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Coast Guard Balances Budget Crisis

The ongoing political stalemate in Washington has pushed the Coast Guard into its worst budget crisis in more than two decades, the service’s highest-ranking officer said earlier this year during his annual State of the Coast Guard address.

Maritime Labor Convention 2006 and Its Effects on Yachting

On August 20, 2013, the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) came into force. It will impact owners’ ability to commercially charter their yachts and will change the way we build yachts. Devised to protect the unprotected crew, the MLC adds another burdensome layer of governance on yachting.

Group Signs Boat-Show Deal With Active Interest Media

Expoships LLLP, owner and operator of the exhibition megayacht SeaFair, will take part in the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach and the Palm Beach International Boat Show as part of a strategic partnership with Active Interest Media and Show Management.

Industry News

A new law in New York adds fines and penalties for minor boaters driving without safety training and a new option for yacht transport has joined the marine industry.

America’s Cup defender hit with ‘unprecedented penalties’

The International Jury for the America’s Cup levied multiple penalties on Oracle Team USA for modifications the syndicate made to its AC45 catamarans in 2012. Three members of the American syndicate, headed by software billionaire Larry Ellison, have been excluded from the America’s Cup Finals.

Fort Lauderdale show will move to later date in 2015

Hurricane Sandy might not have stopped the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, but its legacy is having an effect on the show’s scheduling starting in 2015. Show dates will be pushed back a week, starting on the first Thursday in November, in the hope that the delay will help avoid the bad weather the area is sometimes prone to in the fall.

A Fire Strikes Benetti

Benetti’s Livorno shipyard saw trouble last week when a 183-foot (56-meter) motoryacht in the final stages of construction caught fire. The yard believed that the problem started with a massive electrical storm in the area that night causing a strong electrical discharge or spark on board.

News

Charter yachts in Destin, Florida will be helping patrol an area to be used by the Air Force for testing in September and soon the Coast Guard may be adjusting the rules and labels for personal flotation devices.

Coast Guard Balances Budget Crisis

The ongoing political stalemate in Washington has pushed the Coast Guard into its worst budget crisis in more than two decades, the service’s highest-ranking officer said earlier this year during his annual State of the Coast Guard address.

Maritime Labor Convention 2006 and Its Effects on Yachting

On August 20, 2013, the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) came into force. It will impact owners’ ability to commercially charter their yachts and will change the way we build yachts. Devised to protect the unprotected crew, the MLC adds another burdensome layer of governance on yachting.

Group Signs Boat-Show Deal With Active Interest Media

Expoships LLLP, owner and operator of the exhibition megayacht SeaFair, will take part in the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach and the Palm Beach International Boat Show as part of a strategic partnership with Active Interest Media and Show Management.

Industry News

A new law in New York adds fines and penalties for minor boaters driving without safety training and a new option for yacht transport has joined the marine industry.

America’s Cup defender hit with ‘unprecedented penalties’

The International Jury for the America’s Cup levied multiple penalties on Oracle Team USA for modifications the syndicate made to its AC45 catamarans in 2012. Three members of the American syndicate, headed by software billionaire Larry Ellison, have been excluded from the America’s Cup Finals.

Fort Lauderdale show will move to later date in 2015

Hurricane Sandy might not have stopped the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, but its legacy is having an effect on the show’s scheduling starting in 2015. Show dates will be pushed back a week, starting on the first Thursday in November, in the hope that the delay will help avoid the bad weather the area is sometimes prone to in the fall.

A Fire Strikes Benetti

Benetti’s Livorno shipyard saw trouble last week when a 183-foot (56-meter) motoryacht in the final stages of construction caught fire. The yard believed that the problem started with a massive electrical storm in the area that night causing a strong electrical discharge or spark on board.

News

Charter yachts in Destin, Florida will be helping patrol an area to be used by the Air Force for testing in September and soon the Coast Guard may be adjusting the rules and labels for personal flotation devices.

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