All COVID-19 articles – Page 6
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NewsBahamas yacht charterers look for return of pre-Covid growth
Hotel bookings for autumn in the Bahamas are “surprising strong”, according to Tourism director general Joy Jibrilu, and the yacht charter market continues to show positive signs.
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NewsCopenhagen show cancelled
Denmark’s popular outdoor boating festival will return next year in August
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NewsFiji’s ‘Blue Lane’ initiative proves good response to Covid-19
Over 20 yachts have so far made use of the ‘Blue Lane’ initiative introduced by the Fijian government to allow yachts and superyachts to visit the South Pacific island nation, according to a report in The Fiji Times.
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NewsOslo September Floating Show cancelled but Helsinki to go ahead this week
Norwegian marine trade association Norboat, which organises the annual Oslo Batar I Sjoen floating boat show, has announced the cancellation of this year’s exhibition because of Covid-19 restrictions and rising concern about future infection rates in a country which has so far had a relatively good record of controlling the ...
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NewsCannes Yachting Festival gets ‘Safe & Clean’ label
The Cannes Yachting Festival will be the first boat show on an international scale to reopen in the post-lockdown period with almost 400 boats presented ranging from 3m-43m.
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NewsBritish Marine to host new Southampton show
UK trade association British Marine has confirmed that an alternative to the Southampton International Boat Show will take place at Mayflower Park this year from September 11-20. Boats 2020 will be a not-for-profit outdoor and on-the-water showcase of boats and equipment.
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NewsPhilippines Boat Show postponed
The annual Sea-Ex exhibition in the Philippines, due to have been held at the Pasay City SMX Convention Centre in October this year, has been postponed until May or October 2021. The organisers Headsail Inc/Sea-Ex are expected to announce the new dates later this year.
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NewsIBEX reveals details of first 'virtual' online show
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has released details of its first-ever virtual tradeshow, IBEX Online: A Virtual Event.
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NewsFrench Minister gives green light for Cannes and La Rochelle shows in September
Franck Riester, the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness In a statement made on Tuesday to the leaders of the exhibition industry, Franck Riester, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, stated that the restrictive rules in France concerning public and trade exhibitions would ...
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NewsInfrastructure key to Vermont’s boating growth
Just a month after the US Senate approved the Great American Outdoor Act aimed at pumping millions of dollars into maintenance and infrastructure of outdoor resources like boat ramps, the Covid-fuelled boating boom in the States has not eased, with dealers and manufacturers facing inventory shortages.
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NewsRoscioli Shipyard founder dies from Covid-19
Robert “Bob” Roscioli, who began a five-decade yachting career sanding and painting hulls by hand and gained a reputation as a perfectionist, died 27 July from Covid-19 at the age of 76, according to the company website.
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NewsAustralian Superyacht Rendezvous 2020 postponed
The fourth edition of the Australian Superyacht Rendezvous (ASR2020), due to have been held at the Coral Sea Marina Resort in the Whitsunday Islands from October 15-18, has been postponed until a suitable post-Covid-19 timing. New dates will be announced in due course.
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NewsGibraltar introduces new Covid-19 protocols for returning yachts
Need for crew to submit report to captain of the port before arrival
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NewsBahamas institutes weekend lockdown, midweek curfew amid Covid-19 spike
As of Tuesday, inter-island travel will no longer be permitted
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NewsFor Tideman, delivery of two workboats is a “tonic” in a bad year
The Dutch builder sees demand for HDPE rising from explorer yachts
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NewsFiji receives applications for more than 100 yacht visits
The South Pacific Fiji Islands have received more than 100 applications for yachts and superyachts wanting to visit over the coming week following the implementation earlier this month of the Blue Lane initiative to introduce special rules to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsLa Ciotat Shipyards announces sharp price cuts
New government measures represent a significant financial contribution
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NewsGYG reports record order book and 41.8% revenue growth for 2019
Transformational year provides greater earnings consistency and sustainability
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NewsAkzoNobel: Covid-19 squeezed Q2 earnings, but profitability up
Covid-19 drove down Q2 earnings at AkzoNobel, but the Dutch paints and coating multinational said “a strong focus” on margins and cost savings raised profitability by 14%, up from 13.7% in the same 2019 period. Releasing AkzoNobel’s Q2 results, CEO Thierry Vanlancker said: “Despite lower end market demand, our business ...
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NewsRescheduled Posidonia 2020 cancelled
The next edition of the biennial event will be held in June 2022
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