Business
Insurance firm opens office in Europe
Fort Lauderdale-based Private Insurance Services opened its first European office on Sept. 1. Hugo Jacquot will head the office, based in Antibes. Jacquot has more than a decade of insurance…
Quantum to open service center at MB92
Fort Lauderdale-based Quantum Marine Stabilizers, a designer and manufacturer of stabilizer systems, plans to open a service center in Barcelona at the MB92 shipyard. This will be the second European…
Sirocco hires new manager
Fort Lauderdale-based Sirocco Marine has hired a new manager for its Fort Lauderdale dealership. Luke Svanberg will oversee operations at the 72,000-square-foot facility, which is the largest dedicated inflatable boat…
BWA partners to offer services in Scandinavia
Yachting agency BWA Yachting has expanded its operations into Northern Europe by partnering with a company that has offices in Norway and Denmark. Shipping and logistics company SDK Group will…
Companies partner to bring hygiene program to yachts
Fort Lauderdale-based MHG Insurance Brokers and Vikand Solutions, also of Fort Lauderdale, have partnered to bring Vikand’s health and hygiene program Pyure to the yachting industry. The program consists of…
Transport company offers new, monthly sailing
Yacht transport company Peters & May and shipping company Oslo Bulk have created a new monthly sailing between the U.S. East Coast and the Caribbean. “Frequent and regular sailings are…
Diesel company rebrands, offers membership maintenance program
South Florida-based TDW — formally known as The Diesel Workshop — has developed a proprietary software and new membership program to offer preventative maintenance for yachts in the 80-foot to…
Fort Lauderdale dealer to introduce new Turkish tender
Turkish tender manufacturer Northstar Boats has named Fort Lauderdale-based Nautical Ventures Group as its dealer for North America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Nautical Ventures will position Northstar’s line of Axis…
Owner of Yachtronics dies
Don Ehrlich, owner and president of Yachtronics in Fort Lauderdale, died on Aug. 11. He was 58. According to an obituary in the local South Florida Sun-Sentinel, he died “doing…
Lewis hires new VP of sales
Fort Lauderdale-based Lewis Marine Supply has hired Louis Diaz as vice president of sales. Diaz will manage the sales team as well as join the executive management team. Most recently,…
