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Gulf Craft CEO steps down
Gulf Craft chairman Mohammed Hussein Alshaali to assume the role of Executive chairman
Ben Ainslie joins Henri Lloyd
Olympian and Team Principal of British America’s Cup; INEOS Team UK, joins board as Non-Executive director
Yacht tourism takes centre stage in Greek elections
Government must work harder at supporting the marine industry, SITESAP president tells political hopefulls
XO launches new model range
New models getting longer, wider and less expensive
Croatian marina operator acquires six yachts from Nautor’s Swan
ACI awards multi-million $ contract to Finnish boatbuilder
UCINA recognises Boating Pioneers
Fulvio De Simoni and Anna Ziliani Scarani of Rio Yachts among those recognised
Yachtware launches refit and new build software management tool
Firm says its software solution for Refit and New Build Management is set to revolutionise the industry
Wally confirms orders for new 48
Italian builder announces three confirmed orders for its new 48 Wallytender
Wettoncraft | Eric Divry
A former director in logistics, Eric Divry had a dream four years ago of developing a boat that would take the stress out of boating
Benetti | Paolo Vitelli & Franco Fusignani
Benetti recently launched three gigayachts in 100 days, a feat that pushed the builder to its limits. Benetti’s new CEO, Franco Fusignani, and group president Paolo Vitelli reveal just how they came to terms with the mammoth task and the builder’s plans for the gigayacht sector going forward
2018 METSTRADE CATALOGUE
Published by IBI, the 2018 METSTRADE Catalogue is available for download here
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Nominations open for 2019 U.S. Export Excellence Award
The Export Excellence Award, conceived and sponsored by International Boat Industry (IBI) magazine for American exporters, will once again take place this year at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) in Tampa in October.
Nominations open for fifth Boat Builder Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement in association with Raymarine. From today the industry will be able to nominate across 10 award categories via the quick and simple online nomination tool at www.boatbuilderawards.com.
Spotlight
Case study - Videoworks and Domotics onboard Wider’s Cecilia
Videoworks in Italy is at the vanguard of integrating onboard visual and audio entertainment tech with lighting and cybersecurity systems
Calling investors: Is this the future of engine design?
A New Zealand R&D engine builder has developed a new marine diesel with an innovative hose-less design. Now, they’re looking for investors to bring the engine to market
Seating - Part 1
Watch consumers shopping at any boat show and you see the same scenario play out time and again. A couple or family approaches a boat and, after a few minutes of gazing at the exterior, they step aboard and sit down. If they get back up again quickly, it is ...
Outboards
As cars become greener, more electrified and even self-parking, are boat owners expecting the same afloat?
Upcoming Events
Wind & Water (Gdynia)
18-21 July, Gdynia, Poland
Sydney International Boat Show
1-5 August 2019, NSW, Australia
Open Yard
23-25 August 2019, Orust, Sweden
