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US-based marine decking and deck maintenance product company, Teakdecking Systems (TDS), is appointing Bryan Dodd as vice president of deck maintenance products. Based in the US, Dodd will oversee the company’s deck maintenance products division, focusing on growth and innovation in North America, while also supporting the expansion of product strategy and development efforts in…

Rib Shop Ltd has expanded its operations at MDL’s Hamble Point Marina in Southampton, on the UK south coast, taking on Unit 6, Firefly Road as an additional space. The 590 sq ft unit functions as a client-facing showroom, where the company displays Honda outboards and Highfield tenders. It also provides a space for clients…

IBEX, the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference, has appointed Kate Donadio as its new director of marketing and communications. She takes on the role at North America’s largest marine trade show and conference, with responsibility for leading the event’s marketing and outreach activity. Donadio was most recently marketing manager at Suzuki Marine USA, where she…

Yachting Ventures will return to the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS) spearheading the Innovation Zone, where 15 startups will showcase their products and platforms and connect with the industry. Now in its third year at ADIBS, the Innovation Zone has become a key feature of the show, highlighting the importance of early-stage innovation across…

Italy-based Novamarine – a manufacturer of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) – has acquired the Italian boatbuilder Tornado Yachts. The Tornado Yachts brand, established in 1968, has a long association with offshore competition, including the Venice-Monte Carlo race, which was won by Adriano Panatta using one of its vessels. Following the agreement, Novamarine will carry out…

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (30 July 2025), prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The quake, among the most powerful ever recorded, occurred around 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and has triggered evacuations in Japan, Hawaii, the US West Coast, Mexico, New Zealand and several Pacific islands. In Russia,…

Volkswagen has announced it will be showcasing its latest Grand California at Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf later this summer (29 August to 7 September). Available on two wheelbases, the new Grand California comes on the latest Crafter, a base vehicle we consider to be among the best vans for a camper conversion. Features in the…

Finnish boatbuilder Axopar Boats has appointed Kari Kulojärvi as its new chief executive officer, effective 4 August 2025. Current chief executive Ari-Pekka Saarikangas will step down from the role and continue to support the transition until January 2026. Kulojärvi has more than 25 years of international business experience, including executive roles in product management, product…

Aine Denari, Navico Group’s EVP & president, and also Brunswick’s chief technology officer, has been with Brunswick Corporation, which bills itself as the global leader in marine recreation, for five years. Navico Group, a division of Brunswick since October 2021, supplies integrated systems and products with brands in power management, digital control & monitoring, networked…

Gulf Craft has introduced a regulated crypto payment system for yacht and leisure craft purchases, service and refit work. The system has been implemented in partnership with ARP Pay, a Bahrain-licensed fintech provider, which enables conversion of stablecoins such as USDT and USDC into either AED or USD. A recent pilot involved the partial settlement…