All Boatbuilders articles – Page 5
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News‘Controlled shutdown’ at Princess Yachts
Princess Yachts Ltd has announced a controlled shutdown of its UK facilities with immediate effect. The company today released the following statement: “The health and safety of our employees is of paramount importance and is our main priority, along with our network, suppliers and international clientele. We also ...
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Sunseeker International suspends production
Following the UK Prime Minister’s coronavirus (COVID-19) update yesterday, Sunseeker International has announced that it is temporarily suspending production until the end of April for the vast majority of employees. Some safety-critical and continuity roles will remain but at a very low level.
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New family-run SA business eyes export market with new semi-rigid model
A family-run engineering services company has launched themselves onto the South African boatbuilding market with a new custom 5.7m semi-rigid aluminium model.
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Winnebago suspends production at Chris-Craft
Winnebago Industries has announced that it is temporarily suspending production activities at its Chris-Craft and other production facilities in the US. The steps are designed to lower the probability of coronavirus exposure to employees and adjust future production output relative to demand.
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Ferretti reports rise in revenues, issues Covid-19 statement
Production continues for now at Italian builder as it releases positive 2019 financials
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Gavio Group to combine Baglietto and CCN yards under the Baglietto brand
Yards closed until early April due to coronavirus
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Chinese boatbuilding regains traction; HK market still down
Boatbuilding in China appears to be regaining traction, according to Simon Boyde, director of Hong Kong-based Storm Force Marine. In Hong Kong, however, the market remains down. Storm Force is a leading supplier of marine equipment to the boatbuilding industry throughout the region. Speaking about business in China, Boyde ...
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Sunseeker to temporarily reduce workforce, salaries
The measures are part of an effort to avoid compulsory redundancies
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Brunswick temporarily suspends production
New work schedules will begin to take effect from Monday 23 March
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Privilège strengthens international sales team
Privilège, the French catamaran brand owned by Germany’s HanseYachts, has expanded its international sales team with sales manager Anna Nowotarska. Following a career of 14 years in the yachting industry, Nowotarska has a high level of expertise.
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Invincible: online to replace boat shows, operations continue
Invincible Boats, which began the new year with a new catamaran, new marketing campaign and a new push into international markets, is adjusting to the changing market conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and, thus far, is continuing normal manufacturing operations.
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Sirena Yachts unveils express-style model
Turkish boatbuilder Sirena Yachts has unveiled the new Sirena 58 Coupé – a direct response to customers who have expressed a preference for an express-style yacht, says the company.
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Hallberg Rassy invests in capacity, eyes new models
CEO speaks to IBI about the company’s growth plans
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Horizon Yachts business update
In light of the rapidly evolving situation surrounding Covid-19, Taiwan’s Horizon Yachts has announced that it is implementing several precautionary measures out of an abundance of caution for clients and employees.
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Sanlorenzo confirms 117% profit gain as production continues
The Italian yacht builder reported profits of €27 million for 2019, a backlog of €500 million and says the company is not yet experiencing a material impact on business operations due to COVID-19
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Azimut introduces new measures to cope with COVID-19
Azimut Yachts, part of Italy’s Azimut-Benetti Group, has introduced new measures to cope with the impact of COVID-19 and to align production with slowdowns in the supply chain.
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Admiral Powercats to launch new hybrid RIB into recreational market
Cape Town builder Admiral Powercats plans to launch a recreational version of a new generation surf rescue vessel that is being integrated into South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute fleet.
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Sanlorenzo unveils new 44Alloy
Italian superyacht builder Sanlorenzo has unveiled its new 44Alloy, a 44.5m fast displacement superyacht built entirely in aluminium.
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Swedish electric boat start-up receives €5m capital injection
X Shore, a Swedish technology start-up behind the development of a new range of fully electric boats, has received a €5m capital injection led by Peter Dahlberg, founder and former group CEO of veterinary firm AniCura.
