NMMA lowers Miami show exhibit fees
March 31, 2004
CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), which produces the Miami International Boat Show, has reduced the price of exhibit space at the event, beginning in 2005, it reported in a statement yesterday. In addition, NMMA announced last month that the Miami International Boat... Read more »
New tariff impacting U.S. marine industry
March 31, 2004
CHICAGO – The European Union (EU) has begun to impose punitive tariffs on a wide range of U.S. manufactured products after Congress failed to meet the EU’s deadline for repealing the Extraterritorial Income (ETI-formerly FSC) tax program, according to a statement yesterday from the National Marine... Read more »
Sales strong, attendance up at Palm Beach Show
March 31, 2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sales were strong and gate attendance was up approximately 30 percent at the four-day Palm Beach Boat Show, which ended Sunday, according to a story in today’s Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Despite inclement weather during its first two days, the show, which displayed about... Read more »
Clean Marina program achieving tangible results
March 31, 2004
MARARTHON, Fla. – In the first five years of Florida’s Clean Marina program, participating facilities have recycled more than 600,000 pounds of glass, 1.5 million pounds of paper, 3.7 million pounds of aluminum, 5.6 million gallons of oil and a million gallons of antifreeze, according to a story... Read more »
Admirals Circle Award goes to Florida congressman
March 31, 2004
CHICAGO – Representative Ric Keller (R-FL) is this year’s recipient of the Admirals Circle for Recreational Boating Industry Award, and will be honored at a special ceremony during the industry’s legislative conference, the American Boating Congress, according to a statement yesterday from... Read more »
Marine Mover – Seacoast adds Walter to sales team
March 31, 2004
COPIAGUE, N.Y. – Seacoast Distributors, a Long Island affiliate of Marine Equipment and Supply Co., has added Ed Walter to its sales team, Seacoast said in a recent release. Walter brings over 30 years of marine industry experience to Seacoast, including positions in distributor sales and retail and... Read more »
Marine Mover – Price joins Southport Boat Works
March 31, 2004
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Southport Boat Works, a sport fishing boat manufacturer, has named Steve Price as materials manager, the company said this morning. Price had most recently been materials manager at Grady-White Boats in Greenville, N.C. During his 21-year career with that firm, Price also held management... Read more »
EPA investigating Bombardier boat plant
March 30, 2004
BENTON, Ill. – An Illinois Bombardier Recreational Products boat building facility has been cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly violating clean air standards, according to a story in the Southern Illinoisan newspaper Friday. The clean air standards involved regulate the... Read more »
World Publications acquires UsedBoats.com
March 30, 2004
WINTER PARK, Fla. – World Publications has purchased UsedBoats.com and several other boating Web sites, including NewBoats.com and Yachtbroker.com, from Florida-based Nautical Solutions Marketing Inc., the publishing firm reported in a statement this morning. The UsedBoats.com Web site offers close... Read more »
Cruiser Yachts hires 42 new employees
March 30, 2004
OCONTO, Wis. – Cruisers Yachts, a luxury-yacht manufacturer, has hired 42 new employees in the first quarter to serve an increase in business in recent months, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported in an article today. The new employees fill positions primarily in the assembly and lamination departments,... Read more »
