The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that $19,600,000 is available under the Small Shipyard Grant Program for both capital and related improvements to qualified shipyards, and training projects to foster employee skills and enhance productivity. Grants for such training programs … Learn More
Yarmouth Boat Yard in Maine has added Seaway Boats to its product offerings, positioning the yard to be a leader in the small to mid-size downeast style boat market. Seaway hand-builds its boats, offering eleven different models from 18 to 27 feet. … Learn More
New Nautical Coatings Inc., developer of the Sea Hawk, Hawk Epoxy and Captain Jack’s brands, has launched the M2C Program designed to transition military veterans into permanent roles in the company. The plan is to have veterans repurpose their military skills into … Learn More
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC)’s Marine Law Symposium “Anatomy of an Accident” was held April 10 in Charleston, South Carolina. ABYC was forced to postpone the event from the original date, January 9, due to the “bomb cyclone” winter storm, … Learn More
The American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) held its new training program, Step Up to Supervisor Class, in Rockland, Maine. The students in the class were primarily from Maine and represented a broad range of businesses. The two-day program is designed … Learn More
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is joining Freedom Boat Clubs in Huntington Beach, California, and Pensacola, Florida, to offer affordable Intro to Boating courses taught aboard 21-foot powerboats. Participants can choose the 9:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. start … Learn More
California’s Boating Clean & Green program is offering free oil spill response communication workshops for marinas and yacht clubs in Vallejo and McClellan, California. The courses will cover California’s oil spill response structure, grant opportunities, third-party claim processes, oil spill kits, California’s … Learn More
Boating United has issued an action alert asking the boating public to reach out to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting it approve the registration of isobutanol as a gasoline additive up to 16 volume percent as an alternative to ethanol. … Learn More
Mercury Marine has broken ground on a new expansion at its global headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The two-story NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) facility’s first chamber, and the office space is scheduled to be completed by October 2018, while the second chamber … Learn More
Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville announces the opening of a new location in Jacksonville Beach at Beach Marine at 2315 Beach Blvd. The Beach Marine location of Freedom Boat Club is the fourth location in Northeast Florida. The third location at Palm Valley … Learn More
