Trade Only Today Editors

We check in with Aine Denari after two years as president of Brunswick Boat Group.

Day one of Metstrade kicked off with an industry breakfast briefing and the DAME Design Awards program and concluded with the 2022 Boat Builder Awards.

Boatbuilders are growing cautious about capital allocation, and Truist lowered estimates for marine company stocks.

However, the pontoon, yacht and towboat segments saw increases compared with 2019, according to NMMA data.

It’s the third consecutive year the corporation made the Forbes list. Caterpillar and Manitou also were named.

Nautical Ventures Group will carry the Beneteau and Excess sailboat brands on Florida’s east coast.

With the show cancelled, organizers will address the industry and announce the Innovation Award recipients during the online event.

Chris Myers will support the coatings manufacturer’s network of partner boatyards, marinas and distributors.

The facility, with dry storage for 780 boats, is Suntex’s first Florida Panhandle acquisition.

Chief digital officer Shawn Berg and president of retail operations Kyle Langbehn were named executive officers.

Viking Yacht Co. will host the session to address NOAA’s proposed 10-knot East Coast speed restriction to reduce whale strikes.

The new report details the pay ranges for 37 common positions from five job families.

Harbor View Marine’s two locations, in Florida and Alabama, generated $21 million in the last 12 months.

Twenty products garnered top honors in three separate award competitions at the 2022 NMEA Marine Electronics Conference.

Kerry Schroder and Ron Lubic will serve as the Florida technical and co-technical contest chairs for the SkillsUSA Marine Service Technology competition.

The marina owner-operator purchased Seaside Boatyard & Marina in Oxnard, Calif., its first California acquisition.

The Marina Industries Association has named The Jetty Specialist as a bronze sponsor of group.

The organization will hold its annual safety standard conference Jan. 9-13, 2023, in New Orleans, La.

The transaction will add two Wisconsin dealerships and several sales, storage and service locations to the group’s portfolio of properties.

The Michigan-based marine trades school will commence construction of a 10,000-square-foot training facility in the second quarter of 2023.

The company will demonstrate ‘Neuboat’, an autonomous phase-2 navigation solution for recreational boats at this year’s FLIBS.

Southwest Florida’s marine industry businesses are ensuring the welfare of their people well before the cleanup even begins.

The company was recognized in the large business sustainability category by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

The America Boatbuilders Association was founded in 1992 with the objective of collectively buying engines, raw materials and manufactured products at better prices.

The boatbuilders have entered an agreement whereby Nimbus Group will retain exclusive rights to sell Axopar boats on the Swedish market.

The storm left a wide swath of destruction, heavily impacting marine interests from Tampa Bay to Marco Island.

Edson CEO Will Keene and ComMar Sales president Tim Conroy were recognized for their contributions to the marine industry.

Pontoon builder Crest will use an ePropulsion Navy 3.0 Evo electric outboard motor and an E175 battery for its 2023 Current model.

The company reported that its revenue grew 8.6 percent and income increased by 30 percent during the first half of 2022.

The electronics distributor will hold its distributor show Nov. 2-9, allowing dealers to interact with sales representatives via phone, email or online chat.

The company has hired Bas Eerden as global sales manager and Michele Durkin as global marketing manager.

The pontoon builder recently completed a 150,000-square-foot building with new corporate offices and expanded manufacturing facilities.

Seven Seas Yacht Sales of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was recognized as the boatbuilder’s top dealer worldwide.

Five of TowBoatUS’s response fleet are going pink for the month of October to help increase breast cancer awareness on the water.

With Ian expected to hit Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane, the consensus among those who spoke with Trade Only Today say it was the correct decision.

Mercedes Romero has expertise in global procurement and strategic planning, working with such companies as Procter & Gamble and Starbucks.

The Fort Lauderdale-based reverse osmosis systems manufacturer is adding a 20,000-square-foot production facility.

Martin Flory Group has served the RV and marine industry segments since 1962.

Tropical Storm Ian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and impact Florida’s west coast sometime Wednesday.

The Spain-based, electric-boat builder offers an 18-footer that’s available with motors from Torqeedo and Mag Power.

The bipartisan Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022 would ease barriers to accessing the outdoors in underserved communities.

Still, U.S. builders remain largely optimistic despite ongoing constraints with the supply chain and workforce, as well as yesterday’s interest rate hike.

Defender Industries is the official U.S. dealer for the French company’s lightweight, portable electric motors.

The transmission manufacturer is still using the facility in a leaseback transaction as it looks to reduce costs.

Using C-Map cartography, the Green Assistant system is designed to curtail wastewater discharges in prohibited areas.

The transaction allows Kenect to leverage its business texting platform with Friendemic’s software-as-a-service model.

Windermere and Torquay are the first U.K. locations for the Brunswick subsidiary, which now has 33 locations across the United Kingdom, France and Spain.

The dealership gave $26,500 to the Cape Fear Community College Foundation to fund scholarships for its Outboard Systems program.