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    OneWater Marine raises US$55m in IPO

    February 10, 2020

    US boat dealership now valued at US$166m

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    Finnboat reports thriving export market

    February 10, 2020

    Finnboat, the Finnish marine industries association, has announced that its member companies generated nearly €600m in sales last year – a 10% increase over the previous 12-month period. Employment improved and exports are growing strongly.

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    OCIBAR acquires Spanish superyacht marina

    February 10, 2020

    OCIBAR, the Spanish marina management company, has significantly expanded its operation with the acquisition for an undisclosed sum of the Port Tarraco superyacht marina in Tarragona. The purchase was made from the Qatari Diar Fund, which is linked to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.

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    Taiwan show organiser responds to Coronavirus outbreak

    February 10, 2020

    The Taiwanese government and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which promotes the Taiwan International Boat Show, have responded to concerns about the Coronavirus outbreak.

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    Harbour Group buys SHF

    February 07, 2020

    Harbour Group has expanded its manufacturing and distribution capabilities with the acquisition of SHF, a supplier of stainless adaptors, fluid power fittings, instrumentation fittings and valves to a variety of industries, including marine, manufacturing, chemical, and oil and gas.

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    Yamaha expands technical school partnership program

    February 07, 2020

    Yamaha Marine has expanded its technical school partnership program in the US with the official grand opening of a new marine technology building at National Park College in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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    Singapore Yacht Show postponed

    February 07, 2020

    The March edition of the Singapore Yacht Show is postponed until October with the exact dates to be confirmed

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    T-H Marine acquires US distributor

    February 07, 2020

    Alabama, US-based marine equipment supplier T-H Marine Supplies has acquired First Source Marine, a Florida-based wholesale distributor specialising in sporting goods equipment.

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    Malibu Boats reports solid Q2 sales

    February 07, 2020

    Higher sales, higher unit volumes and higher net sales per unit lead to solid second quarter for US boatbuilder

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    BoatyBall cruises into 2020 with over 10,000 reservations

    February 07, 2020

    BoatyBall, which provides web-based mooring-ball reservations throughout the British Virgin Islands, has kicked off 2020 by surpassing 10,000 reservations. The North Carolina-based company has signed over 9,000 subscribers in just 13 months and claims it is on track to add 600 new members a month throughout the year.

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    CMC Marine in supply deal with US builder

    February 07, 2020

    Italian stabilisation specialist CMC Marine has signed its first new-build contract in the US with Marlow Yachts. The Tuscan company recently supplied the well-known US brand with Stabilis Electra stabilizer fins for a new Marlow Explorer.

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    Nauti-Craft, Yanmar sign technology transfer agreement

    February 06, 2020

    Dunsborough, Australia-based Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd and Osaka, Japan-based Yanmar Marine have entered into a technology transfer agreement that aims to develop Nauti-Craft’s patented marine suspension technology and incorporate it into a new line of leisure boats to be sold through Yanmar’s global network.

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    Greece to introduce fines for rescue operations

    February 06, 2020

    Greek authorities are putting into effect a law under which people using boats for recreation, if they disregard severe weather warnings and trigger a search and rescue operation, will be liable for the incurred costs as well as a fine.

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    Dometic UK Blind Systems names new MD

    February 06, 2020

    Kevin Lench has over 25 years’ experience in senior leadership positions

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    GetMyBoat docks in Uganda

    February 06, 2020

    The Republic of Uganda – searching for ways to better utilise its water resources – is turning to tourism, and GetMyBoat.com is jumping on board to not only draw visitors to the country’s lakes, but enable local Ugandans access to safe, quality boats for transport and entertainment.

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    AkzoNobel names eastern North America rep group

    February 06, 2020

    Arnhem, Netherlands-based yacht finish manufacturer AkzoNobel has named Thomas H Connolly & Sons to represent its yacht coatings products in eastern North America.

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    Business students predict US$25.5bn yachting industry by 2027

    February 06, 2020

    Research from a group of Florida Business School students predicts a yachting industry worth US$25.5bn dollars by 2027, and that millennials may be a better consumer base than conventional wisdom would indicate due to the growing yacht charter market.

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    Beneteau confirms positive outlook for 2020

    February 05, 2020

    French boatbuilder Beneteau Group confirmed a positive financial outlook for the Boat Division’s 2019-2020 financial year, based on ‘robust’ trends in European and charter markets

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    Misty Harbor to close Iowa plant

    February 05, 2020

    Pontoon boat manufacturer Misty Harbor is closing its manufacturing plant in Iowa to consolidate operations at its headquarters in Indiana “to optimise operational efficiency and reduce logistical costs, the company announced Monday afternoon. 45 employees will lose their jobs.

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    Softer Q2 for MasterCraft

    February 05, 2020

    MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc reported declines in net sales, net income and adjusted ABITA in its 2020 second quarter results, reflecting impacts of a weather-dampened summer 2019 retail season and subsequent measures to “right-size” dealer inventories.