• ATA offers leadership training opportunities

    Published On: March 14, 2024Categories: ATA News, News

    Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is offering a new learning opportunity on Change Leadership in partnership with Lake Forest Center for Leadership. Lake Forest Center for Leadership offers practical leadership development that managers of all levels can immediately put into action to develop high-performing teams and move their business forward. This program is designed to enhance [...]

  • 2024 Women MAKE Award winners announced

    Published On: March 13, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers, has announced the 2024 Women MAKE Awards honorees. The annual national awards program honors women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite. The [...]

  • Whale strike reduction rule moves forward

    Published On: March 12, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    The United States Department of Commerce has advanced the North Atlantic right whale (NARW) Vessel Strike Reduction Rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Proposed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the rule would restrict vessels greater than or equal to 35 feet (10.7 m) and less than 65 feet (19.8 m) [...]

  • Registration opens for 2024 American Boating Congress

    Published On: March 6, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    Registration for the recreational boating industry’s annual advocacy event, the American Boating Congress, is now open. The American Boating Congress will return to Washington, D.C. from May 8-10, 2024, bringing together all segments of the recreational boating industry to share its collective voice on Capitol Hill and address pressing matters for the industry. This year’s [...]

  • FTC finalizes Government and Business Impersonation Rule

    Published On: March 5, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    On March 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule, which gives the agency more tools to combat scammers who impersonate businesses or government agencies. These types of scams are rapidly increasing and have impacted members of the recreational marine industry. The newly finalized regulations provide an opportunity for retribution. [...]

  • 2024 MFA Conference news

    Published On: March 1, 2024Categories: News

    Veteran Australian fabricator David Elliott demonstrates his unique patterning techniques before a rapt audience. The 2024 Marine Fabricators Conference that took place Jan. 25-27 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., was bustling with energy, creativity and goodwill. With a total of 315 registrants, 65 first-time participants and 52 exhibitors, veterans and newcomers alike enjoyed the buzzing [...]

  • New members join MFA

    Published On: March 1, 2024Categories: News

    The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) provides resources and programs for marine fabricators and establishes standards of excellence for business practices, products and craftsmanship. The MFA is a division of the Advanced Textiles Association, formerly known as IFAI. Join the only trade association today that represents the entire specialty fabrics and advanced textiles industry in the [...]

  • MARAD designates 32 Centers of Excellence for maritime training

    Published On: February 29, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the designation of 32 Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. The designated COEs consist of 50 maritime training locations across 17 states and Guam. The designation recognizes and promotes support to post-secondary maritime training programs that prepare students for careers in [...]

  • 2024 Miami Boat Show draws large crowd

    Published On: February 28, 2024Categories: Industry News, News

    The Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show concluded its five-day run February 14-18 with an estimated 100,000 attendees. Hosted across six locations, attendees browsed and shopped more than 1,000 boats, marine products and the latest innovations. The show provided a platform for hundreds of debuts, including the world’s first prototype hydrogen-combustion outboard motor by Yamaha, [...]

  • Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announces new spider silk production facility in Vietnam

    Published On: February 27, 2024Categories: Company News, News

    Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.'s Monster Silk®, which is spun by lines of transgenic silkworms and composed of a combination of spider silk protein and silkworm silk protein. Image: Kraig Labs Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announced that it has taken possession of a new recombinant spider silk production center in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. The new [...]