Maritime & Legal Regulations

All the latest news on the regulations and legal framework for the boating professions and boaters.

safeSEA V200 from Ocean Signal, a GMDSS VHF for maritime professionals

NUC passenger safety: what the BEAmer report reveals about two injuries in Corsica

Ouest Sécurité Marine invests and modernizes its Lorient workshops

Wescom Group strengthens its maritime safety expertise with the acquisition of BCB International

Reception in France of yachtsmen arriving from non-Schengen ports: A simplified system

 In a Word

Boating news: Highfield Boats, Twin Disc, Foiling Week, Sanguineti, CE Marking, T-Top Nautic...

Towards a European boating license? Respond to the Commission's consultation

Refits and conversions : When should I have my boat re-certified?

Customs taxes on American pleasure boats: New reprieve

Advertising at sea: End of the legal vacuum in French waters

Nauticademy : A playful support to teach the rules of the helm
Fires that start in yacht garages

Lithium battery fire: the thermal camera, an emerging solution

HIJ : Safety bracelets for sailing schools

 Spinlock expands its equipment production

Spinlock: The equipment manufacturer increases its production capacity in Cowes

 In a Word

Nautical life: Ocean Hackathon, Canada, Finistère Mer Vent, Ports de la Manche...

 Boston Whaler

United States and European Union: End of the trade war for the boating industry
Aluminum boats are already suffering from raw material costs. The professionals ask to lift the taxes.

International taxes: The world's nautical industries are still mobilized

 Alliance Marine creates a Security Division

Reorganization of the safety at sea activity of the equipment manufacturer Alliance Marine

 Zodiac powered by Suzuki

Life on the water : Zodiac, Suzuki, Osculati, Brunswick, CE standards, Mustang Survival

The EU challenges Italian fuel taxation for pleasure boats

 Skipper welcoming his clients

Capt'n Boat adapts crewing to the hiring of sailors by individual boaters

 InterviewPlastimo life raft

Plastimo: The most striking rescue story

 InterviewLife jackets are now part of the basic personal equipment, and are personalized in the same way as the vests

Safety at sea: "Boaters' views have changed

 Interview

The main stages in Plastimo's life seen from the inside

 Marina

The Nautical Industries Federation publishes its 2020 annual report

 Credentials for masters of small recreational vessels extended

Administrative simplification for pleasure boat captains

 U.S.-produced ships still taxed at 25% when entering the EU

Taxation on American ships: Deferral between the USA and the European Union

 Boats for sale

Brexit: Clarifications on the re-certification of used boats

 Chris Craft boat at Boot 2019

US pleasure boats in the EU: Towards a 50% tax?

Harbour Police: A growing competence for marinas

 Canadian flag on a pleasure boat

Canada is considering a tax on large recreational vessels

 Used Boats for Sale

Second-hand boats: What are the regulatory constraints after Brexit?

 The European yachting directive will revise its environmental criteria, including engine exhausts.

Environment : Towards a revision of the European directive on recreational craft

 How to prepare the yacht at Brexit?

Brexit: Initiatives to help the recreational boating sector prepare for it

 Catamarans are also driven by the LOA market

VAT rebate on LOA vessels: the Ministry clarifies the grey areas

 InterviewThe LOA may have been a key element in the sale of pleasure boats..

"We knew the end of the VAT rebate was coming, but the way is regrettable."

 Sailboat for sale 2nd hand

VAT: Will the setbacks of English yachtsmen impact the second-hand market?

 High-end American brands such as Boston Whaler suffer from import taxes in Europe

US - European Union: A call for the removal of taxes on recreational boats

 Grocery boat in the Glénan Archipelago

Anchored Boater Services: A Clarified Status

 Assembly of the kit of a Multimono in Mayotte

Kiteboats and amateur construction: what regulations?

 Helping yachting and boat shows in the face of the storm... (View of the Cannes Yachting Festival)

A call to support the boating industry through the taxation of pleasure boating

   1 2 3 4   > >|