Sector News – Page 454
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New Swedish marina to open next year
A new marina is set to open in Skärhamn, on Sweden’s Baltic coast, prior to next year’s boating season.
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Whale grows Northern European presence
Whale, the UK-based pumps specialist, has chosen Lankhorst Taselaar to serve as its exclusive distributor or Whale Marine products in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, effective November 1.
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News2019 Genoa show attracts strong crowd
The 2019 Genoa International Boat Show ended its six-day run on September 24 with 188,404 visitors having passed through the gates – up 8% over the 2018 edition. Peak numbers were reached on the Saturday, with 43,000 people in one day alone.
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Norwegian engine distributors merge
Two Norwegian engine distributors, AS Kellox and Loxkel AS, are to merge on January 1, 2020 and form one company under the name Kellox.
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NewsGulf Craft adds new 37m Majesty 120 to its superyacht range
Middle East yacht-builder Gulf Craft announced at the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show that a new 37m (121ft) tri-deck Majesty 120 has been added to its superyacht range. The new model was launched by Mohammed Hussein Alshaali, Culf Craft’s executive chairman.
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Balk hires COO, ups new-build and bare hull business; triples capacity
Determined to widen its business base, refit specialist Balk Shipyard of the Netherlands is developing spiffy 50m yacht projects, ramping up bare-hull building and tripling construction capacity.
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US powerboat registrations down in July
New powerboat registrations in the US dropped under half a percent through July on a rolling 12-month year-over-year basis and down 2.4% on a rolling three-month year-over-year basis, according to preliminary data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsImperial Yachts client contracts for 49m SY catamaran from Sunreef
A contract for a 49m (161ft) superyacht catamaran, which will be the largest superyacht to be built so far in Poland, has been placed with Sunreef Yachts by a client of Imperial Yachts. The order was announced at the Monaco Yacht Show and the craft is scheduled to be delivered ...
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NewsDutch superyacht lobby weighs its future course
Suddenly, in its 50th anniversary year, HISWA Holland Yachting Group’s (HHYG) 26 members are at a fork in the road. Either stay in the lobby of Dutch superyacht makers and suppliers or join the much bigger Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) lobby.
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NewsSt Petersburg show attracts strong crowd
This year’s St Petersburg International Boat Show in Russia was one of the largest in terms of the number of visitors and participants. Some 65 boats and yachts of various lengths (primarily from 5m-25m) were displayed at the show, which ran from September 5-8.
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NewsYPI sold to Singapore investment group
Superyacht services provider YPI (Yachting Partners International) has been bought from the French commercial shipping brokerage house, BRS, by Mercantile & Maritime Investments (M&MI), the investment division of the Singapore-headquartered group, for an undisclosed price.
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NewsHISWA Holland Yachting Group dissolves
Dutch superyachts quit trade lobby; join national maritime group
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NewsFerretti announces new superyacht models
Italy’s Ferretti Group has presented more information about its financial performance and new products from its Superyacht Division to be launched over the next three years. One of three divisions within Ferretti, the Superyacht Division currently encompasses four brands – CRN, Custom Line, Pershing and Riva – with a fifth, ...
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NewsCaribbean chandlery expands
Budget Marine, one of the Caribbean’s biggest boating retailers, is constructing a new outlet in Carriacou – an island located 23 miles off the coast of Grenada. The full-service, 2,100sq ft store is being built in Tyrell Bay Marina and is due to open in January 2020.
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NewsMB92 sold to European investment firm
Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92) today announced that Squircle Capital, a European alternative investment firm focused on private equity and value-add real estate investments, has acquired 77.5% of the Spanish superyacht refit, repair and maintenance group. The transaction, which has received regulatory approval, is expected to close, subject to customary closing ...
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NewsInternational dealer development award – call for entries
Amongst nine other categories, the IBI-METSTRADE Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement in association with Raymarine, recognises success in building an international distributor/dealer network. If your company has made significant advances in the past 12 months in expanding its international footprint by appointing new distributors or dealers in export markets ...
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NewsSustainability takes centre stage at METSTRADE 2019
METSTRADE organiser RAI Amsterdam is to host three panel discussions on the subject of environmental sustainability on the InnovationLAB Stage at this year’s show.
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NewsNorwalk Boat Show: smaller, buying crowds
The Norwalk Boat Show in Connecticut closed over the weekend with attendance down 11% from last year but many exhibitors reporting “quality buying crowds”, according to the show’s producer, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsCanadian firm unveils all-electric PWC
Canadian snowmobile manufacturer Taiga Motors has introduced a new all-electric personal watercraft (PWC) that the company describes as “a new segment of personal watercraft, defined by conscious luxury, high performance, and connectivity.”
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NewsFrance’s Atlantic show draws crowds
The Grand Pavois La Rochelle in-water and land-based boat show, which ended its six-day run yesterday, serves buyers from a wide catchment area on the Atlantic coast of France from Le Havre to Biarritz with visitors also attending from Paris and further afield and a small contingent from Spain and ...
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