Latest marine industry news for Florida including companies based there, marine trade shows in Florida, expansions, yacht fires and a giant seaweed patch which threatened the Floridian coastline.
Two teenagers have been charged with felonies after a video went viral showing a group of people pouring barrels of rubbish into the ocean during Florida’s Boca Bash event on 28 April. The two male teens reportedly turned themselves into authorities around a week after the video went viral. The Miami Herald reports they are […]
An investigation is underway after a group of spring breakers in Florida were caught dumping bags of rubbish off their boat and into the sea during the annual Boca Bash event. Footage taken of the red-handed revellers, who were leaving the gathering on Sunday (28 April 2024), was shared online and quickly went viral, with […]
Cantiere del Pardo has opened a new representation office in the United States, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Italian boatbuilder says the location has been carefully selected due to its prominence as the heart of the American boating industry. The decision to establish the office in Fort Lauderdale was also influenced by the success […]
MarineMax, which bills itself as the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, is expanding across Islamorada, Florida, with the addition of dealership Native Marine. Native Marine was founded by Florida Keys natives Tommy, Sarah, and Brett Brashares. As an authorised Boston Whaler and Mercury Marine dealer, the firm operates from Tavernier to Key West. […]
A 68-year-old man is in a stable condition after being bitten by a crocodile. The incident occurred after his sailboat capsized in Florida’s Everglades National Park. According to park officials, the rare incident happened at the Flamingo Marina when the man, named by local news outlets as Rodrigo Constain, capsized his Sunfish sailboat in the […]
A new lawsuit alleges that the world’s largest yacht sales agency, and other brokers, are charging ‘inflated’ sales commissions that fleece boat sellers. The plaintiff in the proposed class action lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday in the US District Court in Miami, Florida, is Wyoming-based boat seller Ya Mon Expeditions LLC. The firm is […]
American Magic, the US Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has secured a lease agreement with the City of Pensacola in the US state of Florida to establish a high-performance sailing centre at the Port of Pensacola. This modern facility will be its headquarters for designing, building, hosting regattas, and developing the current and next […]
MarineMax has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Williams Tenders USA. The acquisition is expected to close by March 31, 2024, and be accretive in its first full year of operations. Headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, Williams Tenders USA is a distributor and retailer for UK-based Williams Jet Tenders, a manufacturer of rigid inflatable […]
Recreational boat and yacht retailer, MarineMax has announced a new location, MarineMax Jupiter and MarineMax Palm Beach Service Center. Located in Jupiter, Florida, MarineMax says this latest addition is designed to serve boating enthusiasts along the East Coast of Florida. “MarineMax Jupiter and the MarineMax Palm Beach Service Center represent the epitome of coastal luxury, […]
Registration for the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) is now open. IBEX 2023 is taking place at the recently renovated Tampa Convention Centre from 3-5 October 2023. Organisers say that IBEX 2023 will offer more than 680 exhibitors spread throughout three exhibit halls, docks, and outdoor displays. IBEX’s 1st and 2nd-floor exhibit halls will […]
A new study by Florida Atlantic University (FAU) researchers has discovered high levels of the dangerous Vibrio bacteria lurking on the decomposing seaweed that litters Florida’s beaches. The 5,000-mile, 13-million-tonne ‘blob’ known as the Great Atlantic sargassum belt is a mass of sargassum seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, and is the largest macroalgae bloom in […]