All Boatbuilders articles – Page 373
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - Italy
Last year was the Italian marine industry’s annus horribilis. Losses in business for 2009 ranged from 30 per cent to as much as 80 per cent on 2008
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - France
France’s Bénéteau Group is the world’s largest builder of sailboats and a leading name in European motorboats. The group is integral to the French marine industry, which means that Bénéteau’s recent financial results spell good news for France
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - Croatia
One of the barriers to the pace of development remains an over-regulated market, especially when it comes to the legal requirements for foreign yachts using Croatian waters
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - The problem with Germany’s recovery
Fractures that could run uncomfortably deep have been exposed in the German marine industry
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - Playing the waiting game
Faltering economic recovery and a crisis of confidence means growth is hard-earned
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Markets and regions | Europe: Round up - First signs of brighter 2011 Scandinavia
Global economic woes aside, what really affects leisure marine business in the nordics is the onset of inclement weather
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Strategy and finance | Profile: Corsair Marine - Vietnam move saves US builder
To tackle the problem of rising production costs, US boatbuilder Corsair Marine relocated to Vietnam in 2007. The move has ensured its survival
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Products | Sector spotlight: Yacht coatings A - Z
An A-Z of the world’s key yacht paint manufacturers and what we can expect from them in 2010-11
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Strategy and finance | Profile: Grand Large Yachting - Discovering its own niche
With the acquisition of French cruiser builder Garcia Yachts in May, Grand Large Yachting is honing its brands to exploit the lucrative blue-water niche
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Sector focus | Spars: Reducing weight aloft
Carbon fibre spars are increasingly popular, but new technology means conventional materials still have important advantages
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Feature | Sirius 35DS: Yacht design - The art of perfection
How can a yard design and build a yacht so good it can be considered to be one of the best ever?
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Yard visit | Sessa: Motorboats
Italy’s Sessa Marine has a popular product portfolio and good turnaround on inventory. But like any successful yard, it can still see room for improvement
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Strategy and finance | Profile: Riviera - Back from the brink
The downturn came close to claiming the scalp of Australia’s iconic boat brand, but with new investors onboard its future looks more secure
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Markets and regions | Vietnam: Overview - Is Vietnam Asia’s new star?
As the country’s economy gathers pace, the prospects look tempting for the marine industry
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Strategy and finance | Insider: Carla Demaria - When opportunity knocks
A chance meeting with Beneteau head Annette Roux was just the opportunity that Carla Demaria, former head of Azimut’s Atlantis Range, had been looking for
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Earl Bentz to stay with Triton
The company founder will oversee the brand from Tennessee as production transitions to Arkansas
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Brunswick shows 41 per cent jump in sales, swings to net profit
McCoy: Retail demand at "historically low levels" but rate of sales decline has "eased"
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Brunswick sells Triton brand to Platinum Equity
The sale will curtail production at Brunswick's Ashland City facility
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Pedro-Boat appoints UK dealer
The Dutch manufacturer of steel-hulled motorcruisers has chosen Global Yachts as its new Cantia dealer in the UK
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Marine Products Corp swings to net profit
But a 'weak' retail selling environment has prompted the builder to reduce production during the third quarter