Vale Harry Plumridge

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Harry Plumridge, a cherished friend to many in the marine industry. Harry, who retired to Taree, passed away peacefully on November 1st at the age of 86. A well-known figure, Harry leaves behind countless friends and colleagues who remember him warmly.

New Boat Show for Victoria

The inaugural Geelong Boat Show, in association with City of Greater Geelong and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, and alongside the Offshore Superboats, will take place over the weekend of 15/16 March 2025. This Regional Victorian Boat Show, will showcase boats, boating and the boating lifestyle to Geelong and surrounding audiences, and will bring the waterfront to life.

Marinas26 – Exhibitor Expressions Of Interest Now Open!

The MIA invites businesses to submit their interest in exhibiting at the Marinas26 International Conference and Trade Exhibition, taking place at the Royal Pines Resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast from 25 – 26 May, 2026.

Early Bird registration now open for ASMEX

The Australian Marine Export Group (AIMEX) has announced that registration is now open for an exciting new location for the 2025 Australian Superyacht and Marine Export Conference (ASMEX), scheduled to take place from Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 May 2025..

Australian Wooden Boat Festival launches across the Pacific

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) has launched its 2025 Festival Program, presenting “The Pacific” as its central theme. The festival will showcase this vast ocean region’s cultural and historical significance, featuring content from New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Japan, the US West Coast and other Pacific locales.

Australia’s largest ever delegation attended FLIBS 2024

The 65th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, held in its namesake city on the Southeast Florida Coast from 30 October to 3 November 2024, welcomed Australia’s largest ever contingent to the most prominent in-water boat show in the world.

Simplicity Private Equity Fund buys 35.9% of Stabicraft

Default KiwiSaver and Investment Fund manager Simplicity today announced that its Private Equity Fund has acquired 35.9% of the Invercargill based Stabicraft Marine. The acquisition is the seventh for the Private Equity Fund, which invests in successful privately-owned New Zealand businesses.

Propspeed® Enables Vremar SRL’s Crew Support Vessel King David To Achieve Significant Fuel Savings

Propspeed announced the successful evaluation of its coating system on VREMAR SRL’s crew support vessel King David. Conducted by Technical Manager, Massimiliano Rossetti and the vessel owner Marco Vrenna, the study reviewed data from the onboard monitoring system, comparing key metrics such as diesel consumption, speed and distance.

Survitec wins innovation and safety categories at the ship technology excellence awards

Global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has won two Ship Technology Excellence Awards for Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat. Seahaven earned top honours in the Innovation and Safety categories at the annual awards, powered by GlobalData’s business intelligence platform, which celebrates individuals and companies spearheading industry change.

Marine tech company Savvy Navvy signs exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor

Savvy Navvy is the only navigation app on the market to be sold via distributors, as the ‘Google maps for boats’ continues to grow globally. From this week, Paddy Wester Pty Ltd has added Savvy Navvy subscriptions to key product lines sold via dealers across Australia and New Zealand. They are already available in Whitworths Marine & Leisure in Australia and coming to New Zealand soon. 

Maritimo Product Partner Profile – Seakeeper

Seakeeper has been part of the Maritimo landscape from very early on in the esteemed brand’s history. Glenn Frettingham secured the deal and created the relationship back in July 2009, to be precise. Importantly, this was the very first sale outside of the USA, which makes Maritimo the first OEM in Australia, and also the entire Asia Pacific region, to adopt Seakeeper’s ‘motion-reducing’ technology. 

2-minute tips for boating companies

Writer’s block is one of the biggest challenges for business owners in boating. Your posts should educate, entertain, inform, inspire and/or promote sales. If you want high-paying customers, you need to break through your impostor syndrome or trying to work out what to do on your own.

NSW Boating Infrastructure for Communities Grants Program applications now open

The new $23 million Boating Infrastructure for Communities Grants Program is now open for Registrations of Interest submissions. The program is funded under the $44 million Boating Infrastructure and Dredging Scheme which was announced in August 2024.