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Brilliant industry and personal achievements celebrated at Boat Builder Awards

2025-11-20T10:33:00+00:00

This year’s 11th edition of the Boat Builder Awards saw Targa Boats’ founders Johan and Britt-Marie Carpelan honoured for Lifetime Achievement and Brunswick’s Vittorio Bichurcher and Kevin Fehrenbach named as this year’s Rising Stars. Plus 31 companies from around the globe highlighted for their successes in innovation, design, sustainability and ...

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Swiss startup wins Metstrade pitch competition with Olympic-proven robotic buoys

2025-11-20T15:25:00+00:00

Effetto Venturi SA has been crowned winner of this year’s Metstrade Start-up Pitch Competition

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ICOMIA/EBI/NMMA update Metstrade visitors on Blue Boat Horizon LCA project

2025-11-20T13:34:00+00:00

Industry experts outline progress on developing a globally aligned Lifecycle Assessment framework for the recreational marine sector

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Largest edition yet of The Superyacht Forum hosts nearly 900 delegates

2025-11-20T12:57:00+00:00> , By

The NXT-themed agenda focused on propelling the superyacht sector into the next decade and beyond

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Retimed Sydney International Boat Show proves a success

2025-11-20T12:30:00+00:00

Over 20,000 visitors, deals completed, and boating lifestyle prominently promoted

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North American market a lost season, says NMMA

2025-11-20T12:30:00+00:00> , By

CEO Frank Hugelmeyer calls 2025 a ‘lost season’ with 10% sales decline blamed on Trump tariffs and trade policies

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PwC: AI will cut product development lifecycles in half

2025-11-20T12:30:00+00:00

New PricewaterhouseCoopers report says multimodal AI enables manufacturers to iterate product designs in hours rather than weeks

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Digital twin technology and what it means for the marine industry

2025-11-20T12:30:00+00:00

New product development concept enhances design accuracy, reduces time-to-market and improves overall quality

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Suzuki adopts biodegradable parts packaging

2025-11-20T11:30:00+00:00

Biodegradable consolidation bags for spare parts packaging to be used for all products

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ePropulsion restructures UK & Ireland operations with new entity

2025-11-19T13:32:00+00:00

Company to assume direct control of sales, marketing and service following strategic review

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Twisted buys UK composites firm to enhance carbon-fibre capability

2025-11-19T13:20:00+00:00

Acquisition secures advanced engineering capacity for future marine projects

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Suzuki marks 60th anniversary of Netherlands representation

2025-11-19T13:10:00+00:00

Commemorative ceremony marks six decades of collaboration with BV Nimag

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