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NewsFeadship director to deliver METSTRADE keynote speech
Feadship director Henk de Vries, a leading figure in the superyacht world, will deliver the keynote speech at this year’s Breakfast Briefing at the METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam. De Vries will bring his inimitable style and decades of experience to the event as he speaks to an audience of 600 ...
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NewsNew marina planned for Uruguay
A new marina is to be constructed in Punta Carretas, a district of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo, on the South Atlantic shore. Under the plan, the investment will total around US$17m.
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NewsSea-Fire forms strategic partnership with Fire Ranger
US fire suppression specialist Sea-Fire Marine has forged a strategic partnership with Fire Ranger, a leading provider of fire and safety equipment services for recreational and commercial vessels. The two companies will share co-branded booth space and collaborate on providing onsite fire protection equipment and demonstrations at major Florida boat ...
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NewsYPI sold to Singapore investment group
Superyacht services provider YPI (Yachting Partners International) has been bought from the French commercial shipping brokerage house, BRS, by Mercantile & Maritime Investments (M&MI), the investment division of the Singapore-headquartered group, for an undisclosed price.
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NewsHISWA Holland Yachting Group dissolves
Dutch superyachts quit trade lobby; join national maritime group
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NewsCorrect Craft CEO to chair recreation advisory panel
Bill Yeargin will serve on the US Interior Department’s Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee
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NewsFerretti announces new superyacht models
Italy’s Ferretti Group has presented more information about its financial performance and new products from its Superyacht Division to be launched over the next three years. One of three divisions within Ferretti, the Superyacht Division currently encompasses four brands – CRN, Custom Line, Pershing and Riva – with a fifth, ...
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NewsCaribbean chandlery expands
Budget Marine, one of the Caribbean’s biggest boating retailers, is constructing a new outlet in Carriacou – an island located 23 miles off the coast of Grenada. The full-service, 2,100sq ft store is being built in Tyrell Bay Marina and is due to open in January 2020.
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NewsMB92 sold to European investment firm
Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92) today announced that Squircle Capital, a European alternative investment firm focused on private equity and value-add real estate investments, has acquired 77.5% of the Spanish superyacht refit, repair and maintenance group. The transaction, which has received regulatory approval, is expected to close, subject to customary closing ...
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NewsInternational dealer development award – call for entries
Amongst nine other categories, the IBI-METSTRADE Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement in association with Raymarine, recognises success in building an international distributor/dealer network. If your company has made significant advances in the past 12 months in expanding its international footprint by appointing new distributors or dealers in export markets ...
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NewsRondal’s transformation delivers rich rewards
Rondal says its three-year transformation into a high-tech maker of towering composite rigs, deck gear and winches for high-end sail and motor yachts is taking it to new, unexpected markets.
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NewsSustainability takes centre stage at METSTRADE 2019
METSTRADE organiser RAI Amsterdam is to host three panel discussions on the subject of environmental sustainability on the InnovationLAB Stage at this year’s show.
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NewsNew CEO for CMP Group
Canadian anode and marine equipment manufacturer CMP Global has named Don Hambly as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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NewsMARIN launches foil research project at Monaco
Foils are everywhere these days – from water taxis to sailing yachts – but not enough is known about their performance in unsteady conditions.
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NewsNorwalk Boat Show: smaller, buying crowds
The Norwalk Boat Show in Connecticut closed over the weekend with attendance down 11% from last year but many exhibitors reporting “quality buying crowds”, according to the show’s producer, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsCanadian firm unveils all-electric PWC
Canadian snowmobile manufacturer Taiga Motors has introduced a new all-electric personal watercraft (PWC) that the company describes as “a new segment of personal watercraft, defined by conscious luxury, high performance, and connectivity.”
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NewsFrance’s Atlantic show draws crowds
The Grand Pavois La Rochelle in-water and land-based boat show, which ended its six-day run yesterday, serves buyers from a wide catchment area on the Atlantic coast of France from Le Havre to Biarritz with visitors also attending from Paris and further afield and a small contingent from Spain and ...
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NewsUK marina builder takes on regeneration project
Walcon Marine, the UK-based marina builder, is returning to Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire to undertake a major regeneration project. Taking place over two winters, it will involve a complete rebuild of the marina, including extensions to the piers and the refurbishment and re-use of ...
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NewsVBH opens German office
Dutch systems integrator Van Berge Henegouwen has opened an office in northern Germany in a bid to ramp up its presence worldwide. It is VBH’s third location outside the Netherlands.
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NewsGenoa to host Ocean Race grand finale
The Italian city of Genoa has been chosen to host the grand finale of The Ocean Race 2021-22, marking the first time the fully-crewed, round-the-world yacht race will come to Italy. The news was announced on Monday at the 49th Genoa Boat Show.
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