The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM), an association that promotes boating in the Bahamas and helps connect boaters to its 29 member marinas, has launched a new website partnering with Dockwa as its official booking engine. Boaters use the ABM website to … Learn More
Baltimore, Maryland-based Snag-A-Slip has acquired Marinalife, in a move to boost the company’s sales and marketing efforts around the United States and the Caribbean. The Marinalife acquisition, and having the company’s founder and CEO join Snag-A-Slip as Chief Strategy Officer, will allow … Learn More
War Horse Cities, owned by Scott Plank, a former Under Armour executive and brother of founder and CEO Kevin Plank, has acquired 15 properties of the Baltimore Marine Centers in Baltimore, Maryland. The acquisition includes Inner Harbor, Harbor West and Lighthouse Point … Learn More
Discover Boating has launched es.discoverboating.com to feature the Spanish language versions of DiscoverBoating.com traditional resources and information. The site will provide a Spanish language resource for those looking to get into boating. Popular tools such as the Boat Selector and Marina Finder … Learn More
Three marinas in Michigan have been certified as new Clean Marinas – Fayette State Harbor, East Tawas State Dock and Pier 1000 Marina. The facilities met the requirements of the voluntary program to show they comply with environmental regulations and practice best … Learn More
Lunde-Williams of Madison, Wisconsin, was acquired by MSA Professional Services, Inc., a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm with sixteen offices across the United States. The merger will allow the Lunde-Williams team to expand its marina and waterfront development services to now also … Learn More
Sunset Marina in Tennessee is a recipient of a grant from the Waterways Accessibility for Tennessee Recreation (WATR). The grants provide funds to improve and maintain access to the state’s waterways. The program, administered by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, will … Learn More
Equity LifeStyle Properties, a real estate investment trust paid $30 million for a 49 percent stake in eleven Suntex Marina operated marinas in Florida. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a portfolio of close to 150,000 mobile home and RV sites, about a dozen … Learn More
Island Cove Marina on Cass Lake in Michigan has been acquired by SkipperBud’s and renamed Cass Lake Marina. The full-service facility has 125 floating docks, a fuel dock, drystack storage and brokerage sales. It is the sixth acquisition in Michigan for SkipperBud’s … Learn More
The Volvo Penta Sales Academy has been launched as a tool to help dealers sell Volvo Penta diesel powered boats. Salespeople watch a series of videos and take an online quiz upon completion to evaluate what they have learned. The purpose is … Learn More
