The Northwest Marine Trade Association’s (NMTA) Grow Boating Grant Program has awarded $31,000 in funding to 18 boating programs in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past 17 years, the program has granted more than $2 million in funding to non-profit groups or … Learn More
Dana Point Shipyard in Dana Point, California, has received the Clean Marine certification for boatyards under the Clean Marine program. The Clean Marine program is a partnership of private marina owners, government marina operators, boatyards and yacht clubs. The Clean Marine Program … Learn More
Boating United has released its year-end list of advocacy accomplishments. The grassroots platform of the recreational boating industry, Boating United is comprised of boating manufacturers, businesses and supporters who share a common goal of protecting and promoting the industry. In 2019, 5,483 … Learn More
Dockwa, the makers of marina management software used by marinas, yacht clubs and boatyards throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, announced that it has onboarded its 1,000th marina partner. This milestone translates to more than 10 percent of U.S. marinas using Dockwa to … Learn More
Rhode Island based Siren Marine has partnered with Jeanneau North America of Annapolis, Maryland. Siren Marine will be adapting its MTC (Monitor|Track|Control) technology and free iOS and Android app to provide Jeanneau boat owners with a customized Jeanneau Connected Boat Experience. Owners … Learn More
The 2020 U.S. government spending package delivers a funding boost for a host of outdoor recreation, access and conservation priorities. It directs new studies that will help the industry measure its contributions to recreation infrastructure as well as the federal government’s investments. … Learn More
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and officials from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced more than $13 million in funding to local communities and a new initiative to reduce and prevent future harmful algal blooms in New Jersey. The new … Learn More
Marine Travelift has delivered a 75 BFMII mobile boat hoist, with a 75-ton lifting capacity to MDL Marinas’ Hamble Point Marina in Southampton, United Kingdom. The new 75 BFMII is this marina’s fourth mobile boat hoist from Marine Travelift. The marina’s previous … Learn More
Mercury Marine received two awards from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) during its Sustainable Business Awards Ceremony. Mercury Marine was honored with the Sustainable Process Award for several sustainable practices in the company’s process of using aluminum for manufacturing outboard marine … Learn More
Two facilities earned the Maryland Clean Marina Award. Solomons Landing Marina and Kent Narrows Boatel met the award criteria and passed a site inspection, bringing the total number of Clean Marinas and Clean Marina Partners to 147. This is roughly a quarter of the marinas in Maryland. Twelve marinas have renewed … Learn More
