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Riviera’s Festival of Boating to be held at SCIBS
Australian motoryacht builder Riviera has announced that its popular Festival of Boating is moving this year to the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS).
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Overmarine delivers new Mangusta Oceano 43
Italy’s Overmarine Group has delivered Project Firenze, the third 43m yacht in its Mangusta Oceano series of displacement vessels, to its new owner. The official ceremony took place on Overmarine’s private quay in Viareggio following the successful completion of tests and sea trials.
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Hill Robinson opens first Southern Hemisphere office
In response to the growth in the Asia-Pacific yachting market, Hill Robinson Yacht Management has decided to open an office on Australia’s Gold Coast. The new office is located at Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM), already a well-established hub for superyacht repairs, refits and berthing. It will also ...
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A big leap forward in propeller efficiency
The new Sharrow Propeller claims a remarkable 9-15% increase in efficiency over the industry standard Wageningen B-series design and now has 20 patents to protect the concept
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Kongsberg completes acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine division
Around nine months after it announced the sale of its Commercial Marine division, Rolls-Royce (RR) has today completed the £500m or so transaction to the Norwegian Kongsberg Group ASA. The division includes the links which RR had with the superyacht market including vessel and system design capabilities related to propulsion ...
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Turkey overturns ban on foreign-flagged charter yachts
The ban on foreign-flagged yachts operating as charter vessels in Turkey this season has been overturned, thanks to the efforts of local yacht associations and charter firms. But while negotiations with officials at the Ministry of Tourism have been successful, disappointingly high rates have been imposed.
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Correct Craft acquires Velvet Drive
Correct Craft has announced the acquisition of Velvet Drive Transmissions, a vendor to the boat and engine builder for the past 40 years. Velvet drive will be “vertically integrated into Correct Craft’s Pleasurecraft Engine Group,” according to a company news release.
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Workforce development to be addressed in IBEX Super Session
‘Challenges and Solutions for Workforce Development’ will be the subject of a Super Session at the 2019 International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) on 30 September, in advance of the show’s official opening in Tampa, Florida.
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7th Kuwait Yacht Show ends on positive note
The seventh edition of the Kuwait Yacht Show, organised by PH7 Events and held at Marina Crescent, came to a close on Saturday. Exhibitors that IBI spoke to were very satisfied with the outcome of the five-day event. The results reveal that the Kuwait market is performing well, despite slower ...
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Cape Town planning desalinated water for passing vessels
Authorities are moving ahead with plans to establish a water desalination plant in the Port of Cape Town
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NZ yachting community mourns passing of Blanche Cook
New Zealand’s yachting community is mourning the loss through cancer of Blanche Cook, financial director and part owner of Yachting Developments.
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MB92 La Ciotat awarded concession for 200m dry dock in La Ciotat
New contract unlocks several orders
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US wholesale shipments remain strong, small outboards falter
PWCs and larger outboards the big winners
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Yamaha extends marine dealer financing solutions
The company’s new finance program is intended to boost boat and engine sales at both the wholesale and retail level
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Bainbridge moves forward with Morbern
Bainbridge, which claims to be the UK’s only marine, sail making, cover making and watercraft distributor, has added Morbern Europe to its range of Marine fabrics. Morbern’s marine and recreational vinyl fabrics have been designed to be hard wearing in daily use whilst blending modern colour, profile and touch. This ...
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ARCADIA expands in Spain with new partnership with Marivent Yachts
Marivent extends office network to Ibiza
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Cummins opens new S Africa 'Power Hub' as it looks to consolidate recreational marine market growth
Recreational boating had proving an increasingly valuable segment for the company
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Better attendance, good sales at the Oslo Boat Show
Solid sales across variety of boat size ranges
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Launch of third gigayacht in four months heralds new era for Benetti
Launch of 108m FB275 potent symbol of Italian yard’s longer-term plan to build larger yachts
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Cranchi expands in the UK
Tingdene Boat Sales appoints new dealers covering Cornwall to East Sussex and the Channel Islands