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NewsIBEX panel: applying lessons learned during Covid-19
What did the US boating industry learn from the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic and how does it apply those lessons going forward? That was the question posed to a panel of industry heavyweights including Correct Craft CEO Bill Yeargin; Martin Bjuve, president, Volvo Penta Americas; MarineMax director of ...
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NewsUIM introduces electric powerboat racing
The Union Internationale Motornautique (UIM), the international governing body of powerboating based in the Principality of Monaco, has announced the introduction of the first electric powerboat championship with plans for a global series that is hoped to promote and expand the use of electric propulsion in boats. The UIM ...
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Newsboot Düsseldorf: Show’s project director outlines Covid plan for 2021 and exhibitor uptake to date
IBI talks to Project Director boot Düsseldorf, Petros Michelidakis
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NewsHanse reports record order book but substantial write-down
Against the backdrop of €67.5 million in orders, German boatbuilder HanseYachts has disclosed a -€13.9 million impairment of its asset portfolio and -€15.9 million fiscal year loss – primarily related to the impact of Covid-19 and delayed restructuring at its French subsidiary Privilege
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NewsDominican Republic to boost nautical tourism, local boatbuilding
The Dominican Republic is already starting to think about “post-pandemic” recovery and one senator from the Modern Revolutionary Party (MRP) believes that nautical tourism, along with boatbuilding and repair, could be key. Senator Alexis Victoria introduced legislation inspired by the “new world paradigm” known as the Blue Economy, which the ...
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NewsNew Russian yacht-building cluster gets major investor
Mining giant to invest in yachting cluster on Norway’s border
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News60th edition of Genoa Boat Show opens in face of Covid-19
Some 400 brands from over 20 countries represented
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NewsThai shipyard rebrands; continues to expand facilities
Orders for five solar-powered catamarans part of yard’s order book
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NewsItalian composites firm to debut 3D-printed fibreglass boat
MAMBO: “The next generation of boat design” Italian startup Moi Composites is set to unveil what it is calling “the world’s first real 3D-printed fibreglass boat” during the 2020 Genoa Boat Show from 1-6 October. MAMBO (Motor Additive Manufacturing Boat) is the world’s first fibreglass boat using ...
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NewsAlliances, advocacy can help US boating industry survive post-pandemic
The US recreational marine industry seems to have not only survived the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but thrived, and should be focusing now on how to retain the 44,000 new boaters who hit the water between March and June, according to National Marine Manufacturers Association ...
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NewsDamen Shipyards Group completes restructuring to regain profitability
Damen Yachting’s main facility in Flushing, the Netherlands Damen Shipyards Group has completed a corporate overhaul ending its fragmented structure, making the Dutch company that runs 36 shipbuilding and repair yards worldwide profitable again. In January, Arnout Damen, son of founder Kommer Damen, became CEO, succeeding founder ...
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NewsFirst hydrogen-powered yacht premieres in Monaco
The 40ft ‘New Era’ was designed by Hynova Boat What is being touted as the world’s first hydrogen-powered yacht designed by Hynova Boat premiered last week in Monaco during the Planetary Health Week Capital Yachting Experience. The French company launched ‘New Era’ from the La Ciotat Dockyard ...
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NewsPure Watercraft branches out into boat construction
The US-based electric outboard specialist has launched a series of electric boat packages
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NewsAsia Boating Dialogue: Final session reinforces resilience of boating markets across Asia
Today’s event provided reports on seven key North East Asia markets
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NewsOklahoma marinas have a banner year despite pandemic
While it is widely reported that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a positive impact on outdoor recreation, and boating in particular, the impact has been felt everywhere, including landlocked Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Located in the Eastern part of a state just about in the middle of the US, Cherokee County ...
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NewsSurvey: Florida yacht & resort industries see a boost from private jet travellers
A new survey indicates that Florida’s yacht and resort industries could see a boost from private jet travellers between now and the end of 2020. 38% of respondents to a survey by Private Jet Card Comparisons, a buyer’s guide that compares private jet membership and jet card programs, plan to ...
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NewsMultimillion-dollar investment planned for Gold Coast waterways network
Queensland government says the programme will generate at least 100 new jobs
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NewsZodiac to rebrand Avon range
Zodiac has announced that the eJET 450 electric RIB tender that was developed by Avon in 2017 is changing its name to become the flagship of Zodiac’s electric range. From the end of 2020 the Avon brand name will disappear from the group and the Z Nautic Group’s leisure range ...
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NewsHanseYachts makes investment case
German boatbuilder HanseYachts presented its performance and outlook at an investor conference in Munich today, reporting solid post-Covid demand
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