All Asia Pacific articles – Page 65
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Poralu Marine wins its first marina project in NZ
Poralu Marine has been awarded its first-ever project in New Zealand. The French marina developer will remodel and redevelop the floating marina of the Tauranga Marina Society, which is located at the north end of Sulphur Point in Tauranga Harbour, Bay of Plenty.
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Kiwi borders now open to foreign-flagged vessels
The New Zealand government has agreed to border exemptions for foreign-flagged vessels with maintenance and refit booked in NZ.
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Honda slows but does not halt production of outboards
In response to the decline in early season demand from its key European and north American markets Honda has reduced production levels at its Hosoe factory in Japan, Honda is thought to be the world’s fifth largest manufacture of outboards in terms of units following Yamaha, Mercury, Tohatsu and Suzuki ...
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Golden Boat Lifts expands Down Under
Golden Boat Lifts, a US manufacturer of aluminium boat lift solutions, has added DOCKPRO as its newest dealer. The company’s territories are Australia and New Zealand.
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Australian builders post strong sales
Gold Coast boatbuilders Maritimo and Riviera are reporting good sales despite the Covid-19 crisis
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Yamaha marine chief takes on additional responsibilities
Yamaha Motor has announced that its senior executive officer and chief general manager of marine business operations, Hirofumi Usui, will also now assume the additional role of senior general manager of the planning section of the marine business.
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Kiwi builder signs contract for 18m carbon fibre sportfisher
Lloyd Stevenson’s Artnautica 60 is due for launch in early 2022
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Bali Catamarans names official Asian dealer
Asiamarine, a Hong Kong-based yacht services specialist, has been made the official dealer of Bali Catamarans in Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Tasmania eases coronavirus restrictions
Tasmania today joined other Australian states and territories by allowing intrastate travel and staying overnight – a boon for recreational and commercial boating, says Australia’s Boating Industry Association (BIA) in a statement.
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Riviera celebrates the launch of its 20th Sports Motor Yacht
The 72 and 68 Sports Motor Yachts, the flagships of the Riviera collection, have reached a milestone this week with the completion of the 20th boat following the launch of the new designs in 2018. Riviera spent two years developing the 68 and 72 SMY, consulting with Riviera owners from ...
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Sanlorenzo reports strong sales in Asia, opens flagship office in Singapore
Italian boatbuilder Sanlorenzo is reporting strong sales in foreign markets. With five yachts sold in Hong Kong since the start of the year, including three over the last week, Sanlorenzo Asia – thanks to its collaboration with Simpson Marine – is leading the company’s international rebound.
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New Thai tourism initiatives to boost boating?
The Thailand Yacht Show, set to take place in January 2021, is plotting the same course as the Thai government’s new tourism initiatives. According to Andy Treadwell, CEO of Thailand Yacht Show organiser Verventia, the Thai government’s plans to rebrand tourism in the post-coronavirus era, with an emphasis on quality ...
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New name, new dates for Kiwi show
The Auckland On Water Boat Show is officially still on, but with a new format, new name and new dates.
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Azura Marine launches new solar-powered cat
The first of a new series of solar-powered catamarans by the Singapore-based Azura Marine was launched earlier this month in Bali, Indonesia. The appropriately named ’Solar Eclipse’ is the first hull of in Azura’s Aquanima 40 series, which currently includes the Aquanima 40 and Aquanima 45.
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Horizon CC98 in build for repeat Australian owner
Taiwanese boatbuilder Horizon Yachts is building its fourth Horizon yacht for a repeat client. The Horizon Custom Collection (CC) 98 is for an Australian owner whose three other yachts were a Horizon CC80, an E84 and
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China’s National People’s Congress proposes new Hainan investment initiatives
Control mechanisms for yachts included in new policies
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Echo Yachts wins order for 56m catamaran yacht support craft
Western Australia-based Echo Yachts has won its first superyacht contract since delivery of two vessels for the same Singaporean owner, which included the 84m (276ft) trimaran White Rabbit.
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Superyacht Australia reports rise in foreign-flagged yachts
Data released last week by Superyacht Australia, the peak body for the Australian superyacht industry, shows that foreign-flagged superyachts stayed an average of 73 days in 2019 compared to an average of 41 days in 2018 – a 79% increase in the length of stay.
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Resurgence of Covid-19 forces cancellation of next week’s Korea show
The postponed Korea International Boat Show (KIBS) scheduled for next week has been cancelled due to a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus, which raises the question on how boat shows can be successfully run in any part of the world while no reliable means of controlling the virus exists.
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Yamaha first quarter results 2020
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd has reported consolidated net sales of ¥395.9bn for the first quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, a decrease of ¥33.5bn or 7.8% compared with the same period during the previous fiscal year. Operating income was ¥25.4bn, a decrease of ¥10.5bn or 29.2%.