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Next step for Petestep
Swedish hull design company Petestep teams up with Zodiac and Torqeedo. The first project is the electric superyacht tender Avon eJet 450
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Torqeedo owner Deutz buys battery specialist
Exactly two years ago, German engine manufacturer Deutz took over Torqeedo, a leading specialist for electric boating systems. Now Deutz AG has announced the acquisition of the battery specialist Futavis. With the purchase of the company, which is located near the Dutch border, “Deutz AG is supplementing its electrification strategy ...
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NewsBeneteau CEO points to new strategic direction in Les Echos interview
The hundreds of suppliers and dealers for one of world’s largest boatbuilders should expect significant changes in the coming year; Former CEO takes issue with successor’s statements
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Ferretti IPO roadshow ends in Zurich tomorrow
CEO Alberto Galassi lays out Ferretti’s prospects to investors in London, Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich this week ahead of its debut on the Milan stock exchange.
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One year on: Bavaria CEO on boatbuilder’s plans for 2020 and beyond
Exactly one year ago, the Bavaria Yachts shipyard in south Germany’s Giebelstadt was rescued from insolvency and was able to continue operations with the help of investor CMP. The Franconian shipyard has just successfully passed its first year of restructuring. Now Bavaria Yachts plans to present two new boat model ...
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Ferretti announces jump in orders in midst of IPO
Ferretti Group reports new orders totalling more than €465 million for the first nine months of 2019, a gain of 18% over last year
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Thom Dammrich on 20 years at the NMMA and his biggest regret
The marine industry has gone through a lot of changes in the 20 years that Thom Dammrich has headed the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). Through boom times and global recessions, labour challenges and tariff wars, Dammrich has been front and centre as our industry experienced some of its highest ...
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Oceanco makes ‘efficiency step’ to future-proof ICT strategy
The Dutch builder’s radical new data-driven IT system ‘Yachtbuilder” is set to trasform the way it builds its increasingly large and complex boats
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Market Overview | South Africa
While catamarans are not the only pleasure boats built in South Africa, the market is clearly dominated by cruising cats – both big and small, power and sail
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Chris-Craft | Stephen Heese
Chris-Craft’s president and CEO speaks with IBI about sales trends, working with Winnebago and what the future holds as the iconic US boat builder celebrates 145 years in business.
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Poland to launch new yacht registration system in 2020
Poland’s law on the registration of yachts and other craft of up to 24m (79ft) is set to enter into force on 1 January 2020, introducing new fees for local yacht owners and capping them based on a percentage of the country’s minimum wage.
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2019 Cannes Yachting Festival set for busy six days
With just over a month to go before the start of the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival (CYF), the volume of news that has already been issued about new launches suggests the event will be as busy as usual – if not more so.
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Great Lakes marinas prepare to assess flood damage
Marina operators in one of North America’s premiere boating regions are hopeful that recent declines in water levels could signal the end of months of flooding and record-high water levels. Now, planning for the cleanup begins.
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Sunreef Yachts | Francis Lapp
Polish luxury catamaran builder expands abroad, adds new models to its portfolio and selects Cannes 2019 to serve up the 80-footer powerboat design which won over new owner Rafeal Nadal
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Boat stocks sink amid Wall Street fears
Boating-related stocks took a beating Monday as analysts cut earnings and target estimates on the news of declining US boat sales, showing signs that the marine industry’s eight years of sustained growth could be nearing an end.
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Leading boatbuilders to benefit from large-scale charter fleet order
The Moorings, Sunsail and Footloose have announced a $130m investment in new charter products by parent company Travelopia Yachts. Jenneau, Beneteau, Lagoon and Robertson Caine are among the brands which will be receiving orders according to the charter operator
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Spanish boat registrations up 6.2%
Spain’s National Association of Nautical Companies (ANEN) has announced that the country’s recreational craft registrations grew by 6.2% year-on-year to 3,489 units in the first half of 2019.
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Vietnam and China: same yacht potential, different yacht approach
In many ways, Vietnam and China mirror each other in stunning and rapid wealth creation, making both prime markets for high-end yacht sales, but the way each country’s government embraces big boats is having opposite effects.
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Deloitte Boating Market Monitor highlights continued growth in global boating market
The annual Boating Market Monitor, prepared annually by Deloitte for Nautica Italiana, shows that the global market continued to rise in 2018 and reached a value of €22bn, with the Italian industry accounting for 2%. The findings were presented last week at the Versilia Rendez-Vous in Viareggio, Italy.
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Russia looks to generate $1bn revenues from yachting in the next few years
It might seem ambitious, but a mix of government incentives, restrictions on overseas vacations and an emerging middle class are fuelling potential
