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NewsChina battles trade war with large contingent at IBEX
Despite the ongoing trade war between the US and China, a large pavilion of 22 Chinese exhibitors from rope makers to hardware and outboard engine manufacturers were on hand for the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition (IBEX) in Tampa, Florida this week.
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Kingship targets inland water marine tourism market in China
Kingship Marine has introduced a new range of aluminium power catamarans designed for the China market with the first boat delivered for use on the Xinfengjiang Reservoir in the south of the country.
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CMC Marine grows presence in China and Taiwan
Italian stabilisation specialist CMC Marine recently organised a roadshow in Taiwan to present its products to the Asian market. The company organised a series of events and meetings at Kha Shing’s Pier 22 Marina in Kaohsiung, with over 30 managers from the main shipyards in the area (including Ocean Alexander, ...
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Trump blinks on new tariff threat
US President Donald Trump has softened his position on a threat made earlier this month to levy a new 10% tariff on US$300bn worth of Chinese goods not already subject to existing tariffs.
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Trump threatens additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon threatening to impose a new 10% tariff on an estimated US$300bn worth of goods imported into the US from China
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MOU signed between HKCYIA and yacht insurance company
The Hong Kong Cruise Yacht Industry Association (HKCYIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Voyager Risk Solutions Ltd in a move to offer insurance solutions to the superyacht community in Hong Kong. The MOU follows the one signed earlier this year with the Singapore Yacht Show ...
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China opens Hainan Province to foreign yachts
Beginning next week, eight coastal waters off South China’s Hainan Province will be open for temporary entry and exit by foreign yachts through January of 2020.
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Benetti sells first megayacht to fly the Chinese flag
Built under China Classification Society and Lloyds Registry rules, the 65m will be delivered in early 2021
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Yeargin: Tariffs hurting Floridians US$178m so far
In his latest salvo against the Trump Administration’s tariff wars, Correct Craft president and CEO Bill Yeargin warns the President’s policies are hurting both his economic gains and the very people he is trying to help.
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Vietnam and China: same yacht potential, different yacht approach
In many ways, Vietnam and China mirror each other in stunning and rapid wealth creation, making both prime markets for high-end yacht sales, but the way each country’s government embraces big boats is having opposite effects.
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Finnish builder expands presence in APAC region
Nautor’s Swan of Finland has expanded its presence in the APAC region with the appointment of Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co Ltd as its new Chinese agent.
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Tariffs take toll on US firms
How two very different boating companies are impacted in different ways by the Trump administration’s tariff on Chinese goods
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Explorer Motor Yachts CEO dies
Mark Campion, CEO of China-based Explorer Motor Yachts, passed away recently after a short illness.
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Hong Kong to open first Superyacht Management Services Centre
In a move which indicates China’s growing support for the leisure marine industry in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Cruise Yacht Industry Association (HKCYIA) has reached a partnership agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings Co Ltd for the establishment of Hong Kong’s first Superyacht Management Services Centre in ...
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Clipper Race forges new partnerships and renews others
With the joining of Zhuhai as a new host port for the 2019-20 Clipper Round The World Race, the event will now have three Chinese ports of call – the others being Sanya and Qingdao. The city of Zhuhai has signed up for an initial three-year sponsorship deal with Clipper. ...
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Polish builder expands to China
As part of its international expansion, Polish catamaran-builder Sunreef Yachts has appointed Speedo Marine as its exclusive representative for China. The firm will manage Sunreef’s marketing and sales activities in the Chinese market, effective immediately.
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Shanghai China International Boat Show 2019 preparing for new venue and date
UBM Sinoexpo, the organisers of the China International Boat Show (CIBS), are expecting over 40,000 visitors to the relocated 2019 show which will be taking place from 20-23 June at a new venue – the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai. More than 600 exhibitors are expected to be ...
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Chinese outboard engine maker reports growth, secures UN supply contract
Chinese outboard engine manufacturer Parsun has come quite a way since it became part of the Chinese, A-share listed public company Eastern Precision in 2015, of which it is now a fully owned subsidiary.
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Clipper Ventures launches new China division in major expansion
Clipper Ventures, the British organiser of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, is undertaking its biggest expansion in 23 years with the establishment of a new China-based division. The aim of this new arm is to support the growing participation in sailing in China.
