Soundings Trade Only has launched a new awards program for the recreational boating industry called the Most Innovative Marine Companies Awards. The awards will acknowledge innovative initiatives companies are using to advance their businesses including innovative materials, new manufacturing processes, fresh marketing approaches, workforce solutions, supply chain, export programs and others.

The awards are open to all types and sizes of marine companies around the world. Winners will appear in an article profiling the Top 10 Most Innovative Marine Companies and one overall winner will appear in the Soundings Trade Only November issue and on the TradeOnlyToday.com website. The awards will cover the period from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Applications are now being accepted online at www.tradeonlytoday.com/enter through August 31.