IBI Oct - Nov 26 digital issue

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Check out the interactive edition of the Oct - Nov 26 issue of IBI featuring live links and video content.

This issue explores the Dutch boating market, where small boat sales face a tougher climate while the superyacht sector stays resilient. We also turn to Southeast Asia, emerging as the marine industry’s next growth engine as Europe, the US and the Gulf cool. In the US, equipment manufacturers face another tough cycle, prompting a deeper reassessment of how they manufacture, source, invest and compete – from raw materials and trade policy to supply chains, automation and the skilled labour shortage.

Elsewhere, we look at how fashion conglomerate Oniverse’s 2023 acquisition of Italian boat builder Cantiere del Pardo marked its entry into boating, with CEO Marcello Veronesi discussing the rationale. Paolo Sanguettola and Marcello Gherbin reveal how they transformed a struggling Tuscan boatyard into Tuccoli Marine by applying commercial-grade engineering principles to recreational boats, while Sanlorenzo APAC CEO Daniele Lucà discusses the forces behind the Italian builder’s success in Asia.

As the industry moves toward cleaner technology, our Future Tech Sector Spotlight highlights the advances set to shape boating’s future. Our Industry Insider talks to Allan Cechelero, director of Brazilian shipyard Triton Yachts, about the company’s strategy going forward. And as he concludes eight years leading the world’s largest recreational boating company, Brunswick Corporation CEO David Foulkes shares his take on the challenges and strengths facing the industry today.

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