MarineBusinessWorld.com Newsletter: Awards and warnings are this week's main topics
by Peter Rendle, Sail-World.com 24 May 2018 15:00 PDT
25 May 2018
Martin Baum (far right) as part of a panel discussion during ASMEX at Sanctuary Cove © John Curnow
It is Boat Show time and this year Sanctuary Cove celebrates the 30th edition of a show that started in 1989 as a lure to entice potential real estate buyers. In that time the show has grown immensely and is now one of the largest in the country. I spent the day at the show catching up clients, potential clients and industry members.
It is also the time for industry awards and recognising the ingenuity and technical prowess of the team at Aus Ships Group and Rivergate Marina and Shipyard, the 2018 Business of the Year (Manufacturer) was presented to Rivergate Director of International Business, Steven Fisher, Rivergate General Manager Andrew Cannon and Aus Ships Group Director, Tommy Ericson at the 2018 Australian Marine Industry Awards, held last night at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove.
The strong competition between entries for the various categories of the 2018 Australian Marine Industry Awards reflects the on-going quality and strength of the country's businesses in this important sector.
This was the clear overall message of Alistair Murray AM, Master of Ceremony, and those that presented the 2018 Awards at a Gala Dinner ceremony held at the Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove Resort on May 22nd. The Award presentations ceremony took place as part of the ASMEX 2018 - Australian Superyacht, Marine Export and Commercial Marine Industry Conference.
Across the ditch Mercury Marine has been awarded the 2018 Most Innovative Product for its all-new V-8 Four Stroke outboard family. The award was presented to the company during last weekend's Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, the biggest and most popular boat show in New Zealand for the past 60 years.
International news includes the advice from Germany that around four weeks after the start of the insolvency application process, the situation at Bavaria Yachts (Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH) has been consolidated. Production has been stabilised and continuous deliveries have resumed: more than 30 yachts have left the shipyard in the last two weeks and have been handed over to customers. All 600 employees are engaged, agreements have been reached with all the key suppliers about further deliveries with short payment targets.
John Curnow, editor of PowerBoat-World recently concluded a review of the new Bavaria E34 in his unique style. He begins declaring this is one intelligent cruiser. Unequivocally, it is both the tremendous feeling that the space affords you, and the marvel at how they have achieved all this in just 34 feet that captivates, welcomes, and in a lot of ways, soothes you all at the same time.
And for all those boat owners who have plans to rent out beds on their boats there is a message from the Marina Industries Association (MIA) who have announced its position with respect to short term marina accommodation. The Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) recently released for public consultation draft Exemption 27 Marine Safety (Short Term Marina Accommodation) which, if approved, would allow recreational boat owners who berth their boats in marinas to let their boats out for short term overnight accommodation to guests, for a fee, and subject to conditions within the exemption.
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Peter Rendle, Sail-World.com