All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 89
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Sea Ray reports strong autumn boat show season
Growth attributed to new models and new technology
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Mandatory engine cutoff for small boats
Small boats in the US will soon be required to have an engine cutoff switch under provisions contained in the US Coast Guard budget authorisation act approved this week by Congress.
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Centurion, Supreme partner with MRAA on dealer certification
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) and the Centurion and Supreme boat brands have partnered to make it easier for the boatbuilders’ dealers to achieve Marine Industry Certified Dealership status.
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Pilkington wins Darlene Briggs Award
Angela Pilkington, Correct Craft’s executive vice president/chief of staff, has been awarded the 2018 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA).
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Boating industry “deeply troubled” by formal US adoption of aluminium sheet tariffs
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) Friday issued its final decision in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into common alloy aluminium sheet from China, affirming the Trump Administration’s tariffs of up to 176%.
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Boston Whaler honours outstanding dealers
Boston Whaler has announced its 2018 Dealer Awards, recognizing achievements in both units sold and total sales revenue. The awards were presented at a recent series of regional dealer forums.
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Ebbtide Boats to resume production in Tennessee
The State of Tennessee is seeing the return of a second boat company in as many weeks with the announcement that Ebbtide Holdings LLC will resume production of the Boca Bay and Aquasport brands in the former Ebbtide facility in White Bluff. The company is expected to create 100 jobs ...
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Mercury Marine opens Noise, Vibration, Harshness Technical Center
Mercury Marine has officially opened its new US$10m Noise, Vibration, Harshness (NVH) Technical Center at its global headquarters campus in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Entries open for 2019 Innovation Awards
Recreational marine manufacturers who believe they have a new and innovative product have until 11 January 2019 to submit an entry for the Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards.
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Marquis to spin off Larson boat line
Marquis Yachts in the US has announced the sale of its Larson boat line and the lay-off of 30 administrative and production workers.
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US outboard shipments up through October
US wholesale outboard engine shipments were up 6.7% year-to-date and year-over-year through October, according to the monthly shipping report compiled from a control group of National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) members.
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Bryant Boats hires VP of sales and marketing
Robin Brendle has been hired as the new vice president of sales and marketing for Bryant Boats in the US. Brendle joins the company with more than 20 years in the marine industry, having held sales positions at Brunswick, Larson, Sea Ray and HCB.
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MRAA, Nautique expand dealer certification
A partnership between the Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA) and Nautique Boats has seen more than half of the boatbuilder’s dealers achieve Marine Industry Certified Dealership status.
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Hodgdon launches custom megayacht tenders
The tender division of Hodgdon Yachts in the US has launched two new, custom ‘Venetian-style’ tenders for an 80m megayacht under construction in Germany.
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Cobalt celebrates, awards dealers
Following what the company calls “another strong year”, Colbalt Boats recently honoured its worldwide dealers with a two-day “celebration” that included an introduction to its newest 2019 model, the A36BR Bow Rider.
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Crestliner Boats appoints new president
A veteran of Brunswick Corporation’s Life Fitness division has been tapped to lead Crestliner Boats. Brittany Hizer was appointed president of Crestliner Boats on Tuesday, reporting to Brunswick’s Aluminum Fish Group president Dirk Hyde.
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Donovan Marine acquires Morgan Recreational Products
Donovan Marine, the Louisiana-based international distributor of marine components and transportation equipment, has acquired Morgan Recreational Products in a deal with undisclosed terms.
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Thiébaut out, BRP Powersports restructures
Bertrand Thiébaut is out as head of the BRP Powersports Group and an “internal leadership restructuring” will have the company co-led by Sandy Scullion as Senior Vice President, Global Retail & Services and Thomas Uhr as Senior Vice President, Product Engineering and Manufacturing Operations.
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Brunswick announces pricing of US$115m debt offering
Brunswick Corp has announced the pricing of its offering of $115m aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2049 under an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Vasilaros elected to International Trade Advisory Committee
Nicole Vasilaros has been elected as vice chair of the International Trade Advisory Committee on Consumer Goods (ITAC), one of 14 trade advisory committees jointly managed by the US Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR).