The Fossati Group expands US and Caribbean dealer network
The Fossati Group
May 16, 2013
May 14, 2013, Homestead, FL – The Fossati Group, the US and Caribbean distributor for Caribe Inflatables and Highfield aluminum hull inflatable boats, is pleased to announce the expansion of their dealer network. “We are happy to welcome new dealers, as well as to recognize several of our existing... Read more »
Dolphinite launches gelcoat, marine repair and maintenance products web site
Dolphinite Products
May 16, 2013
Peabody, Massachusetts, USA – Dolphinite Products, manufacturer of color match gelcoat and a complementary line of boat care and repair products, has launched its web site at www.dolphinite.com. Dolphinite’s repair and maintenance product line includes the GelMatch™ Gelcoat Color Matching... Read more »
AdvanFort President William Watson: Ransoms to pirates remain a spiraling illegal tax on the 90% of world’s goods that move by sea
AdvanFort Company
May 16, 2013
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 —The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6 million in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life- threatening work remain a serious stumbling... Read more »
Boat dealer passes away after brief illness
May 14, 2013
Longtime boat dealer Mark Duchow passed away unexpectedly on May 9, 2013 after a brief illness at the age of 53. The Duchow family started in the boat business in 1932. After college, Mark learned the boat business while working with his father, Richard Duchow. In 1991 he cofounded Duchow’s Boat... Read more »
U.S. Coast Guard releases 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics report
U.S. Coast Guard
May 14, 2013
Report shows lowest number of fatalities on record, overall drop in accidents and injuries WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics Monday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 651, the lowest number of boating fatalities on record. From 2011... Read more »
KVH Industries acquires Headland Media
KVH Industries, Inc.
May 14, 2013
Enhances KVH’s Initiatives to Offer Value-Added Media & Entertainment Services for Maritime SATCOM Customers Worldwide MIDDLETOWN, RI – May 13, 2013 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that it has acquired Headland Media Limited, a media and entertainment services company. ... Read more »
Torqeedo receives Merlin Award
Torqeedo, Inc.
May 14, 2013
Winning in the category of Outstanding Innovator, Torqeedo received a Merlin award from the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCOM) at its annual MERLIN Awards Gala in Chicago this May. “The German American Chamber of Commerce has a long history of recognizing top talent within... Read more »
Wavecraft USA appoints General Manager for the Americas
Wavecraft USA
May 14, 2013
Wavecraft USA, maker of the Waveblade hull cleaning power tool, named Kerry Hoffman its general manager for the Americas. The announcement comes in advance of soon-to-be-unveiled plans that promise to expand the company’s product range for new markets and applications. A graduate of both Rutgers... Read more »
IMBC 2014 schedule-at-a-glance now available
Association of Marina Industries
May 14, 2013
Warren, RI—A basic agenda for the 2014 International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC) is now available at MarinaAssociation.org/IMBC. IMBC is produced by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI), and will take place January 29–31, 2014, at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention... Read more »
Applications for marine trades pre-apprenticeship program are now available
Rhode Island Marine Trades Association
May 14, 2013
Five-Week Program is Pathway to Entry-Level Jobs in the R.I. Marine Industry Bristol (R.I.) May 14, 2013 — Individuals interested in gaining the skills needed to work in the marine industry now have a new training opportunity available through the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA). RIMTA’s... Read more »
