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SA boat builders urged to approach new Export Support Desk in wake of US tariff
The 30% trade levy took effect this week despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries
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SABBEX confirms industry-led Cape Town Boat Show for 2025
This year’s event will be jointly hosted by BlueCape and the South African Boat Builders Export Council
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SABBEX says US tariffs would hurt both SA and US due to sector interdependence
South Africa’s boat building industry is heavily reliant on US components
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Tag Yachts fraud case back in court in South Africa
The builder is accused of defrauding customers in a failed boatbuilding venture
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New South African yard launches first sport catamaran
Torhamer Marine was founded by Polish businessman Maciej Chamerski
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Ramaphosa says AGOA still alive as trade talks continue in US
The South African president is in Washington to discuss trade relations with Trump
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South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal ahead of Trump meeting
The deal would allow SpaceX to circumvent black economic empowerment legislation
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SABBEX makes tariff submission ahead of expected trade talks in the US
The South African Boat Builders Export Council has compiled a position paper detailing the potential impact of US tariffs on local marine manufacturing
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Africa – opportunity knocks as continent’s marine industry evolves
Vanessa Davidson, CEO of South Africa marine industry association SABBEX, gives the lowdown on the current marine industry market in Africa, touching on key markets, regulations, marina development, superyachts, crew, and industry challenges
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Southern Wind expands South African skills training programme
The move is in response to a skills deficit impacting the SA boatbuilding sector
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SA surveyor shortage adds to skills shortage headache
South African boatbuilders raise concerns at Cape Town careers conference
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SABBEX to seek clarity on new Trump tariff
The South African Boat Builders Export Council will engage with the SA government regarding the implications of the new 30% tax
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SA government working on ‘Plan B’ US trade pact as AGOA deadline looms
South Africa is preparing a bilateral trade agreement with the US amid speculation the country will lose its duty-free export benefits
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South Africa scrambles to get clarity on tariffs amid trade uncertainty
The Democratic Alliance has returned from a week-long visit to the US aimed at stabilising bilateral relations
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SABBEX welcomes public-private partnership plan for struggling ports
South Africa’s under-performing port and rail infrastructure is putting jobs at risk
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Top US trade official says South Africa’s AGOA benefit still in the balance
Jamieson Greer says it’s too soon to ‘prejudge’ the country’s eligibility for duty-free access to the US market
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SABBEX reacts to US tariff threat
The South African Boat Builders Export Council says the move would retard government efforts to create jobs and advance economic empowerment
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SA yards prepare for new hazardous waste regulations
SABBEX urges members to take proactive steps to ensure compliance
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Voyage Catamarans relocates to bigger Cape Town facility
The SA cat builder had previously been operating from a facility rented from Robertson & Caine
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SA boatbuilding mourns loss of pioneering yard owner
Fuad Jacobs set up a black-owned yard at the height of Apartheid