Monthly Newsletters 2018
The new newsletters will carry a feature article on a prominent member of the industry. If you have any news you would like to feature, please contact SABBEX.
MIASA and SABBEX merge
The Marine Industry Association of South Africa (MIASA) and the South African Boat Builders Export Council (SABBEX) have merged. The organisation is now known as Boating South Africa/SABBEX. The current Board Chairman is Bruce Tedder and the other Board members are Craig Garrow, Quinisela Zulu, Jacques Brummer, Koorts Liebenberg and Ken Bircher.
South Africa and France Co-Operation on Composites Hailed
South Africa would like to see investments and technical collaboration in composite applications.
Cape Town Marina Expands
False Bay Yacht Club has confirmed a R30m expansion to its 250-berth marina, prompted largely by an increase in visiting cruiser yachts.
BOAT OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017
The South African boat building industry goes from strength to strength, with three boat builders winning 6 global awards with Cruising World and Sail Magazine in 2017
African Marine Solutions Group (AMSOL) Acquires The Business of Smit Amandla Marine
Permanent employees in an Employee Trust will own 12% of the company
Casualty Yacht Almost Drifts into Naval Gunnery Exercise
PRESS RELEASE: At 11h40, Wednesday, 23rd November, NSRI Simon’s Town duty crew were activated following reports of a fire on a yacht 2 nautical miles East of Simon’s Town. The sea rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III was launched and on arrival on the scene the yacht Mystic Rythm was found safe and under the tow […]
Hartbeespoort Vessel Disaster: SAMSA Taking Witness Statements
SAMSA and the SA Police Service Forensic Fire dept investigating fire that led to the death of four people at Hartbeespoort Dam
Fire aboard Russian Vessel Extinguished – At Last
PRESS RELEASE: The following is an update on the fire reported on 2 November 2016 on board the MFV “Verano”, a fishing trawler berthed at quay 703 in the Port of Cape Town: The fire was fully extinguished as at 18:00 on 8 November 2016. All boundary cooling activities are discontinued, though fire services have […]
Davies Highlights Boatbuilding at Manufacturing Indaba
Manufacturing sector and diversification of the economy is a key to attaining SA’s economic growth objectives.