America’s Boating Club (formerly US Power Squadrons) honored three squadrons with its Distinguished Civic Service Awards at its annual meeting held in Jacksonville, Florida. Sponsored by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), the awards are given annually to club squadrons … Learn More
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announced new board positions and members. Starting March 1, Jeff Pontius took over as RBFF’s board chairman. Pontius has been a member of the board for more than 10 years, bringing his experience as president … Learn More
Two marinas in Rock Hall passed inspection by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to earn the Maryland Clean Marina Award. Gratitude Marina and Osprey Point Marina met the award criteria, bringing the total number of Clean Marinas and Clean Marina Partners to 151 — about … Learn More
The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is accepting grant applications to help local public entities enhance safety on California’s waterways, and protect them from abandoned and unwanted vessels. The application period for the grant programs, Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment (BSEE) … Learn More
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) members lauded the Senate for introducing a bipartisan bill, the Great American Outdoors Act, that prioritizes the $20 billion maintenance backlog facing public lands and waters and fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). It … Learn More
At the end of January, New Jersey Governor Murphy unveiled his Energy Master Plan and issued an Executive Order to reach the Administration’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050. As part of this initiative, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. … Learn More
Golden Boat Lifts won an Innovation Award for its Golden Dock Stabilizer, presented by the National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International (BWI) at the 2020 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show. The product stabilizes wobbly floating docks and minimizes heaving, … Learn More
Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm Colliers International announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Maser Consulting P.A. (“Maser”), a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm. Maser’s senior leadership will remain significant shareholders … Learn More
4ocean, the purpose-driven Public Benefit Corporation founded to help end the world’s ocean plastic crisis, has announced its latest partnership, with Safe Harbor Marinas. To help minimize ocean plastic pollution, Safe Harbor will install and use 4ocean’s latest technology—the 4ocean Harbor Skimmer—as part … Learn More
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) – in coordination with the Congressional Boating Caucus (CBC) – hosted a briefing event for nearly 50 congressional staff in Washington, D.C. to examine the role Congress can play in combatting aquatic invasive species (AIS). The … Learn More
