Sector News – Page 432
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Yanmar partners with French finance specialist
Yanmar Marine International has signed a new partnership with boating insurance and financing specialist April Marine to offer affordable payment options to leisure customers buying Yanmar engines in France.
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Swedish electric boat start-up receives €5m capital injection
X Shore, a Swedish technology start-up behind the development of a new range of fully electric boats, has received a €5m capital injection led by Peter Dahlberg, founder and former group CEO of veterinary firm AniCura.
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European Boating Industry welcomes EU Industrial Strategy
EBI secretary general Philip Easthill: Smaller companies are the ”backbone” of European industry European Boating Industry (EBI) has responded to the release yesterday of the European Commission’s flagship Industrial Strategy and SME Strategy, saying that it welcomes their potential to ”support the recreational boating industry in Europe ...
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Propspeed expands Australian presence
Propspeed, the New Zealand-based supplier of underwater top-coatings, has partnered with two new distributors in Australia – Sam Allen Wholesale and All Marine Spares.
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FPT Industrial acquires electric powertrain specialist
Marine powertrain specialist FPT Industrial has taken another step towards electrification with the acquisition of Potenza Technology, a UK company that specialises in the design and development of electric and hybrid-electric powertrain systems.
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Hanse reports latest financials
Despite a drop in revenues and earnings for the company’s first half which the builder attributed to typical seasonality and one-time integration costs for Privilége Catamarans, German boatbuilder Hanse Yachts said a strong order backlog would provide the company with a profit for the year
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Refurbished Hong Kong marina to reopen later this year
Hong Kong Resort Company Ltd has delivered an update to say that the refurbishment of Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) Marina is well underway. Phase 1 of the works, which covers about half of the marina area and the marina office, is progressing as planned and is targeted to open in ...
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Barrus adds new range of electric outboards
The UK engine distributor has added Shire electric outboards to its marine portoflio
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US shipyard to launch first new boat in 40 years
Despite a 149-year history of continuous operation, Gamage Shipyard in the US hasn’t launched a new vessel in nearly 40 years, operating instead as a marina, storage facility and full-service refit shop in South Bristol, Maine. That’s about to change this spring.
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CMP Group acquires MarineTech Products
Delta, Canada-based CMP Group Ltd announced Monday that the company has acquired MarineTech Products Inc.
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SYTT appointed global SY dealer for Avon eJET tenders
Jet tender specialist Avon, part of the Zodiac Nautic Group of France, has chosen the UK’s Superyacht Tenders & Toys (SYTT) to serve as the global superyacht dealer for its electric jet tenders.
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Turkish shipyard launches 80m Tatiana
Turkish shipyard Bilgin Yachts has launched its new 80m (263ft) superyacht Tatiana.
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Amsterdam Boat Show “definitely on”
As the first boats were nudged into place, organisers of the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show said their event will be held March 11-15, as scheduled.
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Growing questions over holding of Mediterranean charter and boat shows
With a series of seven or more charter and boat shows due to be held in late April, May and early June in Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey and Cyprus, each is monitoring the situation in respect of the growing spread of the coronavirus and whether or not they should be ...
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CVC purchase of D-Marin facilities clears Croatian anti-trust agency
AZTN, the Croatian anti-trust agency, has approved the planned acquisition of three marinas in the country which are part of the planned takeover of 10 D-Marin owned and managed marinas by the Luxembourg-headquartered private equity group, CVC Capital Partners. The other seven marinas include four in the UAE and three ...
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Solar-powered ocean clean-up boat launches in Ibiza
A solar-powered catamaran designed to clear plastic from the sea has launched in the Balearic island of Ibiza.
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Lalizas reports strong sales at Zagreb show
Greek equipment firm says sales were up 60% compared to previous editions
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Award win provides boost to SeeArch expansion strategy
Toronto, Canada-based safety equipment manufacturer SeeArch Inc is looking to build its international distribution on the heels of being presented with the 2019 Marine Industry Award by the Canadian Safe Boating Council.
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Greek charter firm hosts annual party
Greek charter firm Istion Yachting recently held its 2020 ‘W-way’ celebration party at a privately booked event, featuring numerous guests from the Greek yachting community, delegates, friends and affiliates.