Hundreds of orders for U.S. boats have been cancelled by Canadian boat dealers as tariffs introduced by that country are scheduled go into effect on July 1.

The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions has teamed up with researchers from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Senseable City Lab and two Dutch universities to develop a fleet of Roboats.

HMY Yacht Sales named Bob Saxon as vice president of HMY’s yacht management, crew placement, and yacht charter division.

According to Tcpalm.com, Derecktor Holdings Inc. and Buddy Haack, owner of Ft. Pierce Yacht & Ship, are now bidding to develop and operate a superyacht refit center in Ft. Pierce owned by the county.

Crest Marine told the Argus-Press it has broken ground on a new $1-million, 12,000-sq. ft. warehouse.

Brunswick Corp. has ended the sales process for its Sea Ray and Meridian brands; it will continue production of the boats but will discontinue the yacht and sport yacht models.

The growing demand for hybrid and electric engines is becoming more apparent within the leisure marine market, prompting Metstrade to introduce the E-nnovation Lab platform for electric propulsion technology.