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France'Suction sail' for shipping could assist megayachts
The French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has become the latest maritime operator to install a relatively new type of wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) from the Barcelona-based OEM Bound4blue. The 180m fruit juice tanker Atlantic Orchard has been fitted with four eSails and is now undergoing assessment trials. ...
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FranceOceanslab racing team looking for new lead partners
France-based Oceanslab, described as a ‘unique ocean racing team innovating and demonstrating clean technologies for the marine sector,’ is seeking new lead partners. As we reported recently in Pulse, several major companies such as Brétéché Hydrogen, JE Transporte and Groupe Clisson are already members of the Cleantech Hub, and more ...
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FranceJeremy Tedguy | CEO, Alliance Marine Group
French marine equipment manufacturer and distributor Alliance Marine Group has been aggressively pursuing international expansion through acquisition since 2017. Last year turnover hit €310m and today the company, which manufactures Ocean Safety, Typhoon, Plastimo and Jobe brands, employs 850 staff in eight different countries. IBI caught up with newly appointed ...
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FranceNew wood-effect trim makes the grade
So new that it doesn’t even have a name yet is a new artificial wood trim from the French company Kolor. IBI saw the first examples at METSTRADE, and we were impressed with the level of finish and realistic effects achieved from the printed veneers. Yet to receive ...
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FranceCleantech energy hub expands
From its base in La Rochelle, France, OceansLab develops scalable systems for the generation and storage of clean, zero-emissions energy.
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FranceFast finance - an essential enabler for boats sales growth
How Salt Finance is revolutionising financing to capture the next generation of boat owners
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FranceGroupe Beneteau – the shape of things to come
The French builder flags the key pillars to its future strategy and we hunt the clues to tomorrow in its latest launches
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FranceReinventing the wheel - The end of the traditional helm?
Could Volvo Penta’s Joystick Driving platform spell the end for the traditional helm?
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FranceFrance | Big players and big boats surge ahead; new plans for Paris show 2024
Boat registrations have been on the rise in France. Between the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, from April to April, registrations of motorboats in all size ranges increased by 13.4%, from 3,985 to 4,519 units, according to Federation des Industries Nautiques (FIN). Over the same period, the increase was 9.5% for ...
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FranceFrance Market Report | Equipment sector: In the post-pandemic boom, equipment firms look to consolidate operations
Despite supply chain disruptions, recruitment issues abd rising inflation, FRench equipment companies remin cautiously upbeat
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FranceFrance Market Report | Boatbuilders: Full order books
After two years of strong growth and full order books, the main French boatbuilders are upbeat despite an uncertain future
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FranceFrance | Overview: Market Prepares for reset
The French boating market prepares for a reset; Hopes for a soft landing could well be realised as market momentum carries through despite headwinds
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FranceSuppliers and purchasing
VP Purchasing at Groupe Beneteau’s Boat Division, Delphine Planes talks to IBI about relationship building and the three words that can torpedo a supplier’s chances
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FranceInsight | Gianguido Girotti on how Beneteau Group is moving its entire production toward a sustainable future
The Boat Division CEO on the 10-year manufacturing plan
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FranceFrance | 2021 market overview
France enjoying record-breaking dynamic as people turn to the water
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France
Market Overview | France
The French boating market remains resilient in the face of strict pandemic lockdowns in 2020, and buoyed by a renewed passion for being on the water
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FranceFrench firm develops new electric rim drive outboard
New lightweight rim drive outboard with self-adjusting blades from HY Generation
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