The 2024 Global Marine Industry Workplace Study
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Boaters

Clash of the Turbines

Boaters and anglers have serious concerns about government-backed plans for offshore wind farms.

Persistent Little Buggers

Aquatic invasive species impede boaters and require inspection and decontamination that can cause delays and they prevent water access.

Boat Industry to Congress: Stop NOAA Proposal

On June 6, National Marine Manufacturers Association president and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer testified before Congress that a proposal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Long-Game Strategy

Discover Boating’s mission to expand the market for boating by attracting the next generation, and retaining and growing current boaters, comes into market as consumers navigate economic and political headwinds.

SpaceX’s Starlink Works on Boats

Thanks to a new Starlink satellite system geared toward recreational vehicles, boaters are inching ever closer to affordable at-sea internet service with unlimited data.

New Research, New Opportunities

As interest in boats and other recreational goods adjusts to a new normal after the pandemic, the mission of Discover Boating — powered by the NMMA and the MRAA — remains focused on attracting the next generation of boaters, and retaining and growing current boaters.

Powerful Ideas

Advances in battery technology — particularly lithium-iron-phosphate and more efficient, higher-output inverters — are inching closer to enabling on-board comforts without an internal combustion generator.

The Grass Is Not Greener

Quenton Tuckett likes to go fishing with his buddy in Florida’s Tampa Bay. He often finds himself chasing fish in the shallows, which are places

Q&A with Heléne Mellquist

Heléne Mellquist assumed her current role as president of Volvo Penta, which includes Volvo Penta Marine Leisure, Volvo Penta Marine Commercial and Volvo Penta Industrial, in the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020.

What’s Old Is New Again

As results from the 2023 boat show season begin to pour in, it’s worth asking: Are we seeing a repeat of the late-twenty-teens marketplace?

Clash of the Turbines

Boaters and anglers have serious concerns about government-backed plans for offshore wind farms.

Persistent Little Buggers

Aquatic invasive species impede boaters and require inspection and decontamination that can cause delays and they prevent water access.

Long-Game Strategy

Discover Boating’s mission to expand the market for boating by attracting the next generation, and retaining and growing current boaters, comes into market as consumers navigate economic and political headwinds.

SpaceX’s Starlink Works on Boats

Thanks to a new Starlink satellite system geared toward recreational vehicles, boaters are inching ever closer to affordable at-sea internet service with unlimited data.

New Research, New Opportunities

As interest in boats and other recreational goods adjusts to a new normal after the pandemic, the mission of Discover Boating — powered by the NMMA and the MRAA — remains focused on attracting the next generation of boaters, and retaining and growing current boaters.

Powerful Ideas

Advances in battery technology — particularly lithium-iron-phosphate and more efficient, higher-output inverters — are inching closer to enabling on-board comforts without an internal combustion generator.

The Grass Is Not Greener

Quenton Tuckett likes to go fishing with his buddy in Florida’s Tampa Bay. He often finds himself chasing fish in the shallows, which are places

Q&A with Heléne Mellquist

Heléne Mellquist assumed her current role as president of Volvo Penta, which includes Volvo Penta Marine Leisure, Volvo Penta Marine Commercial and Volvo Penta Industrial, in the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020.

What’s Old Is New Again

As results from the 2023 boat show season begin to pour in, it’s worth asking: Are we seeing a repeat of the late-twenty-teens marketplace?

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