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NewsWhat can boating expect from the new US President, Congress?
With the new year, the US will see a new President and a new Congress, but not much else is expected to change for the recreational boating industry – on a legislative front. “We expect, from what we’ve already heard from President-elect Biden, there will definitely be an emphasis ...
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Restrictions on travellers from Germany, Denmark and Sweden entering the United Kingdom
As from tomorrow travellers entering the UK from Germany and Sweden will be required to self-isolate on arrival for 14 days. Earlier in the week the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the return to a state of a lockdown which must be observed in England until December 2nd and ...
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New measures announced in France - FIN responds
Late last week the French government announced a new decree (No. 2020-1310) that ”prescribed the measures necessary to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic”. Article 46 of the decree states that while ‘beaches, bodies of water and lakes are open’ (unless the prefect decides otherwise in the event of non-compliance with ...
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Fiji’s ‘Blue Lane’ initiative for Covid-19 proves successful
Over 90 yachts have already arrived or are due to arrive in the Fijian islands to make use of the country’s ‘Blue Lane’ initiative which was introduced some months ago in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to an FBC News report, it is estimated that some Fi$10m has been ...
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Global Covid-19 update | 23 October
The International Council of Marine Industry Association (ICOMIA) and its member associations have posted updates to a State of the Industry report tracking the latest regulations regarding COVID-19 and the specific impacts on the boating sector in countries across the world.
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International yachts caught up in bureaucratic mix-up at SA ports
International cruising yachts calling at South African ports are caught up in a bureaucratic mix-up related to Covid-19 health protocols, the South African Daily Maverick website reported on Wednesday.
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Indonesia opens up to foreign-flagged yachts
In response to the sizeable number of yachts that have been left stranded in Asia-Pacific waters due to cyclones and restrictions on sailing in various locations in the region due to Covid-19, the Indonesian government
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UK yacht owners with boats overseas granted one-year VAT extension
UK yacht owners have been granted another year to avoid paying VAT twice on boats returning to the UK, according to the Financial Times newspaper.
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Legal action to halt sewage deluge at SA inland boating hotspot
A deluge of sewage water leaking into one of South Africa’s most popular inland boating sites has prompted legal action from an environmental watchdog group.
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SA government proposes end to ban on PWCs in marine protected areas
The South African government has published new draft regulations that propose overturning the current ban on the use of personal watercraft in marine protected areas. In terms of the new draft regulations, which were published for public comment earlier this year, PWCs larger than 3m would be allowed to ...
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Dominican Republic to boost nautical tourism, local boatbuilding
The Dominican Republic is already starting to think about “post-pandemic” recovery and one senator from the Modern Revolutionary Party (MRP) believes that nautical tourism, along with boatbuilding and repair, could be key. Senator Alexis Victoria introduced legislation inspired by the “new world paradigm” known as the Blue Economy, which ...
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NZ immigration authorities deport three German yachtsmen for breaching Covid-19 rules
The 52ft Anita arrived in the Bay of Islands without prior permission
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Panel: Covid-19 “wreaking havoc” on Europe tourism, including boating sector
The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on Europe’s tourism sector, and that includes many boating and watersports companies, says an advisory EU panel.
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International boating community urges US, EU trade officials to remove tariffs on boats
Three marine industry associations – the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in the US, the global International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) and European Boating Industry (EBI) – sent a letter to US and EU trade officials last week, urging them to reach an agreement that removes the EU’s ...
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Sultan investor welcomes arrests in Tag Yachts court case
A prominent United Arab Emirates businessman who lost millions of pounds in a doomed South African boatbuilding venture has welcomed the arrest of two of his former partners who now face charges of fraud, South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper reported at the weekend. Sultan Al-Hameli was instrumental in casting the ...
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Thai government eases yacht restrictions
Foreign tourists can now apply for a Special Tourist Visa (STV) valid for 90 days
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US rescinds latest 10% tariff on Canadian aluminium
The new tariff announced on August 16 was withdrawn late Tuesday, hours before Canada was to implement its own $3.6bn in retaliatory levies
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Judge declares yacht ownership suit “a mess”
A federal judge in Miami, Florida who has declared the ownership lawsuit over a US$1m yacht “a mess” is allowing a local business which has procession of the boat to keep it temporarily, and has further suggested federal investigators may want to intervene. It all began in April, when ...
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UK to accept CE-certified products until end of 2021
IMCI, the Brussels-based International Marine Certification Institute, today issued a statement to say that all products that are certified under the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) by IMCI will be able to be placed on the UK market with the CE mark until 1 January 2022.
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Two arrested for fraud linked to yacht-building business
Two South Africans have been charged with fraud in relation to Tag Yachts, a custom catamaran builder based in the Eastern Cape
