All International Boat Industry articles in Web Content 2019 – Page 15
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Asia-Pacific Boating magazine to close this month
Asia-Pacific Boating magazine, one of the main dedicated publications for the marine leisure industry in Asia, is to cease publication at the end of this month with the closure of Blu Inc Media, the Hong Kong-based publisher of the title. Blu Inc Media is a subsidiary of Singapore-based SPH Group ...
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Ocean Cleanup tackles plastic garbage in rivers
Days after reporting a breakthrough in trapping plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean using the ocean’s current, Rotterdam-based Ocean Cleanup has unveiled a solar-powered trap that similarly capturers plastic garbage in rivers.
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Golden Boat Lifts expands on US west coast
Golden Boat Lifts has opened a distribution hub in the Bonney Lake, Washington area to service its clientele west of the Mississippi River and western Canada.
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October | November 2019
In the latest issue, IBI reviews the state of America’s marine equipment segment, takes a close-up look at the key players in the Dutch boating industry & superyacht sector, previews METSTRADE 2019 along with this year’s shortlisted Boatbuilder Award nominees; reviews the latest developments in on-board Connectivity, and profiles companies ...
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Turkish builder launches 31m motorsailor
Roda Yachts, based in Bodrum, Turkey, launched its new Roda 101 motorsailor at the CNR Yacht Festival earlier this month. The event was held at Ataköy Mega Yacht Marina in Istanbul from October 16-20.
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Swedish equipment maker Dometic reports a 2% rise in Q3 revenues
Dometic President and CEO Juan Vargues presented a confident picture of the company’s prospects amidst a ‘challenging global trading environment’ and affirmed plans for further acquisitions and significant restructuring
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Azimut holds successful ‘Lifestyle Week’ in Malta
The second edition of the Azimut Lifestyle Week in Malta, held at Marina di Valletta and organised by local dealer Esprit Yachting Ltd, has proved a success. Some 450 people attended during the week, including 300 at the opening event, and two yachts – one of 15.2m (50ft) and another ...
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Bertram to expand into outboard sportfish products
US boatbuilder Bertram Yachts today announced that it is planning to expand its range of offshore fishing boats to include a comprehensive line-up of outboard-powered products.
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Duarry appoints UK distributor
Marine Components International (MCI) has signed an exclusive contract to distribute the latest range of Duarry liferafts for the yacht and motorboat sectors in the UK. The deal will be officially launched at the upcoming METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam.
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US$750,000 in fire damage to US dealer
A Sunday afternoon fire caused over US$750,000 damage to Precision Boats, an Idaho Falls, Idaho boat and motorsports dealer.
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ABYC announces dates for 2020 Standards Week
The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) has announced its 11th annual ABYC Standards Week will take place from January 6-10, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Record turnout for 21st Biograd Boat Show
Perfect weather helped boost attendance levels at this year’s Biograd Boat Show, which ran from October 17-20 in Biograd, Croatia.
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U-Dek appoints Turkish distributor
KCN Marine has been chosen to represent the U-Dek range of artificial teak in Turkey.
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Patrick Industries Q3 sales down, earnings impacted by cyber attack
Patrick Industries, maker of component parts for the marine, RV and manufactured homes industries, is reporting third-quarter sales were off 2% or US$8.9m compared to 2018 results for the same time period, adding that the company took a US$41.5m hit due to what it calls “a sophisticated cyber-attack” last month.
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YARE returns for 10th annual edition
YARE, the international aftersales and refit event dedicated to the superyacht sector, is returning to Viareggio next year from March 18-20 for its 10th edition.
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Greek government to convert small harbours into marinas
The Ministry of Tourism in Greece and Minister Harry Theoharis recently decided to investigate a plan to develop the country’s peripheral marinas, especially those on some of the smaller islands.
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Fairline adds North American dealer
UK-based luxury boatbuilder Fairline Yachts has named Seattle, Washington-based Selene Yachts Northwest as its newest international dealership, serving customers in the Pacific Northwest region of the US and western Canada.
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Burgess reports large jump in profits in 2018
CEO Jonathan Beckett increases majority share from 63% to 71%
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Brunswick’s Q3 net sales down 5.7%
US-based Brunswick Corporation reported financial results through the end of September showing anticipated declines in top-line revenues, but exceeding earnings expectations
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Dutch SY builders to benefit from infrastructure upgrade
€215m upgrade of lock, bridges boon for Dutch superyacht yards