Gary Reich

Forrest Ferrari has years of management, business development, IT and quality-assurance experience.

The $165 million plant will open in early 2025 in Chihuahua and create up to 1,300 jobs while bolstering production capabilities.

The program each year awards more than $500,000 to qualifying children of active duty, active duty reserve and retired Coast Guard members.

The organization recognized its Long Beach, Calif., location with Tower of the Year honors during its annual gathering in New Orleans.

John Shinske comes aboard as European director of sales and business development, and Anella Alcott will serve as director of marketing.

Handed out this week at the Minneapolis Boat Show, the awards recognized four manufacturers in three categories.

he annual advocacy event brings together stakeholders and policymakers to discuss legislative matters affecting the marine industry.

The new, adult PFDs will be placed in Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Program stations in California, Georgia and Wisconsin.

The newsletter will not publish Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We wish everyone a happy and safe weekend.

Dayene Gibson has 20 years of sales, account management, logistics, product development and merchandising experience.

The navigation software and hardware company will help bridge the gap between the Teledyne Marine and Raymarine business units.

The e-newsletter next week will be replaced by 12 handpicked stories representing the best reporting from Soundings Trade Only in 2022.

Capt. Stephen Clarke, a former commercial fishing and charter skipper, purchased the Guntersville Lake, Ala., operation from captains Shane and Stacey O’Neill.

NOAA’s proposed rule, an effort to protect right whales, would restrict boats 35 feet and larger to 10 knots for months at a time along the East Coast.

The second day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opened to long lines and a flurry of new boat and industry partnership announcements.

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opened yesterday to throngs of visitors and a multitude of product introductions from the global marine industry.

Viking Yacht Company’s Health Services clinic has been caring for the boatbuilder’s employees and families, free of charge, for 35 years

President, Volvo Penta North America

The 512,000-square-foot facility in Brownsburg, Ind., will increase capacity and production, and create 350 new jobs.

The 2022 Top 10 Most Innovative Marine Company Awards will be presented virtually Oct. 21 via Facebook Live.

The deal adds 23 megayacht marinas, the Trident superyacht membership and management platform and Fraser Yachts and Northrop & Johnson to the company’s portfolio.

The nonprofit is providing support to Coast Guard members and families impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Fabian Bez assumes the CEO role while Heiko Veitmeier comes on board as CFO.

This month’s Pulse Report survey asks dealers whether interest rate increases are causing a downturn in boat sales. Take the survey here.

The historic hurricane is expected to make landfall this afternoon between Naples and Venice, Fla.

This month’s Pulse Report survey asks dealers whether interest rate increases are causing a downturn in boat sales. Take the survey here.

Yamaha’s new $20 million foundry produces about 100,000 propellers a year

The New Jersey-based engine and components supplier, started in 1922 by Edward “Mack” McGovern, today is still a family-run business.

A NOAA Fisheries proposal would restrict boats 35 feet and larger to a 10-knot speed limit along the East Coast to protect right whales from vessel strikes.

More than 70 students from five Florida schools with marine trade interests will attend IBEX this year to join seminars, tour the exhibition floor and network with exhibitors.

Kurt Minten is the company’s longest-tenured employee, with 36 years of combined engineering and sales experience.

Former William Miller & Associates CEO and principal Joe Miller and Smoker Craft president and CEO Doug Smoker will be honored in a ceremony next week at IBEX.

Located in Shanghai, China, the new facility “plugs the gap in our research-and-development capabilities for high-power energy systems and electric propulsion systems.”

The foam decking manufacturer said the new plant in northern Slovakia is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023.

Yamaha’s new $20 million foundry leverages innovative technologies and processes to produce 100,000 propellers each year.

The annual event is scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will feature several preconference sessions and multiple conference tracks.

Eight Boating Writers International members will consider product entries across 15 categories in this year’s Innovation Awards program.

George Lewis comes to the propulsion system manufacturer with engineering and sales experience at Humphree and Sea Ray.

Trade Only Today will not publish Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.

The enhancement to the relationship technology platform will allow dealers to list boat inventory on eBay Motors.

Revenues increased 16 percent, and gross margin was up 3.8 percent despite slightly decreased production of 38 units.

The company promoted Patrick Roosen to stockroom/warehouse manager and Josh Shore to senior buyer.