Sector News – Page 399

  • PacsoftNG makes marina management simple
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    Pacsoft International sold

    2019-10-22T10:58:00Z

    Jonas Software has acquired marina management software specialists Pacsoft International for an undisclosed sum.

  • Aquatic AV
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    Aquatic AV expands UK presence

    2019-10-22T10:16:00Z

    Aquatic AV, a US manufacturer of specialist waterproof AV equipment, has appointed Marathon Leisure as its exclusive distributor in the UK.

  • Karver Systems
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    French equipment firm opens Lorient site

    2019-10-21T14:23:00Z

    Karver Systems, a French manufacturer of high-end sailboat equipment, has moved its sales department to Lorient La Base in Brittany. The company has also hired a new designer and an export sales rep.

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    Brazilian group opens marina number eight

    2019-10-21T13:52:00Z

    BR Marinas Group, the largest business group within its segment in Brazil, is to open a new marina in the historic city of Paraty, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Rio de Janeiro state. The investment is said to be worth some US$2.3m.

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    UK Docks buys Royal Clarence Yard

    2019-10-21T12:12:00Z

    UK Docks, a British ship repair firm with facilities on Tyneside, Teesside, Plymouth and Gosport, recently acquired the 5.7-acre Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport, a former military site that offers access to deep water.

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    Matrix Yachts files for liquidation

    2019-10-21T11:14:00Z

    Cape Town luxury catamaran builder Matrix Yachts has applied for voluntary liquidation in the Cape Town High Court.

  • Automatic Fender System Go Earth
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    Go Earth introduces Automatic Fender System

    2019-10-21T10:38:00Z

    Go Earth is introducing an Automated Fender System (AFS) to handle deployment and lifting of fenders on any size boat at the touch of a button using a smart phone or tablet app and Bluetooth.

  • Ferretti Group CEO Alberto Galassi
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    Ferretti Group cancels planned IPO

    2019-10-18T15:38:00Z

    Despite strong sales results and reported investor interest in an IPO offering 30% of the Italian yacht builder’s shares, the Ferretti Group nevertheless decided to pull the plug on the public listing in the final hours of the offer period. The builder cited deteriorating conditions in the financial markets which ...

  • Volvo D4D6
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    Tough Q3 for Volvo Penta

    2019-10-18T15:24:00Z

    Volvo Group reported financial results for the third quarter of its 2019 fiscal year today, revealing a difficult quarter for its Volvo Penta marine division.

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    New French technical consultancy established

    2019-10-18T15:17:00Z

    After working for the Federation des Industries Nautiques (FIN) for 20 years as its technical manager, Gregiore Dolto has established his own consulting company – CTN Conseil (Connaissances Techniques du Nautisme).

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    French marina operator buys Dutch marinas

    2019-10-18T07:00:00Z

    French marina operator Port Adhoc has signed a contract to acquire three marinas in the Netherlands from local group Thuishavens.

  • VABO Composite superyacht mast
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    Big superyacht contract for VABO Composites

    2019-10-18T06:00:00Z

    VABO Composites of the Netherlands is building one of the largest composite arrangements ever in the superyacht industry: the superstructure and mast of a yacht of Feadship member Royal Van Lent.

  • Sea you Twerk
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    Owner of illegal Miami charter gets federal prison time

    2019-10-17T14:57:00Z

    Dallas Ladd will serve 30 days in federal prison as the result of an illegal charter operation he ran, despite US Coast Guard warnings to cease and desist. The 38-year-old Miami Beach, Florida resident is also prohibited from owning or even boarding a boat for three years after his release, ...

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    New aluminium boat builder enters SA market

    2019-10-17T14:47:00Z

    Mountain Marine, a new Cape Town aluminium boat builder, has launched itself into the local market with two major custom projects.

  • Barcelona 2019
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    2019 Barcelona show attracts strong crowd

    2019-10-16T14:59:00Z

    The 2019 Barcelona International Boat Show ended its five-day run on Sunday, bringing the show’s most sustainable edition ever to a close.

  • Hansen Seawork suit for press
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    Hansen Protection expands UK presence

    2019-10-16T14:33:00Z

    Ocean Safety, specialists in the worldwide supply, distribution, service and hire of marine safety equipment, has been appointed by Hansen Protection to distribute their range of emergency immersion suits, work suits and thermal protection suits in the UK and Ireland.

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    US powerboat registrations flat in August

    2019-10-16T14:29:00Z

    New powerboat registrations in the US were down less than one percent in August, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) 12-month, year-over-year rolling scale while down 2% on the rolling three-month, year-over-year basis.

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    Cape Town welcomes famous superyacht for boat show weekend

    2019-10-16T14:22:00Z

    South African maritime stakeholders have welcomed one of the world’s premier superyachts just days before the start of the Cape Town International Boat Show this coming weekend.

  • US Coast Guard Southeast response to Bahamas
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    Bahamas marinas ‘closing ranks’ following Hurricane Dorian

    2019-10-16T07:00:00Z

    Following the destruction of five marinas in the path of Hurricane Dorian that slammed the Bahamas in August, the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) is “closing ranks” in an effort to hasten recovery, according to ABM executive director Basil Smith.

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    US$3.1m grant helps pay for Palm Beach marina facelift

    2019-10-15T14:51:00Z

    Palm Beach, Florida received some relief in its US$33.6m Town Marina reconstruction project in the form of a US$3.1m State grant from the Florida Inland Navigation District.