Volvo Penta and Yamaha sign technological partnership agreement
The agreement will include boat control systems (6 December 2010)

Fountain drops Factory Superstore
Direct sales to retail customers, which bypassed Fountain dealers, is being discontinued immediately (3 December 2010)

Zodiac targets US recreational vehicle market
The inflatable manufacturer cites similar demographics (3 December 2010)

Johnson Outdoors ends year on upbeat note
Johnson Outdoors reported year-end net income of US$6.5m compared to a loss of US$9.7m a year ago (3 December 2010)

Riviera launches new dealership in Adelaide
R Marine South Australia opened last weekend (2 December 2010)

Boat company uses Craigslist and cops to retrieve stolen boats
A North Carolina company uses a sting operation after finding its stolen boats listed on retail website (2 December 2010)

Medenisa named authorised agent for Orbit satellite system
The electronic service provider is now qualified as an Orbit authorised agent for its satellite communications system known as AL-7103 MK-II (2 December 2010)

Interlux boosts service support to dealers
Production and supply chain improvements at Interlux have resulted in a number of technical service and support enhancements (2 December 2010)

Rodman ships first Muse 50 to China
The Spanish yard sees the Chinese market as one of its main strategic targets (2 December 2010)

The Moorings opens new base
The US-based charter operator has opened a new base in Lavrion, Greece (1 December 2010)

Amels launches largest yacht to date
The Dutch superyacht builder has launched the 65.5m Limited Editions Amels 212 ahead of schedule (1 December 2010)

CIBS 2011 nears sell-out
Some 88 per cent of all exhibitor space has been taken (1 December 2010)

IBI Plus - new features added
Subscribers to the new service will get access to a wealth of market and company data (1 December 2010)

Hyundai SeasAll expands Scandinavian presence
The marine diesel engine specialist has chosen Diesel Power Sweden to represent the brand in Sweden (1 December 2010)

Ilmor Marine to supply engines to MasterCraft
The performance engine builder will be MasterCraft's exclusive supplier starting with 2012 model year (1 December 2010)

Regal reports 70 per cent attendance at Florida dealer meeting
Dealers from 35 countries attend (1 December 2010)

Trailer Boats announces award winners
The magazine lists 14 winners in its annual Excellence in Design Awards (1 December 2010)

Saunders signs Volvo Penta dealership
Saunders Yachtworks in the US has added Volvo Penta to its line of authorised service dealerships (30 November 2010)

Gielissen Interiors buys Dutch boatyard
Gielissen Interiors & Exhibitions has entered the yacht-building market with the acquisition of Linskens BV (30 November 2010)

Actuant to acquire Mastervolt
The Wisconsin parent of Marinco has signed a €115m (US$150m) agreement for the Amsterdam-based electronics manufacturer (30 November 2010)

Karpaz Gate Marina on schedule for 2011 completion
New pictures have been released of the ongoing marina development in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (30 November 2010)

Simpson takes delivery of five new yachts
Asia-based yacht dealership Simpson Marine took delivery of five new luxury yachts in Singapore this week (30 November 2010)

Barclays reorganises superyacht finance team
UK's largest wealth manager reinforces sector support (30 November 2010)

Gulf Craft wins Gulf Yachting Award
The UAE-based boatbuilder has won an Arabian Gulf Yachting Award for its flagship Majesty 125 superyacht (29 November 2010)

Ferretti sells Custom Line 112' NEXT
Ferretti Custom Line has signed a sales contract with real estate company Xanadu South China Sea (29 November 2010)

METS 2010 New Technologies Workshop report
ICOMIA and European Boatbuilder magazine hosted the 'Workshop on NewTechnologies' for the second year on November 17 during METS (29 November 2010)

America's Cup: Louis Vuitton in as sponsor, Alinghi out as competitor
The French fashion house will resume its 30-year sponsorship of the Louis Vuitton Cup after dropping out of the last America's Cup (29 November 2010)

Torqeedo establishes French sales organisation
The German electric outboard manufacturer is directly handling all sales, service and distribution support for France (29 November 2010)

NovoSail names new dealer
The sail and textiles cleaning specialist has appointed X-Marine in Barcelona as an agent for the Catalonian territory (29 November 2010)

Teleflex to sell off business
The company said it will sell its Actuation business for US$94m (29 November 2010)

IBI Plus - demo video live
Time is running out to sign up for your free trial IBI Plus subscription (26 November 2010)

Marine business latest stock price review

In this week's share price review, Mercury Parts Express moves to Canada and Boston Whaler names new dealer (26 November 2010)

New dealers for Absolute yachts
Italian shipyard Absolute has appointed two new dealers in Spain — Stay Nautica in Catalunya and Amo Yacht in Ibiza (26 November 2010)

