All News articles – Page 703

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    MPC reports Q4 drop in net sales

    2019-01-25T15:18:00Z

    Marine Products Corp (MPC), the parent company of Chaparral and Robalo boats, reported Q4 2018 net sales of just over US$62m, down 5.4% from the previous year which the company says is due to a decline in international sales due to the Trump administration tariffs.

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    Sirena Marine plan new yard to build larger motoryachts

    2019-01-25T15:00:00Z

    To cope with demand and give it the ability to build larger yachts, Sirena Marine is looking for a site for a new shipyard that it hopes will be operational in the next year. Few details are known at this stage, but IBI understands that more information is forthcoming in ...

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    Lalizas Convention attracts full house

    2019-01-25T12:21:00Z

    Lalizas, the Greek manufacturer and distributor of marine safety equipment, held its annual three-day staff convention at its headquarters in Piraeus last week.

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    First Arksen model to be built in April

    2019-01-25T11:15:00Z

    The official launch of the UK-based Arksen brand was held at boot Düsseldorf this week. Three yacht sizes are planned for the new series – the Arksen 70, Arksen 85 and Arken 100.

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    Vanquish Boats relocates

    2019-01-25T10:15:00Z

    After a decade of building ‘New England-style’ runabouts, dual and center consoles, Vanquish Boats is relocating to South Florida to accommodate the company’s growth.

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    Brunswick creates fibreglass boat design and technology centre

    2019-01-25T09:54:00Z

    Brunswick Boat Group is launching a 45,000sq ft Fiberglass Boat Technology Center (BFBTC) in what the company says will be “home to the industry’s most formidable boat product development team, with a mission to design, engineer, and launch innovative, industry leading products for two of the most iconic brands in ...

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    Pershing 8X leads design revolution at Ferretti Group

    2019-01-25T09:11:00Z

    The new Pershing 8X was a standout at Boot Dusseldorf, but there’s plenty more in the pipe from the Italy’s Ferretti Group

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    Besenzoni teams up with FB Design

    2019-01-24T15:05:00Z

    Besenzoni, the Italian equipment-maker, has signed a collaboration agreement with Italy’s FB Design that will see the two companies work together on new seating solutions for high-performance boats.

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    MarineMax starts fiscal 2019 on an upswing

    2019-01-24T14:38:00Z

    MarineMax reported revenue growth of 2% – or just over US$5m – for the fiscal 2019 first-quarter ended 31 December 2018.

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    US outboard wholesale shipments up in 2018

    2019-01-24T12:20:00Z

    Wholesale outboard shipments in the US were up 5.9% in 2018, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Monthly Shipping Report.

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    Lund, Skeeter, Smoker Craft named winners at Minneapolis Innovation Awards

    2019-01-24T11:33:00Z

    Lund Boats, Skeeter Boats and Smoker Craft Inc were named as category winners Wednesday evening at the Progressive Insurance Minneapolis Boat Show Innovation Awards.

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    Tracy International appoints European distributor at Düsseldorf

    2019-01-24T10:55:00Z

    Marine helm seats and accessories manufacturer Tracy International has chosen Allpa of the Netherlands to exclusively distribute its range of self-levelling boarding stairs in Europe. The agreement was signed today at boot Düsseldorf.

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    4th International Breakfast Meeting draws strong crowd

    2019-01-24T10:27:00Z

    The focus of the 2019 International Breakfast Meeting, held on Tuesday 22 January at boot Düsseldorf, was the booming business of charter boats and its challenges for boatbuilders.

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    Seattle Yachts acquires Cabrillo Yacht Sales

    2019-01-24T09:43:00Z

    Less than a year after opening an office on the US east coast, Seattle Yachts has purchased Cabrillo Yacht Sales of San Diego, California.

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    2019 European Yacht of the Year Award winners revealed

    2019-01-23T11:33:00Z

    The winners of the 2019 European Yacht of the Year and European Powerboat of the Year awards were announced during the opening weekend of this year’s Düsseldorf boat show.

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    Brock Elliott inducted into NMMA Canada Boating Hall of Fame

    2019-01-23T10:52:00Z

    Retired Campion Marine president Brock Elliott was inducted into the NMMA Canada Boating Hall of Fame Tuesday morning during the Toronto International Boat Show’s annual industry breakfast.

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    Former Ferretti Group exec joins Sunseeker

    2019-01-23T10:22:00Z

    Andrea Frabetti will join Sunseeker International on 28 January as its new chief technical officer following the retirement of company co-founder John Braithwaite in June 2018

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    Beneteau unveils new EXCESS cat range in Düsseldorf

    2019-01-23T10:21:00Z

    Having reportedly found a gap in the growing multihull market, Groupe Beneteau launched its new EXCESS catamaran range through its CNB brand at boot Düsseldorf on Sunday.

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    Aquila names new sales manager

    2019-01-23T10:12:00Z

    Aquila Power Catamarans has named Anna Nowotarska as its new sales manager for Europe.

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    Production focus for Fairline in 2019

    2019-01-23T10:05:00Z

    Stabilising production is top of the to-do list for Fairline in 2019, according to executive chairman David Tydeman, who took the helm at the UK boatbuilder toward the end of last year.