All articles by Ed Slack – Page 5
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Front line: Dealers and importers
One might expect boat dealers to be finding life tough at the moment, but IBI discovers that customers, though bargaining hard, are still buying
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Mixed fortunes
As a country with a strong manufacturing base, Germany is inevitably feeling the impact of the world economic crisis, as consumer spending grinds to a halt. But while many of its yards and their suppliers are finding times tough, others are flourishing. IBI uncovers why.
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SPECIAL REPORT | KOREA: Power play
This July should see SeasAll’s eagerly awaited range of diesel engines go in to mass production as the Hyundai company aims to become the number one brand in the market
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SPECIAL REPORT | KOREA: Home grown
Intellian has established an enviable reputation in the high tech world of satcoms
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SPECIAL REPORT | KOREA: Boating korean style
South Korean boatbuilder Amtec will be one of the first companies to take up residence at the new Marine Industrial Complex at Jeongok in Gyeonngi province
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SPECIAL REPORT | KOREA: Eastern potential
South Korea has its sights set on becoming a major player in the world leisure marine market by transforming its coastline into a tourist hub and developing an industry infrastructure to support boatbuilding and related services. IBI explores the potential for the ambitious plans
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Industry Insider | Peter Tierney
Lewmar’s new CEO sets out his plans to radically restructure the deck hardware manufacturer to return it to profit and to dispel once-and-for-all industry rumours about the brand’s demise
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Engine and equipment suppliers
For a second opinion on the health of a boating market manufacturers and suppliers of engines and equipment are a good place to start — after all, every boat other than a day sailer or smaller could be expected to have at least one
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Musto gets a makeover
With extra cash and fresh impetus from recent private equity investment, the UK sailing brand is undergoing a subtle transformation
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Brokers & retailers
With high levels of stock, low consumer confidence and a stagnant credit market, selling boats takes determination
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BUSINESS REPORT | UK: Industry resilient in toughest-ever market
There is a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality amid UK firms as they scramble to cost-save whilst keeping fingers crossed that the first signs of recovery won’t be too long coming
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Design and Innovation | Clear thinking
Dutch firm Lift Emotion has come up with a neat custom solution to fitting a glass elevator on board Trinity Yachts’ 74m New Horizon
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Seldén Mast
The mast manufacturer is gearing up to add deck hardware to its product portfolio
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Nimbus Group
The boatbuilder is getting its house in order as it prepares to float on the stock market
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BUSINESS REPORT | Sweden: Sweboat - Growing boating and the brand
The federation wants to attract new blood in to boating and to raise environmental awareness among the industry and boaters
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Business report: Sweden
With boatbuilders and equipment manufacturers enjoying a decade’s unprecedented growth, Sweden’s marine market is bracing itself for tougher times ahead as the credit crunch bites and Swedish families begin to think twice about spending.
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SNAPSHOT | China
Eyes are on China to provide the next ‘hot’ marine market after Russia and the Middle East, and never has the gaze been so intense as the industry begins to feel the bite of the credit crunch. But when exactly will the market deliver on its promise?
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Business report | Norway
Norway’s boatbuilders and equipment manufacturers were gearing up for another prosperous year to follow a record-breaking 2007, however post the credit crunch and the landscape has changed, with most canvassed by IBI predicting much tougher times ahead.
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News in depth | Days numbered for ‘luxury’ tax in Sardinia?
The second homes tax in the italian region of Sardinia has been ruled unconstitutional. The island’s marine industry hopes a ruling from Europe will offer similar relief from the yacht levy
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News in depth | CNI survey says: Superyacht industry to remain strong until 2011
A new study by camper & nicholsons international, using a cross-reference of superyacht data, provides an in-depth analysis of the industry’s different segments
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