The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) and METSTRADE creator RAI Amsterdam, have renewed their ‘cooperation contract’– an agreement that was first signed in 1991. The contract kicked off the vision for METSTRADE to be the most influential Business-to-Business trade show … Learn More
The National Marine Trades Council (NMTC), a group of leaders from state and national marine trades organizations, will meet May 16 to 18 in Newport, Rhode Island, at the Cambria Newport hotel. The 2018 President, Melissa Danko, executive director of the Marine … Learn More
Members of the marine industry and Congressional Boating Caucus will host “State of the Industry” briefings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 31. The Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA), National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and BoatUS, will present trends and concerns … Learn More
Safe Harbor Marinas has acquired Old Port Cove Marina, North Palm Beach Marina and New Port Cove Marine Center all located in Palm Beach County, Florida. Old Port Cove Holdings, Inc. (OPC) of North Palm Beach agreed to sell the three full-service … Learn More
The Second Annual Ohio Clean Marinas Conference will be held February 21 at the Sandusky Yacht Club in Sandusky, Ohio. The free event is open to all marina personnel in the state who want to learn more about topics related to the … Learn More
In November, a group of ten small and medium-sized employers, including Pam Lendzion, executive director of the American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA), met at the White House with officials from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce to discuss apprenticeships … Learn More
Brock Dock and Patio is now representing Sunstream products in the Highland Lakes region of Texas. Sunstream Corporation sells its SunLift, FloatLift and SwiftShield boat lifts and covers in more than 22 countries. Partnering with Brock Dock and Patio allows them to … Learn More
Suntex Marina Investors, LLC has acquired an equity interest from RCI Group’s Miami Beach Marina. The move helps ensure both groups’ goal of keeping South Florida the premier yachting destination in the country. The facility, located just minutes from South Beach, has … Learn More
The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for someone to lease the Diablo East and Rough Canyon Marinas at Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas. For the past four years, NPS has kept the marinas open for existing boaters to … Learn More
Attendance at this year’s Refit International Exhibition & Conference was up 28 percent over last year which organizers credit to an expanded exhibit hall and conference program. The show at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, attracted an audience of … Learn More
