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NewsTrade, tariffs and the environment likely lead Biden agenda
While getting control over the rapidly escalating Covid-19 infection rate and accompanying economic woes will be his new administration’s number one priority, the environment, trade and tariffs are likely to be among the top agenda items of the incoming Biden administration, according to a panel of marine industry Capitol Hill ...
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NewsChaparral, Robalo Boats see growth into 2021
Marine Products Corp is working to meet order and inventory demand
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NewsCan Covid growth be sustained and retained?
More than 44,000 new boaters entered the US market in 2020 as part of a general turn to the outdoors brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. But who are these new enthusiasts and – more importantly, some would ask – is there a way to avoid the inevitable churn of ...
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NewsDetroit Boat Show cancelled
The Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA), which owns the Progressive Detroit Boat Show, has informed exhibitors that it has reluctantly had to cancel the 63rd edition of the show which was due to have taken place from the 16th-24th January 2021. It was to have been held at the TCF ...
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NewsLimestone grows dealer network
Tennessee, US-based Limestone Boat Company continues to progress with its corporate relaunch, announcing late last week that the firm has signed 13 dealership locations to sell and service the heritage boat brand in the US and Canada.
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NewsTeakdecking Systems acquires Spanish decking provider
Florida, US-based marine decking manufacturer Teakdecking Systems (TDS) has acquired Teak Solutions SL of Barcelona, Spain.
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NewsCEO sentiment riding high in US boating market
A season of strong boat sales has buoyed optimism among the leaders of marine industry companies in the US market, according to NMMA’s Q3 Sentiment Report
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NewsSailfish plans methodical growth to global brand status
Former Marquis Yachts president Rob Parmentier joined Sailfish in August as president and CEO The recent addition of nine new dealers across the United States is the next step in a “methodical growth plan” to transform Sailfish Boats from a strong, regional boatbuilder to a global brand. ...
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NewsObituary: Kip Wasilewski
Kip Wasilewski, director of sales for the Mareton brand of vessel monitoring and control systems in the US, died suddenly on October 27 near his home in New Jersey.
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NewsMyers Industries acquires Elkhart Plastics
Acquisition positions US fuel tank manufacturer among five largest rotational molding firms in US
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NewsDemand has US marinas bursting at the seams
F3 Marina began construction of its new 130ft-tall drystack marina in Ft Lauderdale last February “There’s nowhere to put ‘em.” That’s F3 Marina president John Matheson’s assessment of the US boating boom and the demand it has created for berthing and storage space, which is making marinas ...
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NewsAllsalt Maritime announces expansion in US, Asia
British Columbia, Canada-based Allsalt Maritime Corporation – parent to the Shoxs and Kinetix brands of shock-mitigation seating products – has expanded its global footprint with new sales offices in the US and Singapore.
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NewsUS Gulf coasts take a double whammy in 2020
Tropical storm Eta over Florida Eta has returned to Tropical Storm status as it passes over the state of Florida, delaying by two days the opening of the Fort Myers Boat Show, adding to the cornucopia of natural disasters – from Covid to wildfires to storms and ...
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NewsDream Yacht Charter wins US$1.7m judgement
A US District Court judge has let stand a September ruling awarding nearly US$1.7m to the Annapolis, Maryland yacht charter company against Reginald Cummings and his Black Travel Movement (BTM) tour agency. Cummings and BTM had until 26 October to appeal the ruling, but failed to meet the deadline, meaning ...
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NewsMasterCraft posts most profitable first quarter in company history
Lower unit sales volumes attributed to supply chain challenges offset by delivery of more content-rich product as US boatbuilder ramps up for continued production increases
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NewsFort Myers Boat Show delayed, storm brewing
The opening of the 48th Fort Myers Boat Show (FMBS), a four-day event scheduled to open tomorrow, has been pushed back to Friday 13 November, proportedly due to weather. Tropical storm Eta is reforming into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s West coast. And ...
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NewsAzimut and Brunswick report success at FLIBS
Both Azimut Yachts and Brunswick Corp have reported positive results from the scaled-down Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) last week.
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NewsWhat can boating expect from the new US President, Congress?
With the new year, the US will see a new President and a new Congress, but not much else is expected to change for the recreational boating industry – on a legislative front. “We expect, from what we’ve already heard from President-elect Biden, there will definitely be an emphasis on ...
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NewsBrunswick hires director of Enterprise Electrification
Brunswick Corp today announced the appointment of John Oenick as director of Enterprise Electrification, a move designed to advance the company’s ACES (Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification & Shared Access) strategy.
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NewsSteve Heese elected chairperson of NMMA Board
Steve Heese, president and CEO of Chris-Craft, has been elected chairperson of the NMMA Board of Directors. Heese succeeds Ben Speciale, president of Yamaha’s US Marine Business Unit.
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