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MarineMax CEO: “Many years of great things ahead”
MarineMax CEO and president Brett McGill believes the US recreational boating industry has “many years of great things ahead” and that the Covid-19 pandemic-induced boating boom has permanently expanded the market, setting the stage for “many, many years of growth” ahead of it. But it has also hastened a change ...
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Barletta Boats founder finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year award
Barletta Boats president and founder Bill Fenech has been named among 32 national finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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Mercury Marine’s 1st Mate named as CES 2021 Best of Innovation Honoree
Mercury Marine’s 1st Mate Marine Safety and Security System has been named a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Best of Innovation Honoree.
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Wake sports boat makers make a splash with big gains to start the week
Two Tennessee-based US wake sports builders both had a big day on Wall Street Monday, as shares of MasterCraft Boat Holdings climbed nearly 5% while Malibu Boats soared nearly 8%.
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AMI conference goes virtual
The Rhode Island, US-based Association of Marina Industries (AMI) has confirmed that its annual conference will be replaced by a virtual event for 2021.
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Strong Q4 drives Johnson Outdoors to higher full-year earnings
Gains in revenues, profits led by strong sales of watercraft and fishing products; supply chains remain stretched
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Wells Fargo: US small business owners cautiously optimistic
US bank survey of small business owners highlights expectations for economic recovery in 2021
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Brunswick CEO: Pandemic boat sale surge to carry into 2021
The Covid-related sales spike realised by the US recreational marine industry this year should carry into 2021, according to Brunswick Corp CEO David Foulkes. CEO David Foulkes speaking on CNBC Closing Bell “We have incredible momentum in the industry now. We’ve attracted in a new demographic,” Foulkes ...
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Connecticut takes issue with Federal economic analysis
The state of Connecticut is taking issue with US Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting that Connecticut trails other New England states in the share of the economy spent on outdoor recreation, prompting one state official to claim, “The report misses the forest for the trees.” Mason Trumble, deputy commissioner for ...
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Dealer Week to launch virtually with record registrations
A record 930 dealership personnel have signed up to attend the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ (MRAA) Dealer Week 2020, which will be held virtually beginning Tuesday.
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Brunswick named among Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies
Brunswick Corp, the world’s largest recreational marine manufacturer, has been selected by Newsweek magazine as one of 400 named ‘America’s Most Responsible Companies’ (AMRC).
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IBI speaks with US boating association chief
IBI Contributor Craig Ritchie speaks with Frank Hugelmeyer, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) which represents North American boat builders, engine makers and equipment manufacturers, and also organises a portfolio of boat shows in key US markets, including Miami.
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Positive EU-US vibes raise hopes for removal of boat tariffs
Partners in the trans-Atlantic boat business are becoming increasingly hopeful that a renewed era of cooperation between the US and Europe will lead to an easing of trade tensions and tarrifs – particularly those imposed on the import of American-built boats into the EU. But second-stage tariff increases loom if ...
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Winnebago updates corporate branding to unify growing portfolio
Winnebago Industries, with iconic brands like its namesake recreational vehicles and Chris-Craft Boats, is introducing what it calls a refreshed corporate enterprise brand to unify its growing portfolio of premium outdoor lifestyle products.
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Shoremaster/HydroHoist acquires Neptune Boat Lifts
Shoremaster/HydroHoist in the US has acquired Neptune Boat Lifts Inc, the premier saltwater boat lift brand based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for an undisclosed sum.
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Derecktor Shipyards’ Fort Pierce project advances with ground-breaking ceremony
Breaking ground at Derecktor Fort Pierce The multimillion-dollar investment being made by Derecktor Shipyards to transform the 100-year-old port of Fort Pierce in Florida into a state-of-the-art superyacht refit and repair yard has recently moved forward with a ground-breaking ceremony. After a lengthy permitting and review process, ...
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Boston Whaler extends Dauntless line
The Dauntless 220 and 250 (pictured) feature an 18-degree deadrise and a full-beam aft casting platform Among a cadre of Americans of a certain age, the word “boat” conjures images of the Boston Whaler Dauntless, often the first vessel a young boater would skipper. Building on that ...
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OneWater to acquire Tom George Yacht Group
US-based OneWater Marine and the Tom George Yacht Group (TGYG) should close on a deal before the end of the year for the former to acquire the latter. The acquisition will expand OneWater’s presence on the Florida Gulf coast along with yacht brokerage service and the number of boat brands ...
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Sharrow Marine to build new manufacturing headquarters in Detroit
Sharrow Marine has announced plans to build its global manufacturing headquarters for the award-wining Sharrow Propeller in Detroit, Michigan.
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Invincible hires export sales specialist
Invincible Boat Company in the US has appointed Oliver Huntsman to the position of export sales specialist.