Boat Building News

Yacht contracts to create more than 100 jobs
Fox11online.com
Luxury yacht-builder, Palmer Johnson, says the jobs are being added because it just signed two new contracts. The deals were reached within the last two months. Palmer Johnson will soon be busy working on a 215-foot yacht called "Project Stimulus.

Sailboat manufacturer to build new shipyard in NC
Boating Industry
RALEIGH, NC – The Gunboat Company will be bringing 71 new jobs to Dare County, NC, over the next three years with the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Wanchese, according to WNCT.com. Gunboat said the new facility will allow the company .

  ONE-TANK TRIP
nwitimes.com
This event is the largest US indoor sailboat show and attracts more than 20000 sailing enthusiasts each year for hands-on education and a selection of the latest sailboats all in one place. Jan. 28-29 | Bonsai Silhouette, 10 am to 4 pm

 Houseboat industry eyes new venture for comeback
Times Leader Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:58 PM PST
(AP) Kentucky's houseboat manufacturers once thrived by churning out luxurious floating residences, but the industry was nearly capsized by the economic downturn. Now it's dabbling in a new venture as it looks for a different course the construction of moderately priced, energy efficient landlocked homes.

Local Boat Dealers Seen Signs Of Economic Improvement
First Coast News Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Boat sales took a big hit during the recent downturn in the economy but things are looking up say boat dealers at the Jacksonville Boat Show being held this weekend.  

 Hatteras sends first boat to China
New Bern Sun Journal
New Bern's Hatteras Yachts is charting new courses on the high seas, beginning with the unveiling Saturday of the first yacht it will ship to China. Hatteras CEO Jim Meyer said the move toward the Far East market came with assistance by Gov.

 At 2012 Hartford Boat Show, Optimistic Signs For State's Marine Industry
Hartford Courant Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST
Get Business Mobile Text Alerts A year ago, the state's marine industry was battling a proposed luxury tax that boat sellers, marina owners and sailmakers believed would further depress an already hard-hit industry. From 2007 to 2010, the state's recreational boating industry had seen boat sales plummet 70 percent and the number of workers fall from 12,000 to 4,500.