All the breaking news stories from the past five business days on Soundings TradeOnlyToday daily e-newsletter for marine industry professionals are gathered together and organized in this easy-to-use weekly news feature.

Hurricane Earl strengthened overnight and is expected to skirt the Outer Banks of North Carolina tonight, as evacuations continue and Labor Day plans are in jeopardy for vacationers up and down the East Coast. ...more

MarineTech Products Inc. acquired all assets of Topline Control Inc., the maker of TrollMaster. ...more

The boatbuilding division of British company C.J. Broom & Sons is closing and as many as 70 jobs will be lost. ...more

Alexseal Yacht Coatings, the paint system manufactured by German-based Mankiewicz Gebr. and Co., moved its U.S. operations from St. Louis to Charleston, S.C., the company announced. ...more

The National Marine Electronics Association, in conjunction with the International Marine Electronics Association, signed an agreement with the British Marine Federation and the British Marine Electronics Association to jointly develop international criteria for technicians that will ensure proper application of the NMEA Installation Standard in Great Britain. ...more

Jon Ames, a student at the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, won the Professional Boatbuilder/WoodenBoat design competition's wood category, the school announced. ...more

Capt. Stephen Prosser, a 30-year veteran of the boating industry, recently opened TowBoatU.S. Raystown Lake, Pa. ...more

Our weekly roundup of dealers and distributors includes news from Legendary Marine, Trac Ecological Products and the Boating Trades Association of Metro Houston. ...more

Hurricane watches are in effect, and evacuations have begun, for areas of North Carolina, and interests northward to New England are urged to monitor the progress of Hurricane Earl. ...more

With four weeks to go until the 2010 International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference opens, the show has surpassed last year's exhibitor registration by 11 percent. To date, 538 exhibitors are confirmed and there will be at least 70 first-time exhibitors. ...more
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