The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing safety standards for the design, construction, maintenance and repair of boats, has opened registration for its annual Standards Week, Jan. 5 to 9, 2025, at the Drury Plaza Hotel … Learn More
The Sea Tow Foundation and its Boating Safety Advisory Council recently announced its 2024 National Boating Safety Awards recognizing multiple Brunswick brands, including Bayliner, BoatClass and Freedom Boat Club. These awards, now in their sixth year, recognize outstanding efforts to promote boating … Learn More
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 NMMA Canada Hall of Fame. Inductees include those who have or continue to generate substantial and lasting contributions toward advancing the marine industry. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 5, 2024. The 2025 NMMA … Learn More
The Association of Marina Industries has accredited the following facilities as Clean & Resilient Marinas: Black Point Marina in Miami, Florida, Safe Harbors Shelter Island in San Diego, California and Glade Marina in Acworth, Georgia. The AMI Clean & Resilient Marina program … Learn More
ePropulsion Americas, the global leader in marine electric propulsion systems and services, has announced their partnership with Vision Marine Technologies to power their innovative vessels with proven electric propulsion solutions. For over a decade, ePropulsion has been providing its products to energize Vision Marine … Learn More
Brownell Boat Stands & Equipment, manufacturer of the highest-quality, safest boat storage equipment on the market, now in its 70th year of operation, announced the launch of the all-new #BSC1 Boat Stand Cover. Designed to cover Brownell’s boat stands with a sleek, … Learn More
Avikus, a leading innovator in autonomous navigation technology, has partnered with Barnacle Systems to integrate its camera system with Barnacle’s security and monitoring solution, BRNKL Blue. This integration allows the BRNKL Blue system to use Avikus’s NeuBoat Dock 360-degree surround-view cameras to … Learn More
New Technology in Electric, Fuel, Capacity, and Flotation, the seventh, free online event in the US Coast Guard/American Boat & Yacht Council Risk Mitigation Series has been announced. On November 6, speakers will discuss new USCG policy, new watersports attachment point requirements, … Learn More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is accepting Centers of Excellence (CoE) designation applications from qualified post-secondary educational and vocational institutions and other public or nonprofit training entities that prepare Americans for careers in the maritime industry. This effort expands … Learn More
The Biden Administration announced it had finalized certain Section 301 tariff increases on imports from China. This has remained a top concern for the industry, and NMMA has joined other stakeholder groups calling upon the administration to take a more targeted approach towards its … Learn More