All South African Boat Builders Export Council articles
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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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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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SA boatbuilding mourns loss of pioneering yard owner
Fuad Jacobs set up a black-owned yard at the height of Apartheid
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New CEO of South Africa’s Maritime Safety Authority
SABBEX welcomes stability following long-awaited SAMSA appointment
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Biden weighs in on AGOA as SA exports under spotlight in Washington
US President urges Congress to reauthorise African Growth and Opportunity Act