2024 Miami Innovation Award winners announced
Published On: February 21, 2024Categories: Awards, Industry News, NewsThe National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) honored 13 recipients and two honorable mentions with the 2024 Miami Innovation Awards. The awards recognize manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products to market. The Mami Innovation Awards judges’ committee was comprised of eight BWI members who perform product testing throughout the [...]
2022 U.S. recreational boating report available
Published On: February 20, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsThe National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) 2022 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract is now available. The data presented in the report spans 2008-2022, compiled to help NMMA members and industry stakeholders better understand the industry trends and shifts in market behavior. The report includes these sections: Total Industry Sales by Category and State; Powerboat Sales [...]
Sea Tow Foundation announces first online conference
Published On: February 15, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsThe Sea Tow Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to boating safety, will hold its inaugural Life Jacket Loaner Conference online March 5-7, 2024. The virtual conference will feature a variety of sessions focused on boating safety, networking and best practices for Life Jacket Loaner Stand hosts. Conference speakers include Verne Gifford from the USCG Office [...]
NMMA names 2024 Miami Innovation Awards judges
Published On: February 14, 2024Categories: Awards, Industry News, NewsThe National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) announced the panel of judges set to evaluate product entries for the 2024 Miami Innovation Awards at the Miami Boat Show being held Feb. 14-18, 2024. The awards recognize manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products for the boating industry to market. The [...]
IBEX announces promotion and new hires
Published On: February 13, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsThe National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and RAI Amsterdam, co-owners of the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), announced the promotion of Anne Dunbar from Show Director to Executive Director of IBEX LLC. Having successfully steered IBEX for more than a decade, Dunbar has played a pivotal role in making it the largest marine trade [...]
ABYC announces agenda for upcoming symposium
Published On: February 7, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsThe American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) has unveiled the comprehensive agenda for its sixth Marine Law Symposium, scheduled to start on Feb. 29, 2024. This event, available in-person in Annapolis, Md., or online, offers a hybrid participation format. Developed for marine industry professionals such as surveyors, manufacturers, insurance agents, lawyers, and compliance officers, this [...]
Tecsew will host European Marine Canvas Get-Together
Published On: February 6, 2024Categories: Events, Industry News, NewsTecsew Ltd, a boat cover maker in Lee-on-the-Solent, England, is hosting a European Marine Canvas Get-Together Sept. 23-25, 2024. Despite being called a European event, participants will be coming from as far away as Brazil, Australia, Israel and the United States, in addition to many coming from various locations in Europe. The event will include [...]
New ATA podcast features marine fabricators
Host and marine fabricator Kyle VanDamme, MFC, co-owner of Marine Tops Unlimited Inc., sat down with Keith Purves, MFC, of Trivantage, Jeff Newkirk, MFC, Precision Custom Canvas, and Johannes Lombard, marketing manager for Canvas Designers, recently at the Marine Fabricators Conference in St. Pete Beach, Fla. The guests shared stories from their different backgrounds—from what [...]
2024 Minneapolis Innovation Award winners announced
Published On: January 24, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsThe National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) announced the winners of the 2024 Minneapolis Innovation Awards, recognizing groundbreaking new consumer marine products, at the Discover Boating® Minneapolis Boat Show held January 18-22. The Minneapolis Innovation Awards honor manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products in the boating industry to market [...]
Coral reef off southeast U.S. covers area larger than Vermont
Published On: January 23, 2024Categories: Industry News, NewsCovering 6.4 million acres, an area larger than Vermont, an underwater seascape of cold-water coral mounds off the shore of the southeast United States coast has been deemed the largest deep-sea coral reef habitat discovered to date, according to a paper recently published in the scientific journal Geomatics. "This strategic multiyear and multi-agency effort [...]