Annual report on Spanish yacht harbours released
The Spanish federation of yacht harbour associations (FEAPDT) has published its yearly report on yacht harbours (26 November 2010)

Dometic hires warranty coordinator
The company has strengthened its European warranty department with the appointment of Charlotte Hayter (26 November 2010)

Victron teams up with BEP Marine
As of April next year, Victron Energy products will be integrated into BEP Marine's CZone system (26 November 2010)

Yacht Solutions makes key appointment
Scott Taylor will head up the company's paint division in Thailand (26 November 2010)

Ocean Signal names new dealer
The UK-based maritime safety and communication specialist has appointed Furuno France as its new distributor in France (26 November 2010)

IBI Plus - live demo video
Sneak preview of what the IBI Plus service will offer subscribers (25 November 2010)

Fountaine Pajot teams up with TradeWinds
The French boatbuilder has delivered two cruising catamarans to fractional sailing firm, the TradeWinds Group (25 November 2010)

Lantic appoints two new distributors
Denmark's Lantic Entertainment Systems has appointed two new distributors — MAP Marine in France and RETEC in Turkey (25 November 2010)

Caravelle facility to reopen
New owners announce they are restarting the Americus, Georgia facility after being shut down for a year (25 November 2010)

Software Radio Technology wins new orders
UK-based radio communications specialist has received new orders for its AIS Class A product worth US$1.2m (25 November 2010)

The Brokerage Division unveils new site
Highlights include a Pre-Owned section with four-way search and scrollable listing of all boats (25 November 2010)

Attendance up at Scandinavian show
Almost 31,000 visitors attended this year's Scandinavian Boat Show — an increase of 1,000 people (25 November 2010)

Long Beach marina redevelopment gets green light
The reconstruction of Alamitos Bay Marina in Long Beach, California is scheduled to go ahead next spring (25 November 2010)

Mascoat names MD of European office
The US coatings specialst has named Aad Dijkshoorn as managing director of its European office in the Netherlands (25 November 2010)

Mares International teams up with CMD
The US catamaran builder says that all new models for 2011 will be equipped with Cummins diesels and Zeus pod drives (24 November 2010)

Memory-Map names new distributor
SM Group (SMG) will distribute the company's navigation software, GPS and accessories (24 November 2010)

Florida boat dealer charged with organised fraud
Owner of Legacy Fisherman left 45 customers with loss of US$1.3m (24 November 2010)

ABYC hires new marketing director
Leslie Gibbons-Neff joins the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) with immediate effect (24 November 2010)

Walcon wins Dutch marina contract
The company will supply new pontoons for the expansion of the marina at Yerseke in the Netherlands (24 November 2010)

Andrew Williams to join Princess Yachts
Williams is to leave his role as managing director of the UK's National Boat Shows (NBS) in January next year (24 November 2010)

Boston Whaler names new dealer
GR Nautica in Port Balys will represent the company in mainland Spain (23 November 2010)

Clements Marine to supply RNLI
The company has been made a propeller supplier to Britain's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for its Trent class lifeboats (23 November 2010)

IBI Plus to go live next week
After its official launch at METS last week, subscribers to IBI's new online news, intelligence and data service — IBI Plus — will be able to trial the service from next week (23 November 2010)

Fire destroys Quebec marina
Police say the fire, which destroyed 30 boats, was deliberately set (23 November 2010)

Price increase at DSM Composite Resins
The company has announced a 15 per cent price increase on its complete range of Neoxil Sizings & Binders, effective January 1, 2011 (23 November 2010)

Liberty Associates to move Donzi/ProLine to Fountain facility
The parent company will shut down manufacturing at the two Florida sites after it moves production to North Carolina. Baja to restart as stand-alone brand (23 November 2010)

Michigan Wheel acquires Shearwater Marine
The US propeller manufacturer has confirmed the acquisition of Shearwater Marine for an undisclosed sum (23 November 2010)

Correction: Board changes at EP Barrus
Robert Muir held an operations role within the company until two years ago, not Robert Glen (23 November 2010)

Bavaria preferred bidder for Dufour and Del Pardo
Contract negotiations are underway for the German boatbuilder's acquisition of the French and Italian sailboat brands (22 November 2010)

IBI Plus preview to go live next week
Subscribers to IBI's new online news, intelligence and data service — IBI Plus — will be able to trial the service from next week (22 November 2010)

Ft Lauderdale show attendance up five per cent
The number of exhibitors also represented a "significant" increase over last year (22 November 2010)

Mercury Parts Express moves to Canada
Mercury opens online parts ordering system to Canadian consumers (22 November 2010)

Carbon Weezel enters marine market
The UK-based manufacturer of bespoke carbonfibre panels has announced its launch into the marine market (22 November 2010)

