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NewsNew Qatari owners for Antalya commercial port
Port Akdeniz includes a 235-berth marina operated by Setur Marinas
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NewsBig Q4 caps “year of extremes” for Marine Products Corporation
Strong sales of larger boats with greater feature content propelled Marine Products Corp to a 47.6% YOY sales increase during the fourth quarter Georgia, US-based Marine Products Corporation released its 2020 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results on Wednesday, ending a year of unprecedented upheaval on thoroughly solid ...
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NewsVW, Silent Yachts announce cooperative agreement
Volkswagen Tuesday announced a cooperative agreement with the Austrian builder of solar-electric catamarans, Silent Yachts, which could be the German automaker’s entry into the boat business.
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NewsSwedish boatbuilder to launch new models, increase production capacities
Sweden’s Nimbus Group plans to introduce two new models this year
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NewsLifestyle marketing expert offers tips to boating industry
The boating industry lends itself well to ‘lifestyle marketing,’ according to one expert on the subject, who cautions that done right, lifestyle marketing is a path to success, but it’s a path wrought with pitfalls.
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NewsDutch foil-maker sees growth in recreational boating
Rik Breur won a European Inventor Award in 2019 for his Finsulate hull foil covered in tiny nylon microfibres to repel algae, barnacles and mussels In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was unkind to Dutchman Rik Breur. It prevented better sales of his antifouling system than he had ...
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NewsYacht management firm launches in South Africa
A new black-owned boat management and maintenance company has launched into the South African leisure boating sector.
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NewsSolid Q4 and year for Polaris; $600m in 2020 boat sales
Revenue gains of 24% for Q4 and 4% for full year highlight strong results for US boat and powersports equipment manufacturer
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NewsKorea boat show postponed to October
The organisers of the Korea International Boat Show (KIBS) have released a statement announcing the postponement of the show from March until October 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2021.
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NewsGlobal Covid-19 update | 26 January
The International Council of Marine Industry Association (ICOMIA) and its member associations have posted updates to a State of the Industry report tracking the latest regulations regarding COVID-19 and impacts on the boating sector in countries across the world.
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NewsDelta ‘T’ Systems sold
Delta ‘T’ Systems, the US manufacturer of marine ventilation systems, has joined the Centek Industries family of companies. The move expands the breadth of marine solutions offered by Centek and provides additional opportunities and resources to Delta ‘T’ Systems.
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NewsEBI hosts online General Assembly, names new sustaining members
Members of the European Boating Industry (EBI) association recently met online to discuss the key aspects of 2020 and lay out plans for 2021 during its first General Assembly of the year.
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NewsWhy the marine industry needs to stop talking about ‘product’ and must embrace ‘lifestyle’
A new two-part series starts tomorrow exploring how by embracing new marketing techniques the boat business could win over a whole new legion of consumers
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NewsUK shipyard secures £2m investment
Discovery Shipyard’s new owner made the capital injection through his investment vehicle Binti Marine Holdings
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NewsSouth Africa’s inaugural solar boat race postponed due to Covid-19
The inaugural edition of the South African Solar Boat Challenge has been postponed until October next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, event organisers announced on Tuesday.
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NewsInmarsat passes Fleet Xpress installation milestone
Mobile satellite communications firm Inmarsat has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress vessel installation. With ship data consumption doubling during 2020, an increasing number of superyacht owners and managers are said to be among those benefiting from the company’s high-speed service.
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NewsVirtual Toronto Boat Show exceeds expectations
The first-ever virtual Toronto International Boat Show (TIBS) wrapped up Sunday leaving organisers pleased with exhibitor feedback, and exhibitors pleased with what are being described as better-than-expected sales.
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NewsGrand Banks temporarily halts work due to Covid
The luxury motorboat builder Grand Banks has halted operations at its yard in Malaysia after an outbreak of Covid infections
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NewsHanse overcomes Covid outbreak; announces record order book
The order book at the end of December 2020 was 62.5% higher than a year earlier
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