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First virtual Balearic Yacht Show starts tomorrow
The first virtual yacht show in the Balearic Islands opens tomorrow, bringing together thousands of professionals from the industry in one virtual meeting organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Mallorca and the Balearic Marine Cluster.
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Registration now open for METSTRADE Connect
10 Dec, 11am (CET) | This year’s virtual event will have an international focus on innovative technology
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Detroit Boat Show cancelled
The Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA), which owns the Progressive Detroit Boat Show, has informed exhibitors that it has reluctantly had to cancel the 63rd edition of the show which was due to have taken place from the 16th-24th January 2021. It was to have been held at the TCF ...
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Boat sales in Argentina set to recover
On the 29th October, boating activities were finally permitted throughout Argentina after the longest restriction of activities ever.
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SA government offers temporary reprieve for stranded cruising yachts
Cruising yachts stranded by Covid-19 port lockdowns will be offered a five-week ‘safe corridor’ to disembark and access maritime services at three South African ports, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has confirmed.
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Greece enters new lockdown, bans movement of all boats
The new measures took effect on Sunday 8 November
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São Paulo show to go ahead next week with new format
The 23rd edition of the most important nautical event in Latin America will take place next week from November 19-24 at the Olympic Streak, a competition rowing complex that is part of the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
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Qatar Boat Show to go ahead next week following an announcement yesterday
Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar, the boat show will run from 16-20 November. It will feature mutiple entrances and new registration process, as well as enhanced security and health arrangements ...
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Halifax Boat Show confirmed for 2021
The owners of the Halifax International Boat Show have confirmed that eastern Canada’s largest consumer boating event will proceed as scheduled, operating from Thursday February 4 through Sunday February 7 inclusive at the Halifax Exhibition Centre.
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EU: Covid-19 interrupts Q3 rebound, dashing hope for quick recovery
The EU’s autumn forecast comes as a second wave of the pandemic slams the European economy
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Restrictions on travellers from Germany, Denmark and Sweden entering the United Kingdom
As from tomorrow travellers entering the UK from Germany and Sweden will be required to self-isolate on arrival for 14 days. Earlier in the week the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the return to a state of a lockdown which must be observed in England until December 2nd and ...
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Impact of Covid-19 on forthcoming events
The continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly biting into events which had been scheduled to be held in the first quarter of 2021 as well as causing more events to go virtual or be cancelled this year.
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New measures announced in France - FIN responds
Late last week the French government announced a new decree (No. 2020-1310) that ”prescribed the measures necessary to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic”. Article 46 of the decree states that while ‘beaches, bodies of water and lakes are open’ (unless the prefect decides otherwise in the event of non-compliance with ...
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FLIBS opens to smaller crowds
The first day of the 61st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), unsurprisingly, saw smaller crowds, which were welcomed with a mandatory mask policy and other safety measures that included a limited crowd capacity at the show aimed at holding a large international event in the midst of a ...
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Safety first as FLIBS prepares for Wednesday opening
With a preponderance of precautions in place, the 61st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) gets underway Wednesday, albeit on a smaller overall footprint and with less than half of the exhibitors who attended the 2019 event, all propagated by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The recently concluded Genoa Boat ...
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Fiji’s ‘Blue Lane’ initiative for Covid-19 proves successful
Over 90 yachts have already arrived or are due to arrive in the Fijian islands to make use of the country’s ‘Blue Lane’ initiative which was introduced some months ago in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to an FBC News report, it is estimated that some Fi$10m has been ...
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Business Achievement Awards for Boat Builders - best response to the Covid pandemic
Two IBI-METSTRADE awards in association with Raymarine have been designed to recognise boatbuilders who have countered the Covid threat most successfully either commercially or in helping their local communities. Which companies have contributed the most to their local communities during the pandemic? Sponsored by Fusion. Which companies have developed the ...
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Biograd Show latest: Extended show format appears to be working
Attendence is on track to be on par with 2019, however numbers will be crucuially spread over more days
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Global Covid-19 update | 23 October
The International Council of Marine Industry Association (ICOMIA) and its member associations have posted updates to a State of the Industry report tracking the latest regulations regarding COVID-19 and the specific impacts on the boating sector in countries across the world.
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boot Düsseldorf to hold digital pre-show conference
With 13 weeks to go before the world’s largest boat show is due to open, project director Petros Michelidakis announced today that he will be leading a digital press conference on the 4th of November to report on the status of preparations for the show and the industry’s upcoming prospects.