Marine Security Leader Enhances Management Team To Improve Customer Experience Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – GOST® (Global Ocean Security Technologies), a world leader in marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, announced today the promotion of Allison Gay to Accounting and Marketing Executive. “Allison has impressed us since the day she started with GOST,” said Erin Keenan, CFO, GOST.

Dallas, Texas – Suntex Marina Investors, LLC (Suntex), the premier owner and operator of best in-class marina properties, announced today it has made a significant investment in the Bahia Mar Yachting Center located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Suntex continues to make significant operational and financial investments in marquee properties by adding the premier yachting destination in

Advanced Customer Experience Management Platform Facilitates Valued Owner Relationships for Luxury Yacht Builder Reston, VA – VesselVanguard, the leading maintenance management solution for boat owners and manufacturers, announced today an agreement with Hylas Yachts to provide every new owner with a multi-year subscription to its award-winning maintenance management solution. All Hylas sailing and motor yachts now

International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference Offered High-Quality Connections to Exhibitors and Visitors Tampa, FL – The 29th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) closed on Thursday, October 3rd with early indications that attendance figures were up from last year for the three-day event. IBEX was a tremendous success with more than 700 exhibitors – 100+ new to the

Newport, R.I. – Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, announced today that, even with site changes and construction, the 2019 Show ended on a positive note. “Ticket sales were on par with last year, which was a banner year at NIBS,” said Nancy Piffard, show director, Newport Exhibition Group. “With

Viral Video Featured Coast Guard Crew Boarding a Moving Drug Sub Stonington, Conn. – The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and well-being of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that at its 39th annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard, held on Thursday October 3, 2019 at the Times

Auckland, New Zealand – Vesper Marine, a leading provider of innovative marine hardware and software, announced today that Cortex, its new integrated VHF, AIS and monitoring product, has been awarded the 2019 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition (IBEX) Innovation Award for safety equipment.  IBEX has been rewarding ingenuity and honoring excellence with the Innovation Awards since 2003 and

Lowrance Anglers Have Dominated All Three Major Tournaments This Year Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today Lowrance Professional Angler Scott Canterbury won the Bassmaster Elite Angler of the Year Points Competition. Following on wins from David Dudley who won the Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Tour Angler of the Year and

STURTEVANT, Wis. – Evinrude announced today that it has been awarded the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award in the Outboard Engine category at the 2019 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX). The Innovation Awards program, organized by the NMMA and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), recognizes exceptionally innovative new consumer marine products that

Tuesday’s Industry Breakfast and Awards Ceremony Kicks Off Exciting Day of Events Tampa, Fla. – The 2019 IBEX Innovation Awards, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), were presented at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) during the annual Industry Breakfast on Tuesday, October 1st. Eight BWI judges