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Call for 2024 Women Making Waves nominations

Boating Industry is now accepting nominations for its 2024 Women Making Waves industry recognition program. The nomination process will close on May 1, 2024. The 2023 Women Making Waves will be featured in the June/July issue as well as honored at the Boating Industry ELEVATE SUMMIT in January 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. Women Making Waves [...]

By |2024-04-15T08:56:56-05:00April 17, 2024|

Traube Tents acquires Armbruster Tentmaker

Traube Tent Co., St. Louis., Mo., installed this temporary Minneapolis, Minn.-based grocery store that took the place of a CUB Foods supermarket that was damaged during the George Floyd riots. Photo courtesy of Traube Tents and Structures. Traube Tent Company, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. metro region, a full service tent & structure provider, has acquired [...]

By |2024-04-11T07:28:57-05:00April 11, 2024|

Suntex, Centerbridge announce joint venture in marina acquisitions

Suntex Marina Investors LLC and Centerbridge Partners L.P. announced that they have established a joint venture backed by Centerbridge-affiliated funds and global institutional investors to acquire over $1.25 billion in new marinas across the United States. These funds will be used to support new acquisitions and capital improvements at newly acquired facilities, as well as [...]

By |2024-04-08T10:11:23-05:00April 11, 2024|

Palm Beach celebrates successful 2024 show

The 2024 Palm Beach International Boat Show, that took place at the end of March, closed out its annual four-day event in downtown West Palm Beach by having a record-breaking number of vessels on display, making it the largest edition in the show’s storied history. Since 1982, the Palm Beach International Boat Show has anchored [...]

By |2024-04-08T10:06:45-05:00April 10, 2024|

NCTO praises DHS textile, apparel enforcement plan

National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas issued a statement welcoming the textile enforcement plan released by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on April 5, 2024, as a critical step to combatting import fraud and circumvention of free trade agreement rules and trade laws. The plan outlines pillars and action [...]

By |2024-04-08T07:14:42-05:00April 8, 2024|

NMTA supports marine trade school

In a recent Soundings Trade Only article, George Harris, president/CEO of the Northwest Marine Trades Association (NMTA) in Seattle, Wash., discussed his efforts since 2011 to address the workforce issues now facing the recreational boating industry. Harris said that a decade ago, a Wash.-based organization called the Manufacturing Industry Council (MIC) was contacted by Boeing [...]

By |2024-04-02T08:02:11-05:00April 4, 2024|

NMMA January Monthly Shipment Report now available

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) January 2024 Monthly Shipment Reports (MSR) are now available to download. These reports track and analyze industry wholesale shipments using data from a control group of boat, engine and trailer manufacturers. Members can use the data to gauge industry activity, assess business performance and power business plans. The MSR [...]

By |2024-04-02T07:57:12-05:00April 3, 2024|

Fashion for Good welcomes 10 companies to 2024 Innovation Program

Fashion for Good has announced the selection of 10 new innovators for its 2024 Innovation Program. The cohort is focused on novel footwear material and recycling technologies, manmade cellulosic and nylon recycling. The 2024 Innovation Program provides bespoke support based on the development stage and ambitions of each innovator, matching them with relevant industry partners [...]

By |2024-04-02T12:01:17-05:00April 2, 2024|

ABC registration ends soon

The recreational boating industry is hosting its annual advocacy event, the American Boating Congress (ABC), in Washington, D.C. from May 8–10, 2024. Influential leaders from all segments of the recreational boating and fishing industry are invited to gather in our nation’s capital and advocate as one voice on pressing matters for our industry. This year’s [...]

By |2024-04-02T07:52:52-05:00April 2, 2024|

AATCC to host PFAS in Textiles Conference in May

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to garner significant attention in textile manufacturing, given their prevalent usage in enhancing durable water repellency and stain resistance along with growing health and environmental concerns. As the discourse evolves, open collaboration among diverse perspectives is vital to making progress. AATCC will host the 2024 PFAS in Textiles Conference [...]

By |2024-04-01T12:18:21-05:00April 1, 2024|
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