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TAMPA, Fla. — Alternative power systems have been one of the leading innovations in the marine industry in the last few years, with engines being powered by electricity, propane and even natural gas. As hybrid propulsion packages, they’re often teamed with diesel engines that run cleaner...

TAMPA, Fla. — Clouds were on everyone’s mind on Tuesday at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference. And it had very little to do with the rain. Amid IBEX’s 573 exhibiting companies and 7,000 registered marine professionals, the Connected Boat exhibit in the flashy Electronics...

TAMPA, Fla. — The boating industry has turned the corner and is prospering with increasing overall retail spending and rising boat sales, National Maine Manufacturers Association president Thom Dammrich told hundreds of attendees this morning at the 2014 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition &...

On-site registration for the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference began at 8 a.m. today at the Tampa (Fla.) Convention Center and the first of nine popular “super sessions” commenced at 9 a.m. The Industry Breakfast and keynote address by college basketball legend Bobby Knight...

The online business publication PeHUB, a division of Reuters, is reporting that Platinum Equity is seeking a buyer for Ranger Boats. PeHub cites three unnamed sources in its report this week, which said Ranger produces $25 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization...

The 24th edition of the Monaco Yacht Show kicked off Wednesday, bringing together buyers, owners and tourists in historic Port Hercules. The 2014 edition is the largest in the event’s history, with more yachts than ever before and more than 500 exhibitors, organizers said. About 115 superyachts...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mercury Marine will be introducing new engines at the Miami International Boat Show in February, company president John Pfeifer told me Tuesday on the final day of the engine company’s global dealer meeting. Pfeifer had referred to the new product a couple times in speeches...

Newport Exhibition Group, the owner and producer of the Newport International Boat Show, announced Monday that this year’s show was a “rousing success.” Sail- and powerboats of all sizes were selling, as reported by exhibitors at the Sept. 11-14 show. Attendance was up 5 percent over last year...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer this morning welcomed the representatives of 600 Mercury dealerships from around the world to the company’s dealer meeting and celebration of its 75th anniversary. “We have two components of our mission statement, and one of them is being a...

A Commerce, Okla.-based company asked for tax abatement and other financial incentives to move onto the Bertram Yacht property on Merritt Island, Fla., and build 60- to 90-foot Ocean Alexander yachts using vacuum-infusion technology. The company, identified only as “Project Transom” in documents...

The Brewer Yacht Yard Group today announced the acquisition of Essex Island Marina in Essex, Conn. Brewer made the winning bid of $3.15 million for the 125-slip marina, which sits on a 13.2-acre private island adjacent to its Brewer Dauntless Shipyard & Marina, at a public auction last month...

Seattle’s 36th annual Lake Union Boats Afloat Show, held Sept. 10-14, drew more than 200 new and used boats from 20 to 92 feet, making it the West Coast’s largest floating show. Locally based Salty Dog Waterfront News put together a slideshow that captures the boats departing after the event...

Jojo John, who pleaded guilty in June to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in a fatal July 2013 boat crash on the Hudson River, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison. “There are days I question why God took two people and not me,” John said at his sentencing hearing. “I find myself...

The fall boat show season powers ahead in the Northeast this week as the Progressive Insurance Norwalk (Conn.) Boat Show docks at Norwalk Cove Marina from Thursday through Sunday. “After a summer filled with boating fun, enthusiasts are anxious to extend their time on the water and plan their...

The Association of Marina Industries said Westrec agreed to sponsor the AMI’s Economic Impact Model at the $2,500 level, bringing the industry one step closer to having a tool to calculate a marina’s impact on its community. “We are happy to support the AMI in the development and delivery of...

Hurricane Odile made landfall Sunday night as a Category 3 storm in Baja California, battering the Mexican resort and commercial fishing region. Meanwhile, Hurricane Edouard reached Category 2 status in the open Atlantic, but forecasters say the fifth named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane...

NEWPORT, R.I. — The 44th annual Newport International Boat Show, the opening of the fall show season and an early bellwether of the state of the industry, opened Thursday with a strong crowd and a consensus of optimism. “We sold a 32 Outrage today, which was nice,” Russo Marine owner Larry Russo...

Recreational boat sales were uneven this year as a hard winter slowly transitioned to spring, but second-quarter figures show that, by the end of June, the industry was on pace to exceed 2013 sales by more than 10,000 boats. Nationwide sales for the quarter in the main powerboat segments rose...

In a continued effort to educate lawmakers about the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, several industry players addressed staff representing members of the Congressional Boating Caucus on Tuesday about the importance of supporting recreational fishing and boating through...

A recent article by the Huffington Post describing the numerous benefits of fishing can only further the advocacy of the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation, RBFF president Frank Peterson says. Titled “How Fishing Makes You A Better Person (According To Science),” the article was posted...