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BUSINESS REPORT | Italy

2007-02-01T16:05:00Z

Italy’s marine leisure industry, arguably the second-largest in the world in terms of production, appears immune to its country’s current lacklustre economic performance and continues to drive forward both at home and abroad.

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Marketplace: Inboards for 2007

2007-02-01T16:01:00Z

After a few years of frenetic development of emissions-compliant engines to meet new EPA and EU restrictions, the inboard engine market is starting to slow.

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Management study | Strategies for increasing operational flexibility: Industry antidotes for production cyclicality

2007-02-01T14:08:00Z

Are annualised hours the antidote for seasonality and demand fluctuations in the boating industry? Alan Morgan, joint managing director of UK RIB manufacturer Avon Inflatables, says annualised hours are fully embedded in his company’s work practices and believes they provide a better solution than part-time or subcontract workers. “Annualised ...

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Management study | Strategies for increasing operational flexibility: Flexibility counts

2007-02-01T14:06:00Z

Flexibility is a much valued attribute — in physical and mental well-being, in sports, and in business. Witness the prelude to almost every major sporting event with the prominent display of its stars limbering up for the contest ahead. The athletes and teams that are unable to flexibly deploy ...

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Management study | Strategies for increasing operational flexibility

2007-02-01T14:05:00Z

Flexibility gives a business the ability to field unexpected demands wherever they come from. The authors examine strategies available to those who want to limber up their operations.

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Raymarine changes distribution arrangement

2007-02-01T12:42:00Z

Effective February 5, Oceantalk will no longer handle the sales, marketing and distribution of Raymarine product in Australia and SE Asia

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Shakespeare and Racal form strategic marketing alliance

2007-02-01T12:23:00Z

The agreement will allow "a broader portfolio" of both companies' products to be distributed worldwide

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Snapshot | The Gulf

2007-02-01T11:26:00Z

Often eclipsed by the world spotlight on Dubai, the boating markets of Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman are performing well and investing record oil and gas revenues to provide an infrastructure for more boating growth.

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Industry Insider | Arthur Tay

2007-02-01T11:06:00Z

Chairman of the Marina One°15 Marina Club in Singapore, Arthur Tay is a man with a mission to create one of the region’s top marinas.

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New boat show to be held in Shenzhen

2007-02-01T10:35:00Z

The city of Shenzhen in southern China is to host the 1st Shenzhen International Boat Show in November this year

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Sea-Doo assembles millionth watercraft

2007-02-01T10:14:00Z

The 2007 RXP model was completed in BRP's Valcourt facilities last Friday

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RBFF names new president and CEO

2007-02-01T09:32:00Z

Frank Peterson, with an extensive marketing background, is tapped to lead the US non-profit organisation

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Baja signs up Norwegian dealer

2007-02-01T07:39:00Z

Baymax Bat AS will now carry the US performance line with four other Brunswick brands

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Australian minister tells Gold Coast industry to embrace change

2007-02-01T07:09:00Z

John Mickel says that a more competitive marine industry could deliver an additional AUS$520,000 in exports in the next three years

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Barton Marine buys Wincher tooling rights

2007-01-31T21:18:00Z

The company has acquired the tooling and distribution rights for The Wincher, a specially designed rubber moulding that fits over a conventional winch to make it self-tailing

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Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments floated on AIM

2007-01-31T21:12:00Z

CNMI is focused on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and operation of an international portfolio of new and existing marinas

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Baymax Bt to offer Baja range in Norway

2007-01-31T20:44:00Z

Baymax specialises in high-performance craft

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Boeing completes C-Map acquisition

2007-01-31T19:19:00Z

C-Map will become a part of Jeppesen's marine division, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services

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Deacons appoints MD

2007-01-31T18:54:00Z

Lucas Shotts has previously worked for Deacons and its associate companies from 1998 to 2003

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Hella Marine gets German type approval

2007-01-31T18:50:00Z

Hella's NaviLED PRO navigation lamps have been certified by German classification authority BSH for boats up to 50m (164ft) in length