The winners were announced at a gala dinner in London The winners of the 2017 Motor Boat Awards were announced in London during the London Boat Show. An audience of over 250 international guests saw the 2017 Motor Boat Awards presented to winning boats in eight...
After a busy year in 2016, which saw significant expansion of their facilities, the management team at Bachmann Group’s Training Division has announced more new courses for the coming year. These will be of interest to engineers and crew working on larger yachts with...
UK boatbuilder Sunseeker is primed for a bumper year, having closed 2016 with what it claims will be a 20% increase in turnover and a robust order book through to 2018. Talking to IBI at the London Boat Show, CEO Phil Popham said the builder would be “comfortably back...
British Marine’s latest Industry Trends survey shows that UK businesses posted revenues not seen since the financial crash. The trade association is now calling for government support to boost exports The UK marine industry is posting revenues not seen since the...
From 1 January 2020, a new global sulphur cap on marine fuels will come into effect which will turn the whole bunker industry upside down; and World Fuel Services is urging the shipping, bunkering and energy sectors to work together to meet this new challenge. The...
Chris Gongriep, whose love of sailing led to not just owning, but building superyachts, died today in his native Netherlands. He was 70 years old. Gongriep was perhaps best-known in business as the founder of G&S Vastgoed, a successful real-estate firm in...
