Bellingham Marine has signed a contract to reconstruct Alamitos Bay Marina in Long Beach, California, which has been held up in permitting for the past few years. The project is anticipated to move forward in spring 2011 and calls for the complete replacement of the existing 1,967 slip marina over a period of four or five years.
Liberty, owner of Fountain Powerboats and Baja; and American Marine Holdings, owner of Donzi Marine and Pro-Line; announced today that manufacturing operations for Donzi and Pro-Line are being relocated. Liberty has also announced plans to re-launch Baja as a stand-alone brand.
Navionics Mobile Apps HD for iPad, the latest innovation added to the Navionics World, won the Design Award, METS (DAME) Award for the 2010 Marine Related Software Category and for the Most Innovative Product.
2010 got off with a great start for Cheoy Lee with selling three new boats in the first quarter including two new builds. The Cheoy Lee yard is at capacity and has also designed five new models in the last year and a half. To facilitate the addition in production, the yard has created additional building space.
Superior Jetties®, an international manufacturer of marine berthing systems, was awarded the ‘2010 Gold Coast Business of the Year’ at the weekend’s annual gala presentation. The Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards are widely recognised as the regions most comprehensive and prestigious awards scheme.
METS inc. the SuperYacht Pavilion 2010, with its record number of 1,320 exhibitors, closed on a very upbeat note with a rise in visitor numbers.
Australia’s largest luxury cruiser dealer network, R Marine, is hosting its annual Summer Showcase of Riviera yachts this month from November 19 to December 20 inclusively.
C A Clase, the UK’s leading distributor of marine electronics for leisure and commercial users, received two prestigious awards during this year’s METS from manufacturers KVH and Nauticomp -the ‘Biggest Total Turnover in 2010’ and ‘Distributor of the Year’.
Opacmare, producers of accessories and components in steel and aluminium for yachts and superyachts, presented at this year’s autumn boat shows an all new brand – home design – dedicated to interior and exterior furnishings that meet with superyacht owner’s expectations.
The Informa Yacht Group in association with the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) present the 2nd International Superyacht Coatings Conference in Estoril, Portugal, 14-15 December.
Phuket cements its Asian marine hub status with the hosting of the region’s largest in-water boat display at the 2011 Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX) from 6-9 January. In its eighth year, PIMEX will take place at the prestigious Royal Phuket Marina – the place to be in Asia for boating business.
Rapid progress made on the first Marina within Lusail City as Mourjan Marinas IGY announces construction milestones. Piling work complete and the flooding program under way as work on the showpiece marina in Doha progresses