Seaspension Technologies delivered custom shock-mitigating seating to the Coast Guard for use in 35 specialized emergency rescue airboats.
The iceboats are built by Midwest Rescue Airboats as part of a five-year contract with the Coast Guard.
Largo, Fla.-based Seaspension designs, manufactures and markets high-performance shock-mitigating systems for use by military, commercial, OEM and recreational boating customers.
MarineMax grew revenue more than 10 percent to $270.6 million in the second quarter, prompting the company again to raise its annual expectations to $1.44 to $1.50 versus its prior expectations of $1.30 to $1.40 per-diluted-share.
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.
Brunswick Corp. announced that consolidated net sales increased 7 percent in the first quarter, with the marine engine segment up 9 percent and the boat segment rising 7 percent over last year.
MarineMax has named industry veteran Christian Gonzalez as general manager for its Miami stores.
First quarter revenue at Flir Systems Inc. grew 8 percent to $439.6 million, and organic revenue was up 13 percent, due in part to strong results in the Raymarine.
The Trump administration is likely to end public access to a web portal used by hundreds of thousands of consumers each year to file complaints against financial companies.