Sealegs International has announced a record financial year result with a 152% increase in orders.  The 152% increase in orders is due to record demand for Sealegs craft in New Zealand, Australia, USA, UK and France.                             This unprecedented demand for Sealegs craft has given Sealegs confidence to expand their team, increasing personnel by 23% as well as a 31% increase in production area with the addition of two new sites in Albany’s Parkhead Place. This gives Sealegs over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing and assembly premises… Read More

After considerable hard work and dedication to create a circular story for Doyle Sails, we’re proud to introduce the limited-edition DOYLE SAILS x LIVE OCEAN | A Circular Story luggage range. The range has been designed in collaboration with the high-profile ocean conservation charity founded by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke and made from repurposed high-performance Doyle sails and other recycled sailmaking materials. Photo: Suellen Hurling – Live Sail Die As global leaders with the ocean as our playground, DOYLE SAILS and LIVE OCEAN share a passion for sustainability, striving to make the best environmental, social, and economic decisions throughout… Read More

Game Changing Sonar Technology Protected by Industry Leading Foul-Release Coating Auckland, New Zealand – Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, announced it has received an endorsement from Electronic Navigation Ltd. (ENL). The innovator in wide-angle sonar technology relied on by anglers and oceanographers alike, ENL has tested the Propspeed Foulfree foul-release coating and found it to be effective for keeping their transducers clean and free from marine growth. ENL Endorses Propspeed’s Foulfree For Wassp Multibeam Transducers “We installed our new WASSP wideband transducer on a 48-foot Riviera in March 2020 and applied Foulfree,” said Gareth Hodson, managing director, ENL Group.… Read More

In the recent months despite NZ’s lockdown, C-Tech have been pumping out orders trying to match the high demand. In the last month we have shipped out over 170 orders all across the world. Rob “Salty” Salthouse has joined the C-Tech team To keep up with our ever-growing demand we are lucky enough to welcome industry expert Rob Salthouse ‘Salty’ who has recently joined our team as Tube Sales Manager and R&D. Rob has been in the marine industry for over 30 years, he’s competed in 4 laps around the globe in the Volvo Ocean Race, 7 America’s Cup Campaigns… Read More

A collection of photos from the 2021 edition of Metstrade in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Read More

Auckland, New Zealand – Leading marine manufacturer, Tru-Design Plastics Ltd has expanded its production and research capabilities by relocating to a new 3000 square metre facility at the Airport Oaks precinct close to Auckland’s International Airport. The move which will allow Tru-Design to increase production capabilities and meet growing international demand comes after the company suffered a fire at their old premises, where thankfully no one was injured. “Although the fire was a serious blow to our business at the time, we took the opportunity to take stock of where and what we wanted to look like in five to… Read More

Tucked deep in the Pacific Ocean, and on the edge of the world’s most notorious body of water, the Southern Ocean, is where you will find some of the most innovative and imaginative minds of the 21st century. When you think of New Zealand, for most the initial thoughts are with snowcapped mountains, pristine blue water and a population that attributes the ocean as part of their everyday life. It’s no wonder that New Zealand is at the top of the game when it comes to taking an idea and pushing it to the limits. One only has to look… Read More

After several months of close collaboration between the NZ Marine Export Group and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise we are excited to now share the new Marine Story, Edge Ahead – a marketing initiative designed to build awareness and preference for New Zealand’s boating and marine products, technology and services in key offshore markets. This video is a compelling way of promoting the New Zealand Marine sector internationally and is intended for use by New Zealand businesses who are currently exporting or looking to export, as well as organisations such as NZ Embassies/international NZTE offices involved in promoting and building… Read More

Yachting Developments is pleased to confirm the safe delivery of 34.3-metre Al Duhail and subsequent safe arrival into her home port in Qatar. After launching in Auckland, New Zealand, on the 22 January 2020 she formally handed over to her owner in February 2020 before travelling to Doha from New Zealand. Her exceptional performance on this 8,000nm maiden cruise is testament to the skillset of all involved in her design and construction. Al Duhail profile – image Chris Jack Al Duhail is an all-carbon motoryacht sportfisher that was commissioned by experienced owners who were looking to upgrade their previous sportfisher… Read More

Leader in panel mounting systems, Fastmount, has launched its new panel restraint, Seismount, for ceiling and wall panels in high volume marine and architectural applications. The Seismount panel restraint is an extension of the Fastmount PanelSafe range, which provides added security and control to removable ceiling and wall panels. The restraint was designed with the high volume, commercial customer in mind, with its design taken back to basics to deliver a cost effective system without sacrificing high performance. The Seismount allows ceiling panels to be suspended 225mm below the ceiling substrate for convenient servicing and controlled removal of the panel,… Read More