For the 20th consecutive year, Grady-White Boats was recognized by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) with the presentation of their 2021 Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Award in the fibreglass outboard boat division.
Dometic has entered into an agreement to acquire Treeline Capital LLC, a leading provider of value-adding engineered Service & Aftermarket products and Mobile Power Solutions for the North American Marine market under the CDI Electronics and Balmar brands.
For the 15th Consecutive year, Chaparral and Robalo Boats was awarded the NMMA CSI Award for customer satisfaction. Chaparral received the award for the following segments: Sterndrive Bowrider and Fiberglass Outboard boats while Robalo was awarded for Fiberglass Outboard boats.
In a world of diminishing labour resources and the continuing migration of people to major urban areas, we in the boat business need to really rethink how to attract the young people we need to run our cottage country marinas, repair yards and related businesses.
RELiON Battery, a leading global provider of lithium motive batteries for the material handling industry, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. to sell RELiON lithium deep cycle batteries through authorized Hyster® and Yale® dealers.
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced that subsidiary, Yanmar America, has acquired a majority stake in GetMyBoat, the world’s largest boat rental and water experience marketplace, and injected $21M in growth capital as part of the Series B round.
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has announced its Avator™ electric outboard concept, representing Mercury’s next step in marine innovation, advanced technology, and engineering.
Following a record year in 2021, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) began the 2022 saltwater boat show season with an award-winning performance at the Miami International Boat Show.
Three brands across the Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) portfolio – Mercury Marine, CZone and Heyday Wake Boats – each won an NMMA Innovation Award at the 2022 Miami International Boat Show.
While it’s far too early to have any numbers on the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show that opened February 16 through 20, 2022, the weather steadily improved through the week, the crowds grew larger and the vibe seemed very positive. I felt a sense of momentum as the days went on.
The 56-year-old marine brand Sierra will expand its offering by consolidating Dometic Marine product brand, Prime Line brand, as well as other product categories for outdoor power equipment markets.
On Feb. 10, 2022, Volvo Penta announced its new Coastal Series corrosion protection package with a seven-year coverage plan, giving extra protection for Volvo Penta sterndrive and Forward Drive (FWD) boats operating in salt or brackish water.
American outboard circuit racing took a step towards the future with the recent approval and homologation by the American Power Boat Association of Mercury Racing Apex Series four-stroke outboards for Outboard Performance Class (OPC) competition.
With 630 horsepower and 665 LB-FT of torque, the all-new Ilmor Supercharged 6.2L is the world’s most powerful towboat engine – found exclusively in a MasterCraft.
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Arkema, a leader in specialty materials, to develop a fully recyclable fiberglass boat that integrates Arkema’s Elium® liquid thermoplastic resin on all the vessel’s composite parts, core, and adhesives.
After more than 34 years in Miami, the corporate headquarters of TACO Metals® and TACO Marine® has moved to 3020 North Commerce Parkway in Miramar, Florida.
JMP Marine, the North American branch of South Korean JMP Corporation, has posted record sales figures for 2021. Through its replacement and OEM marine engine cooling pumps, bronze and flexible impellers, seawater strainers and related accessories business, growth within the US and Canada was 37.5% over the previous year.
At this time of year, we announce the winners of the Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Awards and I was pleased to make the first announcement at the NMMA Canada Virtual State of the Industry session last week.
The Limestone Boat Company – owner and builder of Aquasport Boats, Limestone® Boats and Boca Bay Boats – recently added its first Canadian-based dealer to represent the Aquasport Boats brand: DeWildt Marine & Powersports.
Simrad Yachting’s newest multifunction display (MFD) – Simrad® NSX™ – was publicly unveiled last week during a global livestream event, offering the latest evolution in chartplotters and fishfinders for powerboaters as a new mid-range product in the Simrad® line.