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Christensen relocates to Tennessee
After nearly 30 years of building luxury yachts in Vancouver, Washington, Christensen Yacht Company is just months away from weighing anchor at a new facility in Tellico Lake, Tennessee, that will allow the company to build larger vessels and adapt more quickly to changing trends in the industry.
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Maritimo reports strong sales from Miami show
Australian yacht-builder Maritimo has reported that it experienced strong sales at the recent Miami International Yacht Show. The company, which is actively working to grow its presence in the North American market, used the show to debut two enclosed flybridge models – a beach club version of the X60 and ...
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Spanish yacht rental firm looks to tap into Russia's growing charter market
Spanish yacht booking service Nautal is expanding into the Rusian market by launching its own service for yacht rentals in the country.
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Brunswick looks to “define marine industry”, positioned for captive and external growth
“It is not our intention to participate in the marine industry, it is our intention to define it.” So said Brunswick CEO David Foulkes at the Raymond James 40th Annual Institutional Investor Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
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AkzoNobel buys back €63.5m of its own shares
In the last week of February, AkzoNobel NV, the Netherlands-based maker of paints and performance coatings, has bought back 796,840 of its own ordinary shares.
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AB Inflatables enters Italian market
Colombia-based RIB manufacturer AB Inflatables has chosen Nautica Ponte Magra to serve as its new Italian dealer. The company will represnt AB’s entire product line, including its recently introduced ABJET jet tenders, in different regions of Italy.
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Four flagship Silent 80 catamarans sold
Silent-Yachts, the Austrian producer of solar-electric catamarans, has announced that it has sold four of its new flagship models, the Silent 80 (previously Silent 79) in recent months.
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Guidi appoints UK distributor
Italian marine accessories manufacturer Guidi has chosen Marathon Leisure to distribute its complete range of nautical plumbing fittings in the UK and Ireland.
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Horizon opens second Florida location
Taiwan’s Horizon Yachts celebrated the opening of its second Florida location at the Hall of Fame Marina in Ft Lauderdale last month with a Winter Showcase Open House.
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Dutch yard targets 30m-50m superyacht market
The 2018 sale of its 36.3m Brigadoon, the refit of a 42m yacht earlier this year, the launch of a second 36m yacht in 2020, and new management are all lifting spirits at Dutch shipyard Moonen Yachts.
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Blue Guard expands Middle East presence
Blue Guard Innovations (BGI) in the US has chosen Exalto-Emirates Marine Equipment Ltd to distribute the company’s products in the Middle East.
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Balance Catamarans in South African joint venture
Balance Catamarans has confirmed a second South African joint venture to build a new range of Balance custom and semi-production catamarans.
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Safe Boats signs deal with Saudi firm
Safe Boats International in the US has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabian company Al Blagha Industrial to create a partnership that will ensure Safe Boats’ vessels in the region receive the support and maintenance required for maximum mission effectiveness. The agreement also paves the way for Al Blagha to ...
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Gulf Craft focuses on non-superyacht range at DIBS
Gulf Craft is calling 2019 “The Year of Nomad Yachts” as it harnesses a smart approach to family yachting with its range of environment-friendly vessels. In line with its serious steps to reduce its carbon footprint, Gulf Craft will be offering customers the solar-power option for all its yachts in ...
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MB92 Group restructures
Superyacht refit and repair firm the MB92 Group has announced a series of structural changes in anticipation of its next phase of growth. The company says it is expecting increased activity at its yards in Barcelona and La Ciotat in the wake of two new shiplifts – a 4,800-tonne platform ...
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Ferretti appoints Middle East dealer
Italy’s Ferretti Group announced a new dealership agreement with Ocean 360 at the start of this year’s Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS). The five-day event opened today and runs until March 2.
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Brunswick to exit commercial boat market?
There is change coming to Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP), but no one seems to know just yet what it will be.
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New SY brokerage forms in Italy, France and Switzerland
A group of European yacht brokers has joined forces to create Equinoxe Yachts International, a new company dedicated to the purchase and sales of superyachts.
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US$500k State grant helps yacht-maker create 50 jobs
Daedalus Composites has plans to renovate its Edenton, North Carolina plant
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Azimut celebrates 50 years in style, with planned international events and new model launches
New Azimut, Atlantis and Verve models planned along with new ‘creative goal’