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TowBoatUS St. Charles Has New Owner and Home Base
Paul Hopkins, the owner of Port Charles Harbor Marina in St. Charles, Mo., is the new owner of TowBoatUS St. Charles. “TowBoatUS has been providing great service to Mississippi River boaters for the last seven years,” Hopkins said. “As soon as we learned the former owner was leaving, we contacted BoatUS and said we wanted […] Read More
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New Carver Dealer in Oklahoma and North Texas
Ugly John’s Custom Boats is the latest dealer to join the growing list of world-class representatives selling and servicing the Marquis and Carver Yachts product line. Ugly John’s will be selling and servicing the brands from their two marina locations: Grand Lake in Afton, Okla., and Beaver Lake in Rogers, Ark., marketing to customers throughout […] Read More
2017 Innovation Award Winners Announced
The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International honored winners of the 2017 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards on Friday, February 17. This year’s program evaluated 63 products across 23 categories. The judges ultimately selected 19 winners and two honorable mentions in 16 categories for a total of 21 honorees. The 2017 Progressive Insurance […] Read More
Suntex Renovating Three Marinas on Eagle Mountain Lake
Construction crews are busy along Eagle Mountain Lake in north Texas this year, renovating three marinas owned and operated by Suntex Marinas. At Lake Country Marina, Suntex is replacing 42 of its decades-old slips with new docks built by Meeco Sullivan. “The number of slips will remain the same, but the configuration will be different,” […] Read More
2016 Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index Awards Announced
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced 52 recipients of the 2016 Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Awards for excellence in customer satisfaction. Award recipients were acknowledged during the Innovation Breakfast at the 2017 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show in Miami last Friday. The Marine Industry CSI Awards honor boat and engine manufacturers […] Read More
Marina in Van Buren Provides Needed Services to Arkansas River
Members of the Van Buren City Council have approved a three-year lease with Riverlights Marina for the current facility at 300 S. First St. Plans to renovate the Van Buren marina will provide needed services and docking capacity for a section of the Arkansas River that currently has virtually no service, according to the developer. […] Read More
EPA Approves Pathway for Isobutanol as Advanced Biofuel
Gevo, Inc. has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the pathway for isobutanol produced at Gevo’s Luverne, Minn., plant to be an advanced biofuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. This is the first time that the EPA has approved a pathway for an advanced biofuel that uses starch from feed corn […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Mercury Marine Earns Sixth “Green Master” Honor
Mercury Marine has earned “Green Master” designation from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council for the sixth consecutive year. Earning the Green Master designation places Mercury, headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, among the top 20 percent of the approximately 200 participating companies. Few companies have received the designation six consecutive years. Mercury received a sustainability […] Read More