All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 100

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    US yacht broker makes Inc 5000 list

    2018-09-06T13:17:00Z

    Annapolis Yacht Sales (AYS) has earned a place on the 2018 Inc magazine 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America, docking at number 4,389 with a reported US$45.2m in revenue last year and 75% growth over a three-year period.

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    Malibu hosts ‘Investor Day’

    2018-09-06T13:05:00Z

    Malibu Boats will be hosting institutional and individual stockholders for an ‘Investor Day’ open house at various facilities in an around its headquarters community of Loudon, Tennessee.

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    US powerboat registrations up in Q2

    2018-08-31T16:44:00Z

    New powerboat registrations in the US were up 2.3% in June on a rolling 12-month year-over-year basis, according to preliminary data released by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).

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    2017 US recreational boating stats released

    2018-08-31T16:06:00Z

    The final sections of the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) ‘2017 US Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract’ show a slight uptick in boat registrations for 2017 and healthy single-digit sales growth for the industry as a whole.

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    ITC aluminium sheet questionnaires due Friday

    2018-08-31T08:40:00Z

    Friday 31 August is the deadline for US boatbuilders to file answers to the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) questionnaires for the final phase of its antidumping and countervailing duty investigation of common alloy aluminium sheet from China.

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    Clarion, JL Audio enter licensing agreement for marine markets

    2018-08-31T08:39:00Z

    JL Audio is to assume responsibility for the sales, support, marketing and future product development of Clarion-branded marine audio products in the US and Canada under an exclusive, long-term agreement announced jointly by both companies.

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    BRP Q2 growth fuelled by strong North American powersport sales

    2018-08-31T08:35:00Z

    Robust North American powersports sales that outpaced the industry fuelled BRP’s second-quarter growth, with revenue up 18% over the same period last year.

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    Riviera to premiere four new models at FLIBS

    2018-08-29T15:36:00Z

    Australian motoryacht builder Riviera is to introduce four new models at the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) this year as part of a US$10m seven-vessel fleet being shipped to the States. Three of the yachts will be delivered to customers.

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    Hurricane Irma costs fishing industry US$200m

    2018-08-29T15:30:00Z

    When Hurricane Irma slammed into the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm last September, it left in its wake as much as US$83bn in damages, including nearly US$200m in losses to the recreational and commercial fishing industries and related businesses, according to a damage assessment issued by state and ...

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    Mercury Marine holds ‘boating awareness’ event

    2018-08-29T06:11:00Z

    “Boating is accessible, easy to do and fun,” said Michelle Dauchy, sitting on Chelsea Pier in New York City before an armada of a half-dozen boats equipped with the latest integrated digital technology. Mercury Marine’s chief marketing officer was one of a handful of company executives hosting an event Dauchy ...

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    New Jersey launches US$100m waterfront development

    2018-08-23T15:27:00Z

    The borough of Carteret, New Jersey, has begun construction on a US$100 million waterfront development fully funded by public grants and settlement money from various chemical company clean-up lawsuits.

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    US pontoon builder expands

    2018-08-22T15:33:00Z

    Veranda Luxury Pontoons in the US is expanding its production into a 377,000sq ft manufacturing facility with plans to hire 100 workers over the next two years to meet growing demand and allow for expansion at its sister company, Xpress Boats.

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    Fewer US restrictions on ‘superyachts’

    2018-08-22T15:24:00Z

    For the first time since 1920, yachts of more than 300 gross tonnes can be registered in the US as recreational vessels. The move follows President Donald Trumps signing of bipartisan legislation that no longer requires vessels of this size to register as commercial.

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    Lund, Crestliner target women for manufacturing jobs

    2018-08-20T13:38:00Z

    US builder forms Women in Manufacturing Group

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    US powerboat registrations strong through Q2

    2018-08-17T13:31:00Z

    Sales of towboats, cruisers, freshwater fishing boats, yachts and PWCs were all up

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    Larson Boat Group expands global network

    2018-08-17T11:44:00Z

    US builder appoints 10 new dealers

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    US boat registrations up in 2017

    2018-08-16T16:42:00Z

    Boat sales are also up in the first six months of 2018

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    Trade Commission deadline looms on sheet aluminium tariffs

    2018-08-16T15:08:00Z

    US manufacturers have until 31 August to submit written responses to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) questionnaire

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    New York county imposes propeller guard law

    2018-08-15T13:54:00Z

    New legislation requires boats used for instructing minors to be equipped with propeller guards

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    SeaArk hosts local Congressman

    2018-08-15T11:49:00Z

    US Representative Bruce Westerman tours Arkansas-based aluminium boat builder