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  • Genoa boat show
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    Updated: What does the future hold for boat shows?

    2020-06-02T14:10:00Z

    IBI Opinion Piece | Since this piece was originally published three more boat shows planning to go ahead this summer have now been cancelled and organisers of the Monaco Yacht Show made the surprise announcement that its show will proceed as a non-profit event.  

  • Actisense CEO Phil Whitehurst collecting International-Trade-award-winner-web
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    Actisense reports higher than expected sales

    2020-06-02T13:31:00Z

    UK-based marine electronics specialist Actisense has reported a 6% increase in Q1 2020 sales compared to the same time last year, bucking industry trends.

  • Azura cat
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    Azura Marine launches new solar-powered cat

    2020-06-02T13:24:00Z

    The first of a new series of solar-powered catamarans by the Singapore-based Azura Marine was launched earlier this month in Bali, Indonesia. The appropriately named ’Solar Eclipse’ is the first hull of in Azura’s Aquanima 40 series, which currently includes the Aquanima 40 and Aquanima 45.

  • Horizon CC98-under construction
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    Horizon CC98 in build for repeat Australian owner

    2020-06-02T11:59:00Z

    Taiwanese boatbuilder Horizon Yachts is building its fourth Horizon yacht for a repeat client. The Horizon Custom Collection (CC) 98 is for an Australian owner whose three other yachts were a Horizon CC80, an E84 and

  • Alukin DP 650
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    Nimbus completes acquisition of Swedish boatbuilder

    2020-06-02T11:12:00Z

    Sweden’s Nimbus Boats has completed the acquisition of aluminium boat producer Alukin Boats Sweden AB. Alukin, located north of Stockholm, is now a full member of the Nimbus family.

  • Privilege P580
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    Hanse logs record order book

    2020-06-01T16:29:00Z

    Lower turnover, but order book increases 28% for the first nine months 2019/2020

  • Lumishore Propspeed LIghtspeed
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    Propspeed’s Lightspeed endorsed by Lumishore

    2020-06-01T13:51:00Z

    New Zealand-based underwater coatings specialist Propspeed today announced that its transparent foul-release system, Lightspeed, has been tested by Lumishore to confirm that it protects underwater lights and does not degrade light quality or interfere with the colour of underwater lighting.

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    Boost in UK boating activity as lockdown lifts

    2020-06-01T12:10:00Z

    The UK’s Trafalgar Drystack says it has achieved a record number of boat launches since lockdown measures in England were eased on May 13, as private boaters flocked back to the water.

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    Saim Marine appointed Sea Recovery sales agent in Arabian Gulf

    2020-06-01T11:30:00Z

    The Italian equipment distributor will represent Parker Water Purification products

  • Echo Yachts
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    Echo Yachts wins order for 56m catamaran yacht support craft

    2020-06-01T10:52:00Z

    Western Australia-based Echo Yachts has won its first superyacht contract since delivery of two vessels for the same Singaporean owner, which included the 84m (276ft) trimaran White Rabbit.

  • Yamaha outboards
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    Yamaha first quarter results 2020

    2020-05-29T14:55:00Z >

    Yamaha Motor Co Ltd has reported consolidated net sales of ¥395.9bn for the first quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, a decrease of ¥33.5bn or 7.8% compared with the same period during the previous fiscal year. Operating income was ¥25.4bn, a decrease of ¥10.5bn or 29.2%.

  • Alumacraft Boats
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    BRP closes Alumacraft Arkansas plant, consolidates in Minnesota

    2020-05-29T14:44:00Z By and >>

    BRP will shutter its Alumacraft Boat operation in the state of Arkansas, eliminating 90 jobs and consolidating manufacturing at its existing facility in St Peter, Minnesota, according to a company news release and local reports. This on the heels of Wednesday’s announcement that the Canadian outdoor recreational products company is ...

  • SailTimer Wind Instrument
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    SailTimer appoints official distributor for EMEA

    2020-05-29T11:00:00Z

    Marine Components International (MCI) in the UK has been made the official EMEA distributor of a new range of anemometers by Canadian manufacturer SailTimer Inc.

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    Silent-Yachts reports four new sales during crisis peak

    2020-05-29T10:46:00Z

    Austria’s Silent-Yachts has reported four new sales in recent weeks. The company now has eight solar-electric catamarans under construction at its yard – one Silent 55, four Silent 60s and three Silent 80s, the 24m flagship model of the entire range.

  • Andrea Frabetti
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    Sunseeker staff to return to work

    2020-05-29T10:04:00Z

    The UK’s Sunseeker International is implementing a phased return to work for all its employees starting as early as next week.

  • Kai Dittmar, CEO of metrica
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    German interiors specialist buys Austrian facility

    2020-05-29T09:21:00Z

    German yacht interiors specialist metrica has completed the acquisition of a new facility in Greifenburg, Austria.

  • Royal Huisman Project 405 Nauta Reichel Pugh 151-3D deck view by Nauta Design
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    Royal Huisman unveils Project 405

    2020-05-29T08:59:00Z

    Delivery of the Nauta Reichel Pugh 151 is scheduled for 2022

  • Fairline COO Peter McNulty
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    Fairline warns of job losses

    2020-05-28T15:34:00Z

    Workers at Oundle, UK-based boat manufacturer Fairline Yachts are facing an uncertain future after the company warned of the need to axe jobs, reports The Peterborough Telegraph.

  • Hiswa in Water 2019
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    2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show cancelled

    2020-05-28T14:50:00Z

    The 2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show has been cancelled because of COVID-19, delivering yet another blow to the Dutch boating sector already reeling from a pandemic that has caused it an estimated €1.1bn in damage to date.

  • Dubai Harbour
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    CVC Capital Partners completes acquisition of D-Marin

    2020-05-28T14:00:00Z > , By

    Dubai Harbour Marina is included in the CVC deal Confirmation of the acquisition of the D-Marin group facilities in Greece, Croatia and the UAE by the Luxembourg-headquartered private equity group CVC Capital Partners has been belatedly received following an announcement by British Marine, the UK’s marine leisure ...