Marine industry

The company also welcomed a new director of design and development.

The company held its dealer meeting this month in Fort Lauderdale.

Jaclyn Baumgarten, a pioneer in peer-to-peer boat rentals, has been named to Inc.’s Female Founders 100 list.

MarineMax will sell MJM motoryachts in eight Florida dealerships.

Synchrony has worked with Suzuki’s U.S. dealer network since 2008.

The state of Victoria will invest millions into improving boating infrastructure and access.

SeaHunter will make the Seakeeper 2 gyroscopic stabilizer standard on five models.

Top issues facing dealers and manufacturers.

World Cat, Cutwater Boats, Nimbus and Italia Yachts all announce U.S. dealers, while William F. Miller & Associates represents Lucas Oil.

SAFE Boats will build the Stormer line in its Washington facilities for the U.S. market.

The policy is designed for fleet operators, sailing clubs and boating schools.

MIASF’s Salty Jobs video series gives young people a snapshot of work in the marine industry

The latest workforce initiatives from marine trade associations.

Legendary Marina turns its forklift operators into rock stars.

Seattle Boat Works’ strategy for keeping workers for the long haul.

The ABBRA’s executive director says workforce development is in a do-or-die situation.

George Sullivan looks back at the heyday of Bayliner, when it ruled the industry.

U.S. Senators and Representatives from opposite parties named to chair positions.

Grandparents today don’t typically resemble the white-haired, bespectacled version of the past.

A slew of major marine industry issues — including some it has confronted for years — are closer than ever to being resolved, making the American Boating Congress, May 9-11 in Washington, D.C., the most crucial to date, organizers say.

Like most people born in 1990, Justin Bennett was on a four-year college track. He and his parents took it for granted that he would attend college before moving on to a steady desk job — until a stint at sailing camp, and later as a counselor, helped Bennett discover his passion for boats.

Elkhart County, Ind., is home to many manufacturers in the boat and RV industries. In September 2017, unemployment was at 2.5 percent for the area.