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RELiON Battery has announced a partnership with 1% for the Planet nonprofit organization The Bee Cause Project. As part of its Limitless Blue™ initiative, RELIiON is a 1% for the Planet business member and partners with a range of nonprofits supporting causes such as ocean conservation, food security, and access to solar energy. RELiON will support the organization’s “Bee a ...

Grady-White Boats has promoted two current team members: Patrick Roosen and Josh Shore. Patrick Roosen is now the Stockroom/Warehouse Supervisor. Roosen joined the Grady-White Purchasing team working on the Bill of Materials in 2018, after graduation from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.  In announcing the promotion, Vice President, Jill Carraway stated, “Patrick has ...

Tiara Yachts recently recognized its top-performing dealers and salespeople for the 2022Model Year. “Our dealers and salespeople play an integral role in our industry, and we are extremely proudto recognize them for their contributions to the Tiara Yachts brand,” said Dave O’Connell, VicePresident of Sales and Marketing at Tiara Yachts. “We thank each of them for their hard workand dedication ...

Wider Yachts and MarineMax have recently cemented a partnership, making the American dealer the exclusive North American distributor for Wider’s production line of catamarans. Wider’s catamaran division already has five units of the new WiderCat92 underway, all primed to splash in 2023 and 2024 — two of them for the American market. All of the models will have the Wider ...

Yamaha has announced the creation of a new Project Management Office under the business planning division. Megan Bennett will lead the new team as Department Manager. “Megan’s knowledge of efficiently planning and executing projects along with years of experience at Yamaha will serve the Project Management Office well as she is promoted to the lead the Project Management team,” said ...

Malibu Boats, Inc. has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights Compared to Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2021 Net sales increased 27.6% to $353.2 millionUnit volume increased 10.3% to 2,596 unitsGross profit increased 29.5% to $89.6 millionNet income increased 42.1% to $49.7 millionAdjusted EBITDA increased 28.3% to $73.9 millionNet income ...

Brunswick Corporation has now partnered with Global Icons, a brand licensing agency. Through this partnership, Global Icons and Brunswick will collaborate to extend the reach of Brunswick’s portfolio of leading brands into additional strategic licensing programs for their current and future consumers. Brunswick’s portfolio of brands includes Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, Lund and Mercury Marine, among others. Global Icons will ...

The Swedish electric car maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela boats. The battery deal aims to bring mass-market electric boats one step closer to reality. "To make electric boats mainstream, we need to build thousands of boats every year. Working together with Polestar, we’re able to bring the scale of production and world class engineering from ...

Mastry Engine Centers has announced that McKenzie Marine is now an authorized Mastry Suzuki RePower center. “The team at McKenzie Marine has a long history in the marine service business in St. Augustine and Jacksonville as well as the coastal area of Georgia, South and North Carolina,” explained David Taylor, Mastry Marine Engine Center. “They are 100% in the marine service business ...

Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit and the Alaska Maritime Education Consortium (AMEC) signed a Yamaha Marine Training Program Agreement under Yamaha’s Technical School Partnership Program. This Agreement will establish a comprehensive Yamaha marine technical training program throughout the state, specifically in remote regions. Governor Mike Dunleavy, Dr. Tamika L. Ledbetter, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and University ...