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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) said it will play a major role again this year by providing technical training at METSTRADE, scheduled for Nov. 15-17 in Amsterdam. All four of NMEA’s installer certification classes will be offered on this international stage. Students will achieve installer certificates upon passing a certification exam at the end of each class. “NMEA has ...

This year’s Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement, jointly organized by IBI and METSTRADE and held in association with Raymarine, saw Leon Slikkers honoured for Lifetime Achievement, Elan Yachts’ Marko Škrbin named as this year’s Rising Star and boatbuilding companies and their supply chain partners praised for achievement in innovation, collaboration, sustainability and marketing. The seventh edition of the Boat ...

Leon Slikkers’ passion, innovation and craftsmanship were recognized at this year’s seventh annual Boat Builder Awards, where he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. The International Boat Industry and METSTRADE, the world’s biggest forum for experts in the recreational marine equipment industry, facilitate the awards. Individuals, teams and supply chain partners that have made significant contributions to the boatbuilding industry are ...

With more than 15 years of professional experience in various international trade fairs in RAI Amsterdam and with a great love for water sports, Niels Klarenbeek will succeed Irene Dros as the new director of METSTRADE. Niels Klarenbeek is 42 years old and has been an avid water sports enthusiast for years. In his spare time he loves to sail ...

The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METSTRADE), the largest business-to-business leisure marine equipment show in the world, returns to Amsterdam Nov. 17-19, 2020 at the RAI Exhibition Center. The NMMA organizes and operates the U.S.A. Pavilion, one of the largest country pavilions at the show, offering cost-effective, turn-key exhibition packages in a prime location.  “This year, our pavilion will relocate to a new ...

Having enjoyed strong growth throughout the last decade, with exhibitor and visitor attendance figures consistently rising, the organizers of METSTRADE have announced ambitious plans for the 2020 edition and beyond. They include a significant extension to Hall 5 at the RAI Amsterdam location, layout changes designed to facilitate further growth, and a range of smart solutions for networking and knowledge ...

The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METSTRADE), the largest business-to-business leisure marine equipment show in the world, returns to Amsterdam Nov. 17-19, 2020 at the RAI Exhibition Center. The NMMA organizes and operates the U.S.A. Pavilion, one of the largest country pavilions at the show, offering cost-effective, turn-key exhibition packages in a prime location.  “This year, our pavilion will relocate to a new ...

The 2019 Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) returns to Amsterdam November 19-21 at the RAI Exhibition Center. As registration for pavilion space nears selling out, the NMMA says this is the last opportunity to register for the USA Pavilion at METS. “The Pavilion is the largest and most prestigious country pavilion at the show and one of the most coveted places ...

Copper-based paints come under increased ecological scrutiny For decades recreational boats have used a variety of anti-fouling products to prevent marine growths from adhering to vessel hulls.  In the 1960s, in an age of increasing concern over air and water pollution, it was found that some bottom paints were impacting a wider variety of aquatic organisms than imagined – particularly when ...

Thousands of boating industry professionals representing boat builders, parts and accessory manufacturers, distributors, dealers and naval architects worldwide have begun arriving in Amsterdam in preparation for the opening of the 30th annual METS, the world’s largest marine equipment trade show. An announced total of 1,526 exhibitors from more than 50 countries, including 237 first-time exhibitors, have filled the massive Amsterdam ...