Nantucket Boat Basin is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a slate of offers and events for both customers and first-time visitors. The month of June will be busy with Throwback Weekend from June 1 to 3, where transient boaters will be honored … Learn More
The Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show™ closed its 77th year with increases in both attendees and boat sales. Held February 15 to 19, the show hosted 1,100 exhibitors with 1,400 boats on display, and a showcase of more than $3 billion … Learn More
RMK Merrill-Stevens, a Miami, Florida, shipyard is replacing its 70-ton travel lift with a new 100-ton travel lift to accommodate the service needs of a growing yacht market. The yard decommissioned its 1950’s-era shiplift, replacing it with a 2,700-ton shiplift. When work … Learn More
Grand Isle Marina in Grand Haven, Michigan, received this year’s ValvTect Petroleum Products’ “Marina of the Year Award.” Presented at the International Marina & Boatyard Conference, the award recognizes a marina’s commitment to business and the community, as well as the exceptional … Learn More
On February 1, the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) hosted eight marine industry employers, two community college representatives and the workforce development team from the Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM) to discuss the creation of a marine industry apprenticeship program … Learn More
The Michigan Clean Marina Program has re-certified four marinas as Clean Marinas, bringing the total number of certified marinas in the state to 55. Howe Interlakes Marine, Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor, Algonac Harbor Club and Bouvier Bridge Marina are now certified … Learn More
This South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Workshop on March 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The program will inform those wanting to apply for the grant, the goals of the grant, eligibility, … Learn More
Since 2016, Southport Marina in Southport, North Carolina, has been working with the City of Southport, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, local legislators and area businesses to establish a No Wake Zone for recreational vessels along approximately 3,000 feet of the Atlantic … Learn More
The Michigan Clean Marina Program is taking its online classroom on the road this spring, conducting in-person workshops on classroom lessons and best practices of the Clean Marina program. Michigan Sea Grant staff and Clean Marina certification specialists will conduct the training, … Learn More
The President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Civil Works budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is $4.785 billion with $3.769 billion coming from the General Fund of the Treasury, $965.13 million from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, approximately $45 million from Special … Learn More
