The name Sandy was retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee because of the extreme effects it caused in places ranging from Jamaica and Cuba to the Mid-Atlantic United States in October 2012.
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ABC GOES DIGITAL: What is the American Boating Congress? What are the key issues that will be discussed on Capitol Hill next month? The answers to these and other questions pertaining to this important legislative conference are in the NMMA policy briefs and other reports contained in this...
A high-profile, high-fatality marine accident in Hong Kong yielded a dramatic decision: The captains of both vessels are charged with manslaughter.
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Strictly Sail Pacific, the West Coast’s largest all-sailboat show, opened Thursday and continues through Sunday at Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif.
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Veteran yachting journalist and editor Kenny Wooton joined Active Interest Media’s Yachts International as editor-in-chief. He will oversee the title’s editorial department and digital properties and will work to advance its position as the most successful luxury yacht publishing brand in the...
The 2011-2012 NMMA Canadian Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract is now available to order and/or download. The abstract is the most complete collection of facts and figures available for the marine industry in Canada.
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Meteorologists with Colorado State University are predicting 18 named storms during the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, with nine expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater.
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Caterpillar is expected to report its second consecutive drop in quarterly profits for the first time since 2009 when it reports first-quarter earnings.
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The property tax on boats and other watercraft in Kansas will be cut from 30 percent of appraised value to 11.5 percent next year if Gov. Sam Brownback signs a bill the House and Senate approved last week.
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This spring, Larson Boats will unveil a new line designed to compete with pontoons that will be built at a new 35,000-square-foot factory at the company's Little Falls, Minn., complex.
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Japanese diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar purchased Netherlands-based Vetus in an effort to grow its marine market in a “stagnating economy,” Yanmar announced today.
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At least 21 Bangladeshi fishermen from three trawlers were killed and 10 more are missing after an offshore attack by pirates in the Bay of Bengal, according to multiple press reports.
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Security, tracking and monitoring systems supplier Global Ocean Security Technologies will provide live tracking of The A-Team on board the Nor-Tech 392 Super Fish as they cruise through the Bahamas in the second annual Hang’em High Challenge in Hawk’s Nest.
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