Sector News – Page 456
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NewsBarrus expands chandlery market activities
British marine engine and equipment distributor EP Barrus has announced it has reached an agreement to become a distributor of Akzo Nobel’s International Paint brand in the UK. Late last week it also signed an exclusive distribution agreement to represent the Italian company Glomex’s line of antennas and connectivity products ...
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NewsDutch boatbuilder says future looks “rosy”
Dutch boatbuilder Saffier Yachts says it built 47 daysailers in 2017, 52 in 2018 and will produce 61 this year. The Dutch yard expects growth to continue, by leaps and bounds, in the years ahead.
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NewsHonda Marine bolsters Boat Builder Alliance
Two new Honda-powered leisure boat ranges – the 4XC line built in collaboration with Italian sportsboat builder Ranieri and the H-Series of RIBs designed and built in partnership with Highfield Boats – made their UK debut at the Southampton International Boat Show today.
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NewsNTSB: Dive boat crew asleep when fire broke out
All six crew members of the ill-fated dive boat Conception, which caught fire 2 September killing 34 people off the California coast, were asleep when the blaze broke out in violation of regulations requiring a commercial vessel to have a crew member stand night watch.
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NewsIMCI experts to lecture at NHL Stenden University
Experts from IMCI, the International Marine Certification Institute, are to lecture on CE certification as part of a yacht-building course at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
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NewsStingray celebrates 40th anniversary with three new models
Fibreglass boat builder Stingray Boats celebrated a major milestone at its annual dealer meeting this week as the company marked 40 years in the boatbuilding industry.
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NewsNauticStar Boats receives NMMA Export Global Star
The National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) latest Global Star for Exporting recipient is NauticStar Boats.
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NewsFire destroys Rhode Island boatbuilding facility
A fire at Wickford Shipyard in Rhode Island early Tuesday morning destroyed the building housing George W Zachorne Jr and Sons, a builder of wooden sailboats since the 1980s, as well as Coastal Ironworks.
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NewsHonda updates large outboards
Targeting what it calls the “heart of the boating market”, Honda Marine has released new versions of its three largest outboard motors.
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NewsFully booked Oslo show sees good results
This year’s Oslo Floating Boat Show (Båter i Sjøen), which closed on Sunday, was a fully booked exhibition with good results. Some 11,056 people visited the show and over 300 boats were on display, making it Scandinavia’s largest on-water show.
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NewsPrototype British ‘superyacht’ to be restored in SA
A British motoryacht considered to be the first major yacht construction of superyacht specialists BCTQ is about to be restored in South Africa.
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NewsDutch sailboat builder begins new motoryacht project on spec
KM Yachtbuilders, a Dutch specialist in manufacturing aluminium, go-anywhere performance sailing yachts of up to 100ft in length, has started on a 16m (53ft) motoryacht project.
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NewsEuropean autumn boat show season opens
With the opening tomorrow of the 42nd edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival (CYF2019), the busy European autumn boat show calendar will commence covering leading marine leisure markets in France, the UK, Italy, Monaco and Spain. The shows are being held in Cannes, Southampton, Genoa, Monaco and Barcelona between September ...
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NewsWest Marine recognises top marine vendors
US-based marine equipment retailer West Marine recognised eight of its top vendor partners last month at the company’s 25th annual Very Important Vendor (VIV) awards.
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NewsAmico’s 4,000-tonne shiplift to start operation in October
New facility key part of €30m expansion programme
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NewsPendennis acquires Vilanova Grand Marina
Falmouth, UK-based superyacht builder and refit specialist Pendennis Shipyard is expanding its Mediterranean presence further with the purchase of a majority stake in Vilanova Grand Marina in Barcelona, Spain. The company was already associated with Vilanova, as it is developing a refit and repair centre at the Spanish facility. No ...
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NewsNew Riviera importer for Germany and Benelux
BestBoats, a Dutch broker of premium motoryachts, has become the importer of high-end Australian brands Riviera and Belize for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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NewsMarine compliance firms merge
HPi Verification Services (HPiVS), the UK’s only Notified Body for the EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD), has merged with RCD specialist CEproof to create HPi-CEproof. Both companies are leading players in the global marine compliance industry.
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NewsHouseboat sales set for growth in Russia and the CIS region
Harsh climate and ’superyacht’ appeal fuelling growth in niche sector
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NewsMB92 Barcelona unveils new 4,800-tonne shiplift
First yachts have been lifted ahead of what is expected to be a busy season
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