Business
IGY Marinas promotes three to regional directors
IGY Marinas recently promoted three of its employees to lead regional operations around the world. Brian Deher has been promoted to regional director, marina operations and planning, Caribbean and Latin…
ACR Electronics has new sales manager
ACR Electronics Inc., a maritime safety and survival manufacturer, has announced the appointment of a new sales manager within its Land and Marine Division. Guillaume Delcourt will focus on expanding…
Oculus center in Palm Beach offers YachtEye demos
Oculus Technologies has a new head office in the center of Amsterdam and a new demo center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Dutch company is known for yacht information…
New router offers unthrottled WiFi
Concord Marine Electronics has signed a deal with Marine Data Solutions to be the exclusive dealer and installer of their new MDS 101 Mobile Wireless Router. “We are excited to…
Yacht transport manager retires after 25 years
Jeff Last, VIP sales manager of Fort Lauderdale-based DYT Yacht Transport, is retiring this summer. He has managed the company’s 17th Street office since 1992. Last is credited with cultivating…
Marine Industries Association of South Florida has new address in historic district
The Marine Industries Association of South Florida has moved to a two-story office building at 221 SW Third Ave. in the historic district of downtown Fort Lauderdale, just steps away…
West Marine sold to private-equity firm
West Marine is being acquired by New York-based private-equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners for $12.97 per share, representing a total equity value of $338 million and a premium of 32…
It’s all in the family for RPM’s Rubano
By Dorie Cox Every day, Joseph J. “Joe” Rubano scrolls through his online calendar list of 63 employees to see who has a birthday or anniversary. The chairman and owner of…
Bosch hires new general manager
Fort Lauderdale-based Bosch Marine Yacht Services has hired Nicco van der Walt as general manager in charge of project management and office administration. A structural and mechanical engineer, van der…
New KVH team to focus on yacht Wi-Fi, TV
Rhode Island-based KVH Industries has created KVH Superyacht Group, a division established to serve the mobile connectivity and satellite television needs of large yachts. The group is headed by Jim…
