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NewsFire destroys Rhode Island boatbuilding facility
A fire at Wickford Shipyard in Rhode Island early Tuesday morning destroyed the building housing George W Zachorne Jr and Sons, a builder of wooden sailboats since the 1980s, as well as Coastal Ironworks.
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NewsHonda updates large outboards
Targeting what it calls the “heart of the boating market”, Honda Marine has released new versions of its three largest outboard motors.
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NewsFully booked Oslo show sees good results
This year’s Oslo Floating Boat Show (Båter i Sjøen), which closed on Sunday, was a fully booked exhibition with good results. Some 11,056 people visited the show and over 300 boats were on display, making it Scandinavia’s largest on-water show.
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NewsPrototype British ‘superyacht’ to be restored in SA
A British motoryacht considered to be the first major yacht construction of superyacht specialists BCTQ is about to be restored in South Africa.
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NewsDutch sailboat builder begins new motoryacht project on spec
KM Yachtbuilders, a Dutch specialist in manufacturing aluminium, go-anywhere performance sailing yachts of up to 100ft in length, has started on a 16m (53ft) motoryacht project.
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NewsEuropean autumn boat show season opens
With the opening tomorrow of the 42nd edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival (CYF2019), the busy European autumn boat show calendar will commence covering leading marine leisure markets in France, the UK, Italy, Monaco and Spain. The shows are being held in Cannes, Southampton, Genoa, Monaco and Barcelona between September ...
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NewsWest Marine recognises top marine vendors
US-based marine equipment retailer West Marine recognised eight of its top vendor partners last month at the company’s 25th annual Very Important Vendor (VIV) awards.
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NewsAmico’s 4,000-tonne shiplift to start operation in October
New facility key part of €30m expansion programme
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NewsPendennis acquires Vilanova Grand Marina
Falmouth, UK-based superyacht builder and refit specialist Pendennis Shipyard is expanding its Mediterranean presence further with the purchase of a majority stake in Vilanova Grand Marina in Barcelona, Spain. The company was already associated with Vilanova, as it is developing a refit and repair centre at the Spanish facility. No ...
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NewsNew Riviera importer for Germany and Benelux
BestBoats, a Dutch broker of premium motoryachts, has become the importer of high-end Australian brands Riviera and Belize for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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NewsMarine compliance firms merge
HPi Verification Services (HPiVS), the UK’s only Notified Body for the EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD), has merged with RCD specialist CEproof to create HPi-CEproof. Both companies are leading players in the global marine compliance industry.
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NewsHouseboat sales set for growth in Russia and the CIS region
Harsh climate and ’superyacht’ appeal fuelling growth in niche sector
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NewsMB92 Barcelona unveils new 4,800-tonne shiplift
First yachts have been lifted ahead of what is expected to be a busy season
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NewsGrand Banks posts 4th quarter and year-end results
Singapore-based Grand Banks reports lower revenue and profitability for 2019, but remains bullish about 2020 based on a robust order book and four-years of restructuring initiatives
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NewsWork on A$40m Geelong waterfront redevelopment to start
Royal Geelong Yacht Club at centre of major project
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NewsBiograd Boat Show expands to meet demand
An extra exhibition hall has been added to accomodate new Croatian Charter Expo B2B event
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ORR meets cabinet-level officials to discuss impact of outdoor recreation
ORR plans rollout of strategies to recruit next generation of outdoor recreation employees, and meets with staff from the US Trade Representative’s office to reiterate the negative impact of tariffs
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Pressure mounting on Cayman Islands to enact boating regulations
Pressure from assembly could see host of boating regulations passed in 2016 finally enacted into law
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NewsWhite River Marine Group donates parkland back to City of Lebanon following controversial purchase
US$2.5m land acquisition for plant expansion inadvertently includes city park
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Highfield Boats reports rapid sales growth
RIB manufacturer claims 33% sales growth during first US dealer meeting
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