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    Dometic appoints chief financial officer

    2019-06-11T13:59:00Z

    Stefan Fristedt joins the Swedish company on October 1

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    Trump defends Chinese tariffs

    2019-06-11T13:48:00Z

    President Donald Trump continues sabre rattling on the trade war front, threatening more tariffs on China while defending the tariffs his administration has put into place globally, while the Chinese are allegedly avoiding tariffs on some goods by way of Vietnam.

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    Sunseeker names new CEO

    2019-06-11T12:37:00Z

    Andrea Frabetti takes over following resignation of Christian Marti

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    Princess MD steps down

    2019-06-11T11:32:00Z

    Chris Gates, managing director of the UK’s Princess Yachts, has stepped down from his role after more than 30 years at the helm. Gates will transition to a role as special advisor to executive chairman Antony Sheriff.

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    New Zealand drops daily anchorage fee

    2019-06-11T11:11:00Z

    Auckland Council has dropped a proposed daily anchoring fee that would have seen superyachts and other foreign-flagged vessels of over 40m billed each time they anchored within Auckland’s navigable waters. Industry association NZ Marine worked closely with the Council to ensure the tax was dropped.

  • The Balance 482 will will be built under licence by newly-established Balance Catamarans Cape Town
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    Balance Catamarans expands range

    2019-06-11T10:55:00Z

    Balance Catamarans has added yet another catamaran model to its expanded range, this time a scaled-down version of the Balance 526, the company announced on Monday.

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    Polish investor launches 120-berth marina

    2019-06-10T14:52:00Z

    Polish developer PHN S.A. has launched a new marina in Gdynia with a berthing capacity for 120 craft.

  • Bastien Bonnet, VP of sales and marketing at Iguana Yachts
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    Iguana Yachts names VP of sales and marketing

    2019-06-10T14:42:00Z

    Iguana Yachts, a French builder of amphibious boats, has named Bastien Bonnet as its new VP of sales and marketing.

  • North Sails founder Lowell North passed away last week at 89
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    North Sails founder Lowell North dead at 89

    2019-06-10T13:09:00Z

    North Sails founder and Olympic gold medalist Lowell North passed away last week at the age of 89.

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    Calls for Missouri motorboat ban to be enforced four years after approval

    2019-06-10T12:59:00Z

    Horsepower limits and a complete motor ban approved for Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverway have yet to be enacted

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    Glendinning appoints UK distributor

    2019-06-10T08:43:00Z

    Glendinning Products, a US manufacturer of electronic engine control systems, has chosen Proteum to distribute its products in the UK.

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    SABBEX announces SA industry award winners

    2019-06-10T07:04:00Z

    Robertson & Caine co-founder John Robertson and a host of other South African boatbuilding industry stalwarts have been honoured with achievement awards by the South African Boatbuilders Export Council (SABBEX).

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    ICOMIA/IFBSO Conference 2019 - Day 3 review

    2019-06-07T15:25:00Z

    The environment was front and centre, and it was plastics that were in the crosshairs in the IFBSO’s afternoon workshop session on the third and final day of the ICOMIA/IFBSO Congress 2019 in Split, Croatia. “We can start a revolution here today – we have the outreach and we’re at ...

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    New marina for northern Poland

    2019-06-07T15:13:00Z

    The Polish municipality of Puck has obtained PLN 13m (US$3.4m) in EU funds, allowing its authorities to launch a PLN 40m (US$10.4m) project to build a new marina.

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    OYS expands design team

    2019-06-07T14:46:00Z

    UK-based thrusters, rigging and hydraulics solutions specialist OYS has named Charlotte Richardson as the group’s new designer.

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    CNI and Nowboat merge in technology tie-up

    2019-06-07T14:28:00Z

    Hong Kong-based ‘boating experience’ business, Nowboat, and Camper & Nicholsons International (CNI), the global superyacht services business now owned by a Hong Kong group, have announced a technology merger with the objective of launching a new platform for the international yacht market.

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    Obituary: Jan Boone

    2019-06-07T13:46:00Z

    Pioneering yachtswoman Jan Boone passed away May 29, following a fight with colon cancer, at the age of 57. She is survived by her husband and daughter.

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    Moscow Yacht Show attracts strong crowd

    2019-06-07T11:43:00Z

    The 2019 Moscow Yacht Show, one of the most important annual events in the Russian boating industry, closed on Sunday at the city’s Royal Yacht Club.

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    Two new launches for Arcadia Yachts

    2019-06-07T10:24:00Z

    Italy’s Arcadia Yachts launched two new yachts last month – hull #16 of the A85 and hull #3 of the A105, confirming its strong market performance and financial strength, the company claims.

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    UK creates 41 new marine conservation areas

    2019-06-07T08:51:00Z

    As part of its ongoing policy to protect its extensive marine environment, the UK government has created 41 new marine conservation zones (MCZs) to expand its protection of British marine life.