Swiss start-up AirMarker is bringing its emergency visual beacon to the marine sector for the first time after launching into the outdoor market earlier this year
Last year was challenging for the Finnish boating sector, but sales remain strong due to robust exports of larger yachts
Storms darkened the forecasts of many UK marine businesses over the past year, thanks to unseasonable weather in 2023 and metaphorically due to political upheaval within an end-of-term parliament and stubbornly high interest rates.
Both the Swedish and especially the Norwegian boating markets have been hit hard in recent years by the economic downturn.
The Spanish leisure marine market is showing signs of stabilisation in 2024 following several years of accelerated growth.
It has been a good 2024 so far for the Portuguese market, with business levels even up on 2023, a year labelled as the country’s “best ever” by CEO of Marlagos and vice president of the Portuguese Marina Association (APPR), Martinho Fortunato.
After a number of years marked by robust growth, Poland’s boat industry, along with counterparts across Europe, hit choppier waters in 2023. Local builders have adapted to the difficult market situation by reducing their boat ranges to focus on bestselling craft, and introducing larger yachts to their ranges.
The Norwegian boat market has been hit almost more by the tougher economics than its neighbour Sweden, despite the strong oil economy and the country’s massive oil fund.
Dutch watersports and recreation lobby, HISWA-RECRON, is reporting a mixed picture for the Netherlands in 2024.
Despite weakness in small-boat sales, the Italian boating sector is looking towards another decent year, while also waiting for some clarity about where the market might go after the major boat shows in the autumn.
In Ireland, it seems that all aspects of life are dependent on the weather. That’s particularly true of boating, when a bad spring and summer, such as this year’s, are having an impact on the industry’s bottom line. While the Irish Marine Federation doesn’t report annual revenues, different sectors are ...
Whether sailboats or motorboats, all segments of the German marine market were down in 2023 and business is still very poor. “Sometimes you even hear of boats being sold below cost, which companies claim is a way of securing their liquidity.
It is a case of when, not if, the French market rallies after a disappointing Q1 forced many in the industry to modify their expectations for the year ahead.
The boat finance company’s new brokerage service is now fully operational
Three-year agreement will see Kitson sell Novamarine’s boats in the US
The new Yacht Paint Application Center (YPAC) is based in Coomera, Australia
Rob Parmentier was elected to join the board at IBEX
Karine Rolen will oversee the company’s commercial and technical departments
Brieuc Vandaele joins the French company’s design office in Lorient La Base
The boatbuilders and individuals shaping the industry of tomorrow recognised in our annual Awards celebration
The company will represent the Greek RIBs and tenders in Italy, Spain and Switzerland
New one-of-a-kind event will take place in April next year