| Smith: After recession, hope floats in boat industry | Minnesota's love affair with boats -- on the rocks in recent years because of the recession -- appears to be on the mend... | |
| More boaters, more revenue at Small Boat Harbor | The number of boaters using the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ’s Small Boat Harbor grew... | |
| Gas prices making waves among boaters | GRAYLING, Mich. - When charter captain Mike Pittiglio pushes the twin throttles of Muskie Mania to the three-quarter... | |
| Could gas prices sink boating? | BOYNE CITY -- Summer in Northern Michigan is all about water. | |
| Recreational Boating Industry Sees More Signs of a Recovery as Report Unveils Boater Participation and Accessory Sales Increases, Plus an Ease in the Decline of Boat Sales | The recreational boating industry's leading trade group, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), announced... | |
| Boat sales could grow 10 percent this year | The U.S. marine industry could be on pace to see unit retail growth as high as 10 percent in 2011, according to Tim Conder,... | |
| Boat sales drop slightly in January | Sales of fiberglass boats in the popular 14- to 30-foot segment fell 5.9 percent in January from the same month in 2010.... | |
| MarineMax signs deal with Marinas International | MarineMax today announced a strategic business alliance with Marinas International that will allow MarineMax access to... | |
| Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 | U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced a bipartisan bill this week designed to fund critical operations and... | |
| Brunswick buoyed by signs of a recovery | Executives at Brunswick Corp. remain convinced that demand for new boats bottomed in 2010 and that the company has taken the... | |
| NMMA reports show attendance increases | Attendance and sales were strong at three recent National Marine Manufacturers Association shows in Louisville, Ky., Chicago... | |
| Port of Muskegon activity stable as community receives statewide attention | During a year in which Muskegon’s port was put on Michigan’s center stage, shipping activity in and out of... | |
| Marinas are first to come out of recession | Marinas have weathered the recession better than any sector of the marine industry and likely will remain solid investments... | |
| Wisconsin builders bring back workers | Business has improved for Wisconsin's yacht builders, with many saying they have rehired employees that were laid off... | |
| Great Lakes cargo shipping way up in '10 | TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Shipments of bulk cargo such as iron ore on the Great Lakes jumped by one-third last year, a... | |
| Miami 2011: Will there be light at the end of the horizon? | Miami International Boat Show (February 17-21) - It may not be the largest boating exhibition in the world (Düsseldorf takes... | |
| Offshore wind would boost Ontario economy | Ontario could create new industries, reinvigorate old ones, and generate thousands of new jobs over the next 15 years by... | |
| Great Lakes shipping ahead of 2009 pace | Cargo numbers on the Great Lakes continue to show improvement over the rough of 2009, but they still lag behind the five-... | |
| Donzi Marine shutting down in Manatee | Donzi Marine confirmed Monday it is closing its Manatee County boat manufacturing facility after 15 years to move to North... | |
| NMBA sees loan market stabilizing | Participants at the recent National Marine Bankers Association conference expressed confidence that stability is working its... | |
| Nordic Tugs to resume production | Nordic Tugs plans to restart production to provide products for spring deliveries, the company announced. The Burlington,... | |
| Great Lakes iron ore shipments improve over 2009 | Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled nearly 5.3 million net tons in September, a 69 percent improvement over a year... | |
| Great Lakes shipping levels dip in September | ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — The amount of cargo moved by U.S.-flagged ships on the Great Lakes in September dipped 6.3 percent... | |
| Regal Marine on an ‘archway' to success? | Orlando, Florida-based boat manufacturer, Regal Marine Industries, was, like the majority of US boat manufacturers, hit hard... | |
| Sea Ray plants lengthen year-end furlough | Employees at Sea Ray's plants in Knoxville and Vonore, Tenn., were told Thursday that the company is extending its... | |
| Regal Marine reports best week in three years | Regal Marine says the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 was its best week for shipping boats since 2007. The company did not... | |
| Port of prosperity: Shipping up 52 percent | PORTAGE --The Port of Indiana is seeing an increase in the amount of cargo arriving in Portage in 2010. On Wednesday, the... | |
| Abandoned boats litter waters in tough economy | States across the USA are taking steps to deal with an armada of derelict boats abandoned by their owners in a tough economy... | |
| Great Lakes July iron ore shipments up 72 percent | Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6 million net tons in July, a 72 percent increase over July 2009’s 3.47... | |
| Sales volume rises for majority of marine distributors | The majority of marine distributors have seen an increase in the total sales volume of marine accessories this year, and... | |
| Coal shipments up | Coal shipments on the Great Lakes totaled nearly 4.1 million net tons in July. That was an increase of 5.7 percent over June... | |
| Chris-Craft sees a sales turnaround | By the end of the year, two-thirds of Chris-Craft's existing inventory had been sold and, with a revamped business model... | |
| Brunswick lays off workers in Tennessee | Brunswick Corp. shut down two boat assembly lines in Ashland City, Tenn., laying off 135 workers. The moves are related to... | |
| West Marine reports 2Q revenue increase | West Marine today reported net revenues of $233.4 million for its second quarter ending July 3, an increase of $18 million,... | |
| Cargo shipments on the rise on Great Lakes | U.S.-flag ships on the Great Lakes saw a 5 percent increase in cargo in June compared with May and a 39 percent increase in... | |
| Yacht builders recall 350 workers in northeastern Wisconsin | Two large employers in northeastern Wisconsin have recalled about 350 employees from layoff as their business - making... | |
| NMMA board votes to end redirection of Grow Boating funds | As the industry explores recasting its Discover Boating campaign, the NMMA's boat manufacturers divisional board voted... | |
| Small boat sales are leading the recovery, says NMMA | The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has reported an improving trend in small aluminum boat sales. First... | |
| Bennington Marine ramping up production, payroll | Indiana pontoon boat manufacturer Bennington Marine plans to significantly increase new hiring in the next two years to meet... | |
| FLIR to keep Raymarine employees, facilities | The more than 400 employees of Raymarine Group have been transferred to FLIR Systems as part of the sale announced Friday... | |
| Water fees viewed as economic spark | When citizens show support for a new tax or government subsidies, Gunnar Vagenius expects elected officials to take note.... | |
| Muskegon port resilient despite drops elsewhere in Michigan | Great Lakes shipping activity through the Muskegon channel dropped in 2009, but not as much as in many other ports. A recent... | |
| Sea Grant researcher to determine economic impact of birdwatching in Ohio | The average birdwatcher in Ohio is a Baby Boomer with an average individual income more than $50,000, often with at least... | |
| Boat sales decline in January | Sales of all fiberglass boats, including personal watercraft, declined 24.6 percent last month, when compared with January... | |
| Obama budget may cut into EFV funds, Great Lakes preservation | President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion budget proposal for next year appears to scale back on some Michigan projects and... | |
| NMMA reports sales boost at shows | Exhibitors at the first nine of this year's National Marine Manufacturers Association boat shows are reporting better-... | |
| Boat sales decline in December | December sales for all fiberglass boats, including PWC, declined 21.2 percent, with New York, New Jersey, and Michigan... | |
| Good start to New Year at Duluth-Superior port | Duluth-Superior port officials say the New Year is starting better than the old. Adolph Ojard (oh'-zhard) of the Duluth... | |
| Great Lakes iron ore numbers lowest since Great Depression | Some depressing numbers, shades of the Great Depression, released today about the 2009 Great Lakes iron ore cargo. At 31-... | |
| Great Lakes shipping at low tide | The recession hit Great Lakes shipping so hard in 2009 that some tankers never left their home berths, a shipping trade... |
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