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Caterpillar reports tough Q4, full-year 2020 results
Lower end-user demand and reduced dealer inventories responsible for sales drop
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Scottish government launches £2.5m ‘Marine and Outdoor Tourism Restart Fund’
Sail Scotland to share in delivering the fund
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Princess X95 receives UK’s first RCR certificate of conformity
The UK’s Princess Yachts has become the first boatbuilder to receive a UKCA RCR certificate of conformity from HPi-CEproof for its Princess X95 model.
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Appointment at Lippert
Indiana, US-based parts and accessories manufacturer Lippert has named Ryan Smith as group president with responsibility for the company’s North American OEM businesses.
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New A$120m-plus Western Australia marina project advances with major dredging tender soon
Spoilbank Marina project to be completed by late 2022
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Brunswick sees strong growth and M&A activity for 2021
Questions about capacity, volumes, earnings, acquisition opportunities and channel expansions were answered in today’s call with analysts; boat production expected to hit 40,000 units by 2022
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Princess Yachts CEO joins Aston Martin board
Antony Sheriff to explore synergies between auto and yachting brands
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Decision on Cannes show ownership expected 15 April
After years of legal wrangling, French marine industry association FIN today announced that the appeal lodged by Reed Expositions France to be recognised as the owner of the Cannes Yachting Festival took place in the Court of Appeal last week (Thursday 21 January) in the presence of FIN president Yves ...
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One year on: Webasto and the Covid outbreak
A year ago today IBI broke the news that an employee at German marine aircon specialists Webasto, had tested positive for Covid-19. 12 months on and company chairman Dr Holger Engelmann and Manager Strategic Development Projects, Wolfgang Dittrich reflect on the course of events that followed
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Ferretti renews Itama range
The Italian builder introduces upgrades to the Itama 45S, 62S and 75
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MarineMax tops expectations
US boat retail giant, MarineMax, posted both top-line and bottom-line gains which bested analysts expectations and yielded a record first quarter
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EU extends, raises Covid aid for companies across 27-nation bloc
Seeing no easing of the Covid-19 crisis, the EU has extended by six months its aid for companies across the 27-nation European Union. It has also agreed to more than double some aid, allow other aid to be converted into grants, and has exempted all assistance from its state subsidy ...
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Princess Yachts NSW moves to new Sydney HQ
Princess Yachts NSW has moved to a new head office in Sydney, Austalia, relocating to the heart of Double Bay.
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No significant movement on trade expected early from Biden administration
Don’t expect any significant movement on trade in the first 100 days of US President Joe Biden’s new administration, as the focus of the White House becomes the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and the environment – three areas that have and will continue to affect the US recreational boating industry, ...
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Appointment at T-H Marine
Alabama, US-based marine equipment manufacturer T-H Marine Supplies Inc has named Chris Drahman as its new national sales and marketing manager, with immediate effect.
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Aicon Yachts to launch two new models in 2021 as part of brand’s ongoing rebuild
Following the global launch of the Aicon 66 at the Miami Yacht Show last year, the rebuilding of the Italian Aicon brand will continue in 2021 with the launch of two more models – the Aicon 78 and the Aicon Navetta 110. A further two new models – the Aicon ...
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New Volvo business to accelerate electrification
New business area, Volvo Engery, will provide batteries and charging solutions to other Volvo Group divisions and offer refurbished used batteries to external customes. The new business will also be responsible for hydrogen infrastructure solutions for fuel cell electric vehicles
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Around the world in 80 days, and a sprint to the finish
After 80 days of racing around the world – across more than 28,600 miles and every type of weather imaginable – five of the sailors in the Vendée Globe are within 200 miles of the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne, France where they departed on November 8. (See ...
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Yachting writer, America’s Cup historian Fisher dies at 85
Champion sailor, America’s Cup historian and the world’s preeminent yachting writer, Bob Fisher, died of cancer Monday at the age of 85. The news was confirmed to the Associated Press by Fisher’s daughter, Alice Davis, who said he died at his home in Lymington, England.
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Wake surf challenges in US “a perennial threat”
A move in the state of Virginia to keep wake surf boats 200ft from shore failed to gain enough support for full consideration by the legislature, but across the US in the state of Oregon, a decision is expected tonight to ban all tow sports on a 20-mile stretch of ...