Virginia-based Volvo Penta of the Americas has appointed Scotts Marine of Grand Cayman and Pirate Marine Hardware of Cozumel as full-line sales and service dealers. Scotts Marine is a full-service…
Scottish Power has scrapped plans for its 1,800 megawatt Argyll Array wind farm in mid-December due to tricky ground and wave conditions and the presence of protected sharks, making it…
Washington-based Kymeta Corp., the company commercializing metamaterials-based flat-panel antennas for satellite communications, has successfully demonstrated bi-directional high-speed Internet connectivity with a Ka broadband satellite. It was the first time a…
Washington-based Furuno now offers a GPS/chart plotter/fish finder combo for less than $1,000. Furuno has reduced the price of its GP1670F and GP1870F GPS/Chart Plotter/Fish Finder Combo models to $995…
Rhode Island-based Meller Optics has introduced sapphire optical domes to protect guidance systems and sensors in harsh environments. The domes feature Moh 9 hardness, second to diamond in terms of…
Eleven new products were honored as exceptional at the annual International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) in mid-September. The winners of the 2013 IBEX Innovation Awards are: In the Boat…
New Jersey-based MegayachtNews.com has launched an app to helo users research photos of yachts, share photos, view videos and reach out to the industry’s top builders and designers. The app…
The vector fin stabilizer system from Sleipner Motor AS of Norway won the 2013 DAME Award at METS in mid-November. The 23rd annual Design Award METS competition also honored winners…
Ft. Lauderdale-based TRAC Ecological Products has certified Overtemp Marine S.L. of Palma to provide eco-friendly, professional cleaning of internal yacht water systems in Europe. “Overtemp Marine will be providing the…
Holland-based Oculus Technologies has launched the ORBIIX, an interactive touch globe developed for the superyacht and private jet markets to track yachts and aircraft, show position and local data, document…