All International Boat Industry articles in February/March 2020

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Market Overview | France

2020-02-19T15:10:00Z > Subscriber-only

Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, a smile has returned to the faces of leisure boat professionals in France. But the good results are mainly from exports as the home market remains lacklustre

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Market Overview | Italy

2020-02-19T14:14:00Z > Subscriber-only

Italy’s industry is riding high, but can the growth rate be sustained?  Exports and confidence continue to rise as the industry gets ready for what it predicts will be another good year

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Market Overview | Canada

2020-02-19T13:04:00Z > Subscriber-only

One step forward, one step back – a turbulent trade landscape has presented its share of challenges to the Canadian boat industry, where it seems like every win is met with another fresh roadblock

Interview

Navico | Knut Frostad

2020-02-18T15:30:00Z >> IBI Plus premium content, By Craig Ritchie

Navico’s new CEO Knut Frostad shares his views on the shape of the industry to come, from auto docking and increasing levels of automation to why we should be looking to the smart home market, rather than the automotive sector, for inspiration. He says a movement to take the ...

Feature

Trends in Electric Outboards

2020-02-18T15:21:00Z

In the February/March issue of IBI, Craig Ritchie takes an in-depth look at the latest trends in the Outboard Engine segment – an area of fast-paced innovation and one of the brightest stars in the global leisure marine business with unit sales up some 30% over the last ten years. ...

Interview

Jan-Erik Viitala | Axopar

2020-02-17T11:04:00Z

Finnish brand Axopar is revolutionising the boat business by adopting a ‘platform’ approach to model development. Debuting five new models at Düsseldorf in January, the builder has sold over 2,200 boats to date in more than 70 countries with another 500-plus on order. Its co-founder Jan-Erik Viitala talks to the ...

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Canada

2020-02-17T05:02:00Z > Subscriber-only

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France

2020-02-17T04:55:00Z > Subscriber-only

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Italy

2020-02-17T04:50:00Z > Subscriber-only

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Sustainability in Focus

2020-02-17T02:02:00Z

February | March 2020

Article

February | March 2020

In the latest issue, IBI reviews the state of the boating industry in France, Italy and Canada; interviews Axopar co-founder Jan-Erik Viitala; reviews the latest developments in the Outboard Engine sector; and profiles Prestige Yachts, Amico & Co., Caframo, plus more…

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Inside this issue of IBI

February | March 2020