Shipyard life
Development, extension, relocation, creation, takeover, merger, bankruptcy, distribution ... the life of a company is not a long quiet river. The history of a company often goes through these interesting steps to know in order to fully understand the personality of the brands.

Marine West is expanding in the Indian Ocean with Fountaine Pajot

Beneteau Group Returns to Positive Growth in the First Half of the Year

Fountaine Pajot Asia: An Expanded Network from Hong Kong to Thailand
Interview
Bruno Thivoyon, CEO of the Beneteau Group: "In an uncertain market, we need to think long-term"

JOOOL: Elektra Marine is structuring its shared platform for sailboats

Black Pepper Yachts in Reorganization: The Catamaran Gamble Weighs on the Shipyard

Beneteau Group: A Product Offensive in the Face of an Uncertain Market

The Beneteau Group reported a 12% increase in revenue for the first half of 2026 but expects a more challenging second half

Nippon Paint Offers 7.5 Billion Euros for AkzoNobel's Paint Business

Dieter Gust, Founder of CNB and Architect of Lagoon's Growth, Has Passed Away

Beneteau is preparing to sell Four Winns, Glastron, and Scarab and is shutting down its Cadillac facility

Ferretti: Chinese group Weichai takes control of Italian yacht giant

E-Lektra Marine: a technical and commercial turning point for sailboats?
Interview
Wiziboat joins Groupe Beneteau: Samuel Dubois explains strategy and deployment in Europe

TA France, stock and responsiveness: how this Breton nautical distributor works

Gianguido Girotti takes over management of Nautor Swan and Bluegame

Takeover of Neel Trimarans, a trio from La Rochelle face an industrial and commercial challenge

Groupe Beneteau: business down in 2025, product strategy and recovery expected in 2026

American builder Malibu Boats buys Saxdor shipyard for 150MÂeuros

Beneteau acquires Sailing Atlantic Services and invests in Port Olona

Riviera Plaisance comes under the control of the Letellier brothers

Groupe Beneteau: from destocking to product relaunch, a key transition for the industry

United States: Donerail targets MarineMax with $1 billion bid

2024-25 results: Fountaine Pajot maintains profitability despite an 8% drop in sales

Composite recycling: Beneteau and Composite Recycling take action

From Four Winns to Jeanneau: TH33 and TH38 catamarans change flags

AkzoNobel restructures and sells part of its business to JSW

NEEL Trimarans shipyard: financial tensions and recourse to receivership

Gunboat: when 3D modeling restructures custom catamaran construction

Thomas Brette takes the helm of Black Pepper Yachts and structures the suite

Multihulls, refits, hybrid motorization: Emeraude Sea Tec's complete offer

New management, new ambitions for 2JTech

Beneteau targets solid fourth quarter despite difficult start to the year

Satlink acquires NKE Group and consolidates its global position in marine technologies

Human Resources : They're changing jobs in the boating industry - September 5, 2025

Bénéteau strengthens its network in Hyères: Au Fil de l'Étrave becomes a sailboat and inboard agent

YOT Power Catamarans: strategic move into North America with Catamaran Guru

Acquisition of Monaco Marine by US group Safe Harbor finalized

Pyrotechnics: Wescom joins Albion River to accelerate growth


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