege Underwriters Inc and its subsidiaries, which are collectively known as the Pure Group, has recently been completed by Tokio Marine Holdings, the leading international insurance business. Tokio paid $3.1bn to buy the Pure Group.
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NewsTaiga Motors appoints global superyacht dealer
Taiga Motors, the Canadian snowmobile manufacturer that recently entered the electric watercraft market when it launched its Orca PWC in September last year, has chosen Superyacht Tenders and Toys (SYTT) in the UK to serve as its global dealer.
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NewsFischer Panda UK hosts first partner training event
Around 25 representatives attended a recent session in Verwood
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NewsInvincible launches new cat, branding campaign as it enters international waters
With the Miami International Boat Show (MIBS) right in its backyard, Invincible Boats – maker of monohull and catamaran open fisherman-style offshore boats since 2006 – announced a new model and a new branding campaign as the company begins international operations as part of an aggressive growth campaign.
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NewsStrong turnout for 2020 Helsinki show
This year’s Helsinki International Boat Show (Vene 20 Båt) saw an 8.7% increase in visitor attendance compared to last year’s edition – the largest growth percentage in the 18-year history of the show. Almost 70,900 people visited the event, which ran from February 7-16 at Messukeskus Helsinki, Finland.
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NewsTorqeedo links with ZF to develop next-generation sailing yacht systems
Torqeedo recently announced a number of new partnerships including one with ZF which is set to take electric yachting to a new level. This new relationship plans to deliver next-generation sailing yacht systems: powerful, silent, steerable electric sail-drives and clean energy independence for yachts. It is anticipated that new products ...
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NewsUkrainian government backs building of largest marina in the country
Ukranian President Vladimir Zelensky has supported the implementation of one of the most ambitious projects in the history of Ukraine’s leisure marine sector – the building of a new yachting complex and marina in Yuzhne, a port city on the Ukranian Black Sea coast.
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NewsMarquis Yachts in for the long haul; sale imminent
CEO Rob Parmentier: A deal could come as early as this week or next
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NewsSun Concept’s solar cat undergoes trials
The Portugese builder plans to launch its latest solar-powered model this year
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NewsCase against Tectrax struck out in High Court
Sealegs International and its parent, Future Mobility Systems, have withdrawn their High Court claim against fellow New Zealand-based company Tectrax for alleged infringement of copyright in the unique arrangement of features in the Sealegs amphibious system.
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NewsMIBS Industry Breakfast: US boating needs to recapture market share and get loud
The US recreational marine industry needs to get loud with elected officials and work hard at recapturing lost market share, according to National Marine Manufacturing Association (NMMA) president Frank Hugelmeyer, addressing his first Miami International Boat Show (MIBS) Industry Breakfast since taking his position late in 2019.
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NewsGrand Banks reports 10-year high for order book
Singapore-based boat builder of the Grand Banks and Palm BeachMotor Yacht brands posted a strong first half with a 66% increase in net profit to S$2.0 million (US$1.5m) and a net order book worth S$64 million (US$46m); the company’s Palm Beach GT60 (above) makes its debut at the Miami show ...
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NewsRiviera signs on record number of apprentices for 2020
Boatbuilder welcomes 80 budding boatbuilders to its annual training program
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NewsIn difficult times, Belgian boating sector shows its can-do
The annual Belgian Boat Show in Ghent is roaring back There are no more boatbuilders in Belgium. Belgian boaters are greying, hurting sales and marinas. But the Belgian sector is making good tracks in undoing the damage of changing market conditions. The annual Belgian Boat Show in ...
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NewsMembers join Confindustria Nautica, the new name for the combined UCINA and Nautica Italiana associations
More than 40 members so far signed up including key names like Ferretti Group, Fincantieri Yachts, Perini Navi and Baglietto
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NewsIsraeli berthing system provider links with TransEurope Marinas
Pick a Pier to provide technological solutions to facilitate TransEurope’s sizeable membership service
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NewsM/Y Luna free to leave Dubai?
The UAE-based English language newspaper Gulf News has reported that the $450m megayacht Luna, part of London’s largest divorce case, may finally be allowed to set sail from a Dubai port. The Gulf News article states: “The 115m (380ft) M/Y Luna has been holed up in Dubai while lawyers for ...
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NewsSeakeeper launches smallest stabiliser yet
Seakeeper made waves on the opening day of the Miami International Boat Show (MIBS) yesterday with the launch of its all-new Seakeeper 1 gyro stabiliser aimed at boats from 20ft-30ft.
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