Marine bankers conference: "Hopeful signs of new boat loan activity"
But an economist speaking at the NMBA conference expects economic conditions in 2011 to be like 2010 (22 November 2010)

Osculati appoints new agent
Ian Stevenson will represent the Italian equipment manufacturer in the UK, Ireland, Finland, Norway and Sweden (22 November 2010)

Board changes at EP Barrus
The UK-based marine engine distributor and manufacturer has announced changes to the board and a new senior management structure (22 November 2010)

CA Clase wins METS awards
The marine electronics distributor received two awards during last week's Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam (22 November 2010)

Hefko names new Turkish dealer
The German provider of marine heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems has appointed Hatko as its new dealer in Turkey (22 November 2010)

Marine business latest stock price review

In this week's share price review, Rodriguez Group Q4 growth (19 November 2010)

Sealegs reports seven per cent sales decline
Its net loss also widened for the first six months of its fiscal year (19 November 2010)

True Heading forms Dutch daughter company
True Heading Nederland BV was formed in cooperation with the company's Dutch agent (19 November 2010)

Record number of visitors for METS 2010
The show closed on Thursday with attendance levels up by 2.2 per cent to 18,861 visitors (19 November 2010)

New CEO at Fusion Electronics
Chris Baird was previously general manager at Navman Australia and Fusion Australia (19 November 2010)

Quantum forms new J Boat division
Quantum Sail Design Group is looking to expand its line of J Boat sails and provide support for J Boat sailors worldwide (19 November 2010)

Tecma appoints new distributor
Technautic will distribute Tecma's entire line of macerating marine toilets in the Benelux (19 November 2010)

Ocean Signal makes METS debut
The new company makes advanced communication and safety products for commercial, fishing and leisure craft (19 November 2010)

New director of VSAT sales for Intellian
Appointment to drive growth in Americas (19 November 2010)

Sanlorenzo joins SYBAss
The Ameglia-based builder joins after delivering three yachts over 40m (19 November 2010)

Formula Marine wins first Chinese contract
The Dutch mast-builder will supply a full sail control package for a 52m (170ft) yacht in-build at Shanghai Blunauta Yacht Co (19 November 2010)

Hallberg-Rassy hires new workers
The Swedish boatbuilder is hiring 63 new workers at its factories on the island of Orust (19 November 2010)

Sailing Today sold to CSL Publishing
The acquisition is part of CSL's overall strategy to expand in the marine and automotive markets (19 November 2010)

Sealine names new dealer
UK boatbuilder appoints Vendée Plaisance as dealer for Brittany and Atlantic coast of France (19 November 2010)

Construction well underway at Mercury Marine plant in Australia
Melbourne facility due for completion in first quarter 2011 (19 November 2010)

New structure for Navimo
The group has been divided into two parts: manufacturing under Plastimo Marine and distribution under Navimo Distribution (18 November 2010)

Brown Industries names new rep
The US manufacturer of underwater LED lights has chosen US Marine Marketing to represent the company's product line on the East and Gulf coasts of the US (18 November 2010)

3-way Anglo-German LED lightning partnership formed
Yacht market offered bespoke design service (18 November 2010)

Mood upbeat at METS 2010
Exhibitors are speaking highly of this year's Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam (18 November 2010)

Wesmar opens European operation
Wesmar Europe will represent American stabiliser manufacturer Wesmar in Europe (18 November 2010)

Sillinger names export manager
French inflatable boat brand Sillinger has appointed Guillaume Godde as export manager, with the aim of a more expansive European leisure presence (18 November 2010)

Perko presents distributor award
Perko and manufacturer's rep E&P Marine awarded Brazilian distributor Regatta with Perko's first ever Top Distributor award at METS this week (17 November 2010)

Digital Yacht teams up with Navionics
The company will use Navionics' cartography as the charting data for its new navigation system, BOATraNET (17 November 2010)

US safety agency removes boating from its Most Wanted List
The National Transportation Safety Board said "substantial progress" has been made in boating safety in last 16 years (17 November 2010)

Coast Distribution reports 9 per cent gain in Q3 sales
But net income falls on lower margins (17 November 2010)

NMMA: EPA not doing enough to control E15 "misfueling" potential
The US trade association said boaters could be victims of "consumer confusion" when E15 enters the nation's fuel supplies (17 November 2010)

Blue Sea hires Midwest rep
WM Black & Company will cover all OEM and aftermarket accounts in the US Midwest region (17 November 2010)

2010 DAME Award winners revealed
Sweden's Seldén Mast was crowned overall winner of this year's DAME Award at METS (16 November 2010)

Fairline holds first Asian dealer conference
Fairline Boats Asia dealers gather in Singapore for inaugural business conference (16 November 2010)