All USA articles – Page 183

  • News

    Snag-A-Slip buys SlipSure

    2019-09-12T15:21:00Z

    The online boat slip rental category is beginning to consolidate with the acquisition of SlipSure, the largest app for instant and same-day slip bookings, by Annapolis, Maryland-based Snag-A-Slip, positioning the company as “the category leader across all types of boater reservations,” according to a news release from the firm.

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    NauticStar Boats receives NMMA Export Global Star

    2019-09-12T11:08:00Z

    The National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) latest Global Star for Exporting recipient is NauticStar Boats.

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    Blue Sea Systems fully operational after fire

    2019-09-11T06:00:00Z

    Eight months after fire took out its warehouse and some US$3m in inventory, Blue Sea Systems in the US has a new facility that is fully operational and all 75 employees of the company are back at work.

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    Marine industry rallies for Bahamian relief

    2019-09-09T13:25:00Z

    Hurricane Dorian battered the east coast of the US and Canada over the weekend without nearly the force or destruction predicted earlier in the week. The devastation seems to have been largely in the Bahamas, where the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama suffered the worst from sustained winds of ...

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    West Marine recognises top marine vendors

    2019-09-09T08:59:00Z

    US-based marine equipment retailer West Marine recognised eight of its top vendor partners last month at the company’s 25th annual Very Important Vendor (VIV) awards.

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    Astondoa appoints exclusive US dealer

    2019-09-09T08:35:00Z

    Spanish shipyard Astondoa has chosen Rick Obey Yacht Sales to serve as its exclusive dealer in the US Northeastern States, the US West Coast, and the US State of Florida with the exception of Miami Dade and Monroe Counties.

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    Aston Martin Residences in Miami to get new SY marina

    2019-09-06T11:24:00Z

    G&G Business Developments in the US is adding a new superyacht marina to the facilities available at Aston Martin Residences in Miami, Florida.

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    Brunswick forms Aluminum Boat Group

    2019-09-05T15:03:00Z

    Brunswick Corp has established the Aluminum Boat Group (ABG), a further step in its systematic plan to fully leverage the scale of its boat business to drive operational excellence, create market-leading products and deliver continued operating margin improvement.

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    US boating accidents, deaths down in 2018

    2019-09-05T13:52:00Z

    The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released safety statistics for 2018 that show a decline in both boating accidents and deaths from the previous year.

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    Minnesota boat dealer pleads guilty to US$3.2m tax fraud

    2019-09-04T15:01:00Z

    A Minnesota marine dealer has entered a guilty plea in Washington County District Court to defrauding the state out of approximately US$3.2m in sales tax, penalties and interest.

  • Fire
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    Investigators begin probing cause of fatal dive boat fire

    2019-09-04T14:03:00Z

    Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun their search for the cause of a deadly fire that swept through a fully-occupied charter dive boat off the coast of Southern California early Monday, killing 34 passengers and one crew member.

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    Tampa show postponed as Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas

    2019-09-03T15:24:00Z

    Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas over the weekend, stalling over the islands as a Category 5 storm for more than 48 hours. But in welcome news for the state of Florida, Dorian – now a Category 3 hurricane – is expected to stay well offshore as it begins a slow ...

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    Dozens dead in California dive boat fire

    2019-09-03T14:34:00Z

    Twenty-five people are confirmed dead and another nine remain missing following a tragic fire aboard a charter dive boat off the Southern California coast, according to the Associated Press (AP), in what is being called “California’s worst maritime disaster in recent memory.”

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    Grand Banks posts 4th quarter and year-end results

    2019-08-30T14:03:00Z

    Singapore-based Grand Banks reports lower revenue and profitability for 2019, but remains bullish about 2020 based on a robust order book and four-years of restructuring initiatives

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    ITR sees declining US boat production over next two years

    2019-08-30T12:54:00Z

    US boat production expected to decline in next 12 months, but swift recovery predicted

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    Holiday weekend plans scuppered across Southeastern US

    2019-08-30T12:41:00Z

    Plans for beach, boat and other shoreline outings over Labor Day weekend – typically viewed as the final hurrah of the summer season – have shifted to hurricane preparations for a dangerous storm system

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    US powerboat registration ups and downs for June

    2019-08-27T13:20:00Z

    Mixed picture as market softens following 10-year high

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    New manufacturer enters US aluminium fishing boat market

    2019-08-23T08:58:00Z

    A newly-launched US boatbuilder aims to capture a share of the lucrative domestic aluminium fishing boat market.

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    Interior Technology Services gets new owner

    2019-08-22T13:20:00Z

    Interior Technology Services (ITS) of the Netherlands has sold its US operations and the new owner is looking to expand operations.

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    Glomex appoints US sales rep group

    2019-08-22T09:02:00Z

    Glomex Marine Antennas USA has signed Waters & David Company as its newest US sales rep group.