Today's News

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Volvo Penta launched a new self-docking technology during the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday.

President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on China that would affect marine components being imported from there, further jeopardizing strong growth in the industry, said the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

Industry News

As part of a 140,000 square-foot engineering and manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Little Mountain, S.C., Pleasurecraft Engine Group has completed construction of a new dynamometer laboratory.

Regulations and Compliance

The boating industry will likely need to be compliant with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation because customers that visit the EU are protected by the regulation.

Hatteras

Hatteras Yachts has announced a partnership with sportfishing couple Chris and Laura Jessen, anglers and owners of Fish Tank Sportfishing.

Industry News

KCS International Inc., owner of Cruisers Yachts, has signed American Marine of La Crosse, Wis., to a long-term sales and service agreement.

ABYC

Following the success of the 2017 and 2018 ABYC Marine Law Symposiums on the East Coast, the American Boat and Yacht Council will host next year’s Marine Law Symposium in Seattle on Jan. 8.

NMMA

The National Marine Manufacturers Association in Canada has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imploring him to not to impose retaliatory tariffs on boats imported to the country from the United States.

Other

Canada’s tariffs on U.S.-built boats will cost Americans jobs, said Back Cove Yachts and Sabre Yachts sales and marketing vice president Bentley Collins.

Acquisitions and Investments

The marine industry is “unusually fragmented,” and Chris-Craft president Stephen Heese thinks that will continue to change in the coming years.

NMMA

Retaliatory tariffs by Canada and the European Union are prompting marine dealers abroad to cancel orders of U.S.-built boats — the result of a “self-inflicted wound” the government has imposed on U.S. manufacturers, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

Features

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In many ways, Scott Porter, president of Formula Boats, is the quintessential marine executive.

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West Marine has undergone numerous changes in recent months, having been sold to private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners, and taken from public to private last fall.

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The boating and fishing industries converged on Capitol Hill from May 9-11 for the American Boating Congress and the Center Focus on Washington, concurrent events that were packed with high-profile speakers and workshops as well as meetings on Capitol Hill.

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Lou Martinez isn’t giving up fishing from his kayak, but he realized last summer that kayak angling didn’t always afford him the experience he wanted.

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Jeff Napier, the first president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, died at his home in Italy after suffering from Parkinson’s disease. He was 78.

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When a load of journalists took a ride on a Grady-White Freedom 325 with Fusion Entertainment’s new Apollo stereo system, marketing manager Marcus Hamilton played a song that was considered a “good challenge” for its components.