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Palmer Johnson is closing its doors in Wisconsin and moving its yacht-building operation to Europe due to diminishing sales and increasing competition from overseas. The company said in a statement that it is making the strategic decision to focus on the new carbon composite SuperSport series of...

An environmental protest to oppose the Miami International Boat Show — which organizers said would draw thousands of people to Virginia Key — wound up with only a few dozen people showing up to wave banners. The Miami Herald, in its coverage of the event, said the protest “mostly flopped” and...

Visitors to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in November will see a new center console, the 2016 Adrenalizer 38 Open SportFish. Mark Gianassi is the managing director/broker of record for YachtEZ Import and Export, a Florida company he formed with the molds and tooling from the...

Call it catfishing on the Warrior River in Alabama — or maybe kitten fishing would be more accurate. In a fish story like no other, two men were out fishing when a couple of kittens swam up to their boat. One of the men said that if it hadn’t been captured on video, nobody would...more More...

Marine stabilization company Seakeeper, which debuted its first DC-powered gyro engineered for boats of 30 to 40 feet, is going to roll out the technology for boats as small as 25 feet by 2017. “Most of the world doesn’t know this yet, but we are going to bring stabilization to 25-foot boats...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Ron Huibers, president of Volvo Penta of the Americas, speaks often about the importance of making boating easier for the modern, time-strapped consumer. And the engine company — as well as much of the industry — has done so, using technology to increase reliability and...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Volvo Penta of the Americas today gave a dozen journalists a sneak peek at its new sterndrive gasoline engines — two V8 5.3-liter engines in 300- and 350-hp models and a V6 4.3-liter engine with 280 horses. These powerplants use General Motors Generation V engines with...

Rumors about whether Indiana-based Nautic Global Group and its eight boat brands are being sold are being put to rest as the company, once again with Jim Malone at the helm, issued a call for bidders. “There have been an enormous amount of rumors,” Malone told Trade Only Today. “In order to...

Mercury Marine opened a new million-dollar training center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, designed to offer a learning environment for Mercury Marine dealer and service center technicians. The 5,300-square-foot facility is equipped with electronic diagnostic tools, computers and processes that seek...

Extreme Sailing Series owners and organizers OC Sport, which recently announced a switch of racing platform to a foiling yacht, confirmed that the series will fast-track to the GC32 catamaran to replace the existing Extreme 40 fleet in time for the 2016 season. The move is part of a long-term...

Grow Boating chairman Joe Lewis said the Discover Boating campaign generated a level of awareness for boating this summer that includes an increase of 26 percent in visits to the Discover Boating Canada website. “This summer has seen us generating awareness for the boating lifestyle and...

MarineMax got a boost this week when Longbow Research upgraded the company’s stock from neutral to buy. The upgrade was in a note Longbow issued to investors on Tuesday. The company’s stock was trading at $17.20 a share shortly before 11 a.m. today on the New York Stock Exchange. Last month...

Fishfinding marine electronics manufacturer Lowrance announced a renewed OEM partnership with Phoenix Bass Boats. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Lowrance will be the standard electronic equipment on all Phoenix high-performance bass boats. “Phoenix is proud to continue its strong...

Florida leads the country in boat thefts and it’s not even close. More than twice as many boats are stolen in the Sunshine State as in any other state. The National Insurance Crime Bureau said there were 1,310 boat thefts in the state in 2013. California ranked second with 628. “I want my boat...

Nimbus Boats Sweden AB, one of Europe’s most renowned power cruiser builders, announced its expansion into U.S. and Canadian markets with preferred partners Brewer Yacht Sales. “Based on thorough market research by the owners of Nimbus Boats Sweden AB, R12 Kapital, it has been decided to make a...

It took more than a year after an 85-foot Northern Marine yacht capsized upon launch, generating a video that went viral and prompting the company to close up shop, for an investigation to reveal why the boat tipped. Now authorities have ruled that the yacht likely sank because of its low margin...

With 3,388 boats sold and $333 million changing hands, volume and value increased on the U.S. brokerage market in July. The number of boats sold was up 2 percent from 3,313 in the same month last year and the total price paid for the boats rose 12 percent from $298 million, according to reports...

Sunseeker International will showcase its yachts among other luxury brands during the United Kingdom’s Sept. 11-20 Southampton Boat Show as it hosts the British government’s Great Exhibition in the VIP area of its stand. VIPs will have access to modern works of art as the display showcases the...

MANTEO, N.C. — The big center console market will continue to develop during the fall and winter boat show season this year and it might even be deemed rock-solid now that veteran builder Regulator Marine is introducing a 41-footer. “This is a milestone period of time for us,” Joan Maxwell...

RV component manufacturer Drew Industries entered the marine seating sector with the acquisition of Indiana-based Roehm Marine LLC — also known as Signature Seating. The acquisition was made by the publicly traded company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc. Signature makes...