Marine Industry News

New HQ showcases multi-faceted yachting lifestyle

June 19, 2020

Swan Super Lines has established new headquarters in the yachting hub of Main Beach on the Gold Coast, with a street-front office on Tedder Ave that showcases the many facets…

Mandurah Outboards, Mercury's Dealer of the Year

June 12, 2020

Mercury Marine is has proudly announced that Mandurah Outboards in W.A. has earned the title of Mercury Marine’s Australian Dealer of the Year for 2019. Located in the heart of…

DBM partners with Sanctuary Cove Marina

June 10, 2020

DBM Management has recently been named as Sanctuary Cove’s preferred marine detailer. Chosen as the exclusive detailer for the award-winning marina’s VIP Membership Programs, DBM will be providing berth holders…

Custom Fish M59 headed for the high seas

June 9, 2020

Dubbo based truck dealer Cliff Swane lives a long way from the ocean, but that has not diminished his love of blue water boating and especially game fishing and he…

GCCM presses on with site expansion

June 9, 2020

After the successful completion of the undercover work bays, Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM) has begun the construction of new showrooms as the site continues to grow. The…

Yanmar Develops Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Mari...

June 4, 2020

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. have announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on fuel cell technology…

Riviera celebrates the launch of the 20th Sports M...

June 3, 2020

The 72 and 68 Sports Motor Yachts, the flagships of the luxurious Riviera collection, have reached a significant milestone in production with the completion of Hull 20 following the new…

Feature-filled power cat AYANA breaks new ground

June 3, 2020

The latest Roger Hill-designed vessel, the 14-metre power catamaran called “AYANA”, has emerged from production at Noosa Marine and is now stored at The Boat Works, awaiting delivery to her…

Melbourne Virtual Boat Show announced

May 30, 2020

The Boating Industry Association of Victoria has extended an invitation to all marine industry suppliers to exhibit at the Melbourne Virtual Boat and Fishing Show to be held Friday 24,…

Free DTS Upgrade on V6 Mercury outboards

May 29, 2020

As we all start to think about life returning to normal, boaters can have even more to look forward to… upgrading to a new Mercury V-6 outboard made even better…

Lightwave Yachts expands manufacturing facility

May 20, 2020

A new purpose built manufacturing facility for Australia’s one and only production catamaran builder, Lightwave Yachts, is nearing completion. Remaining on Queensland’s Gold Coast, located in the City’s leading industrial…

Halvorsen refit brings 21st Century power to 70's ...

May 19, 2020

Palmyra, a stately Halvorsen 48 flybridge cruiser that has privately entertained on Sydney waterways since its launching in 1973 has recently been fitted with new Yanmar 6LY440 common-rail engines. These…

New Galeon models make a splash down under

May 14, 2020

Alexander Marine Australia have announced the arrival into Australia of a selection of award-winning models from Galeon Motor Yachts: the Galeon 500 FLY, Galeon 510 Skydeck and Galeon 640 FLY.…

Princess Yachts appoints exclusive NSW Dealer

May 14, 2020

Princess Yachts Australia has announced the expansion of the brand into New South Wales joining forces with two familiar faces from the Sydney boating community, Sean O’Doherty and David Jensen…

Marina training Chairman predicts lasting change

May 13, 2020

The Chairman of the Global Marina Institute (GMI) Tony Browne CMM predicts a lasting impact on marina training as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. “The necessary embrace of online…

Industry reminded to get on board with float-free ...

May 12, 2020

Fourteen commercial fishermen and divers lost their lives after their vessels capsized in Australian waters between 2015-2017. None of these commercial vessels had a means of automatically alerting search and…

Propspeed Partners with MJM Yachts

May 11, 2020

Auckland, New Zealand – Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater coatings, has announced that it has partnered with MJM Yachts. Under the terms of the agreement, Propspeed will be the standard foul-release…

63 Containers recovered from the ocean floor

May 11, 2020

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) led operation to recover containers lost from the YM Efficiency off the NSW coast is complete. On Friday afternoon (8 May) the vessel MV…

Aussie boatbuilder demonstrates design & build cap...

May 7, 2020

A small-but-mighty Australian boat builder is further demonstrating their workboat design & build capabilities with the delivery of another vessel to operate in the Port of Gladstone. Over the past…

Innovative strategies to maintain boater loyalty

May 7, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis Australian club and commercial marinas and boatyards have had to think quickly to deal with the sudden drop in demand for boating and related services. Innovation…

Galeon extends range and reach

April 29, 2020

From the multi-award winning Galeon Yachts comes the next in Galeon’s feature-filled, fourth-generation models – the Galeon 400 FLY and 410 HTC. Launched at the Nautic Paris Boat Show in…

Fast track for marina online learning

April 28, 2020

The Marina Industries Association (MIA) has ramped up its online learning for the marina industries since the onset of COVID-19. In 2019 MIA delivered two different types of educational online…

BIAV makes impassioned video plea to relax ban on ...

April 27, 2020

The CEO of the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) has made an impassioned plea, via video, to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and the Minister for Fishing and Boating Hon Jaala Pulford to relax the current…

Riviera 64 SMY reveals her grand lines

April 24, 2020

Australia’s largest luxury motor yacht builder, Riviera, has recently reached two major production milestones that fully bring into focus the stylish and grand shape of the highly anticipated Riviera 64…

DIY trimaran capturing imaginations worldwide

April 8, 2020

Wayne Barrett has been building boats for 50 years, many of them world renowned. His latest venture is a DIY trimaran kit that embodies his half-century of expertise and celebrates…

The ideal time for boat maintenance

April 7, 2020

These are challenging times for all of us and now is the ideal time to get the boat out of the water and get through all of those maintenance items done…

Riviera launch online Boat Show

April 3, 2020

As Riviera marks its 40th anniversary, Australia’s premier luxury motor yacht builder is launching its own Boat Show featuring a limited selection of new, state-of-the-art Riviera and Belize motor yachts…

Norman R Wright to build 17m patrol vessel for Qld...

March 31, 2020

Norman R. Wright & Sons have been selected by the Queensland Department of Environment & Science to build their new custom 17 metre Aluminium Patrol Vessel. Wrights were chosen after…

GCCM sets the industry standard in environmental s...

March 31, 2020

In a piece of much needed good news, Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard (GCCM) has been commended with a perfect 100% score on their recent Clean Marina audit completed…

Twin Disc Pacific gears for growth with new HQ

March 23, 2020

From humble beginnings in Albury back in 1966 through to their most recent regional Brisbane based head office and warehouse facility established in Virginia in 1988, Twin Disc Pacific has…