Latest News – Page 801
-
NewsUK timber modification firm expands in Europe
Lignia Wood Company, a British timber modification business, has chosen Global Timber to distribute Lignia Yacht – its real wood alternative to Burmese teak deck – across Europe. The news comes not long after Lignia signed its first major distribution agreement with US-based Teakdecking Systems for the North American market.
-
NewsFirst Arcadia Sherpa XL on schedule for Cannes 2019 launch
Italy-based Arcadia Yachts has announced that construction of its first 24m Sherpa XL ‘pocket megayacht’ is proceeding rapidly and is on schedule for its global debut at the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival in September.
-
NewsDamen enters luxury cruise market
Already active in 14 marine markets including superyachts, family-owned Damen Shipyard Group of the Netherlands is entering the luxury cruise market.
-
NewsVesper Marine appoints US sales rep
New Zealand-based Vesper Marine has chosen Total Marine Supply LLC to represent its smartAIS transponders in the US Midwestern States surrounding the Great Lakes.
-
NewsBWA Yachting opens Gibraltar office
Further enhancing the already strong yachting sector in Gibraltar is the expansion of capacity of a major fuel company and the opening of the ever-expanding BWA yacht services business.
-
News
Former Galati Yacht Sales bookkeeper guilty of embezzlement
A former employee of Galati Yacht Sales will serve five years probation, provide 100 hours of community service, and will repay the US$67,927.37 she embezzled from the Florida-based yacht brokerage.
-
NewsInmarsat receives US$3bn takeover offer
Global satellite communications company Inmarsat Plc has received a new takeover offer from a transatlantic consortium comprising UK private equity firm Apax Partners, US-based Warburg Pincus, and two Canadian pension funds – CPPIB and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund.
-
NewsNew mega chandlery on Australian Gold Coast opens for business
A new mega chandlery has opened on Australia’s Gold Coast as part of The Boat Works’ A$100m investment into expanding the Gold Coast Marine Precinct in Coomera.
-
NewsPolish builder hosts first US-based owners’ event
Poland’s Galeon Yachts recently held its first Galeon Onwers Rendezvous in the US. Held from March 7-10 at Galeon Marina in Key West, Florida, the four-day event attracted over 65 people and 15 vessels in the water.
-
NewsRWO names UK distributor
UK deck hardware manufacturer RWO has chosen Marathon Leisure to distribute its complete product line in the UK and Ireland.
-
NewsIBBI names Garmin supplier of the year
US-based purchasing cooperative Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI) has named Garmin as its 2018 supplier of the year.
-
NewsHISWA Holland Yachting Group expands
Two new companies have joined the HISWA Holland Yachting Group – Vanquish Yachts has become a member while Critical Minds is a new partner company.
-
NewsSanlorenzo Spain sells first SX88
Sanlorenzo Spain, the exclusive agent for Sanlorenzo in Spain and the Balearic Islands, has sold its first new-build 26.7m SX88 yacht to a Central European client. The Sanlorenzo SX88-35 is scheduled for delivery in early 2020 as the 14th hull of the Sanlorenzo SX88 model, which was first introduced to ...
-
NewsDebate on fate of Miami marinas continues; boat show adds to financial woes
The city purportedly loses nearly half-a-million-dollars in marina revenue per year to the Miami International Boat Show
-
NewsLengers expands to Mallorca
Lengers Yachts, the international yacht brokerage and dealership based in the Netherlands, is to open its third European office in Mallorca next month.
-
NewsHill Robinson opens Italian office
Hill Robinson Yacht Management Services has opened a new office in La Spezia, Italy. The Porto Lotti Marina office is on the doorstep of the Baglietto, Sanlorenzo, Fincantieri, Ferretti and Perini yards, and is close to several other Italian yacht-builders too.
-
NewsMastry Engine Center strengthens electric power division
Mastry Engine Center (MEC) in the US has named Nancy Frainetti as its new electric power sales manager. The move comes as the Florida-based engine distributor prepares for the planned launch of an expanded range of electric propulsion products, as well as further electric power solutions, in 2019.
-
NewsClipper Race forges new partnerships and renews others
With the joining of Zhuhai as a new host port for the 2019-20 Clipper Round The World Race, the event will now have three Chinese ports of call – the others being Sanya and Qingdao. The city of Zhuhai has signed up for an initial three-year sponsorship deal with Clipper.
-
NewsBoating BC announces 2019 grant and sponsorship recipients
Boating BC, the recreational boating industry trade association for Canada’s westernmost province, has announced that it will award more than C$20,000 in grants and scholarships to support a wide range of initiatives aimed at positively impacting recreational boating opportunities in British Columbia.
-
NewsThree bidders in contention for Alimos Marina concession
The 1,110-berth Alimos Marina in Greece, the largest in the Athens area, has selected three out of an initial 10 bidders to proceed to the next round of winning the 40-year privatisation concession for the facility. The news was announced by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), also known ...
LinkedIn
X / Twitter
Facebook
Email us
