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Moravia Monte Carlo enters Far East
Moravia Monte Carlo, a Monaco-based yacht dealer, opens new office in Tokyo, Japan
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Boat Tech Asia programme details
This year's Boat Tech Asia in Singapore's Sentosa Cove will include a number of case study presentations by high-profile members of the boatbuilding industry
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Sunseeker moulds arrive in Portland
The UK's Sunseeker International is gearing up to start work at its newly acquired site in Osprey Quay, Portland, with the arrival of two new moulds
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Fireboy-Xintex opens UK manufacturing and distribution centre
The new facility will ship all orders for EU nations, and will distribute all of the company's product lines
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Peters Opal expands to new location
The UK's largest distributor of sail and motoryachts has officially opened a new sales office in Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour
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Lewmar adds Ukraine distributor
UA-Marine will also provide an aftersales service for professionals and end-users
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Raymarine acquires French distributor
Raymarine has acquired SDM Electronique from Azerraf Finance for an initial cash consideration of 7.5 million
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Stern talk | His Excellency Mohammad Hussain Al Shaali, Chairman, Gulf Craft
Having begun his career as a boat distributor, Al Shaali founded Gulf Craft in the UAE in 1982. His first model was a 4.6m (15ft) runabout, but since then he has grown the company and its portfolio to span 6m-40m (20ft-130ft); and already has plans to expand to 46m (150ft).
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BUSINESS REPORT | Germany
Germany’s marine leisure industry really is a tale of two halves. On the one hand its domestic retail activity is still rather lacklustre, despite a more positive economic backdrop. But on the other, a handful of boatbuilders and equipment companies lead the world and continue to find substantial growth in ...
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SNAPSHOT | Ireland: Berthing shortage restricts sale of boats
The Irish leisure marine sector is being hampered by a lack of infrastructure and a serious shortage of serviceable harbours, piers, slipways and moorings in the country’s coastal regions. Already the lack of suitable coastal moorings is restricting the sale of boats — both new and second-hand — and affecting ...
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SNAPSHOT | Ireland
A lack of leisure marine facilities and infrastructure is threatening the future growth of an industry with significant potential.
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World news focus | Mumbai Boat Show: Mumbai unlocks Indian market
Exhibitors who took the plunge to support the first-ever Mumbai Boat Show were overwhelmed by the visitor response, says the organisers.
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Bean there | Christensen Shipyards: Knowing smile
Hands-on experience gave the relatively young Christensen Shipyards’ president Joe Foggia the confidence to take the US boatbuilder to the next level. Bransom Bean went to find out his plans.
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World News Focus | Bateau bleu: Derelict hulls? FIN explores recycling GRP
While the proposal is still far from reality, France’s marine trade association FIN (Fédération des Industries Nautiques) hopes to develop a series of high-tech centres for recycling old boats within the next three years. The BPHU (Bateaux de Plaisance Hors d’Usage) project is another example of the trade association’s long-term ...
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World News Focus | Bateau bleu: In France, blue means green
The ‘Label Bateau Bleu’ programme is one of several environmental initiatives that the French marine trade association (FIN) is spearheading before the onset of tougher regulations.
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Installation news 1 | InteliSea: Watch leader
US company InteliSea is turning heads with its new alarm, monitoring and control system. Bransom Bean headed to California to find out why.
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Installation news 11: Ethereal's onboard-power system: Power struggle
Bill Joy’s 58m (190ft) ketch Ethereal, currently under construction at Royal Huisman Shipyard (RHS) in Holland, will have a bank of lithium batteries powerful enough to replace the work of the main engine and run the yacht as a quiet ship for up to eight hours. This is just the ...
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Yard and Yacht | CRN & GiVi: Busy platforms
Ancona, Italy-based CRN continues to go from strength to strength as a ‘multi-brand’ shipyard. Including the top-end contract building it carries out for the Ferretti Group stablemates, it has sold 31 semi-custom and custom yachts over the past two years — a mix of 23 Custom Line and CRN composite ...
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Yard and Yacht | Barcos Deportivos & BD A-100: Lifting nicely...
Having shown with its latest launch its ability to build high-quality performance sailing yachts, Spanish yard Barcos Deportivos has embarked on ambitious expansion plans. As Bob Greenwood reports, this should see it become a much bigger player.