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About European Boating Industry
The European Boating Industry represents the recreational boating industry in Europe. It includes all related sectors, such as boat building, equipment manufacturers, marinas and service providers. The industry makes a significant contribution to the European economy and represents 32,000 companies directly employing over 280,000 people. The vast majority of the sector is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
BlueInvest and EBI are pleased to present the 2nd edition of the BlueInvest e-pitch session, which will be held online on 23 March at 16:00 CET. It will focus on the recreational boating industry and innovation in the sector. BlueInvest and EBI have selected five European companies with innovative solutions related to green boating and boat repair to present their innovative solutions. BlueInvest is an EU initiative to boost innovation and investment in sustainable technologies for…
bEnviroNaut Project – Respond to survey on draft curriculum
The EnviroNaut project is moving forward fast and currently working on the first online course for "Environmental Officers" that will help workers to continue contributing to the environment while enjoying water sports and nautical tourism. This first edition is especially dedicated to marinas, skippers, charter & maintenance services, NGOs, Associations, sea schools and water sports clubs. The course will soon be available online but we need your contribution. The structure has been developed, but in…
Sustaining members: IMCI has been appointed Approved Body under UK Regulations
The International Marine Certification Institute (UK) has been appointed by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) as an Approved Body under the UK Regulations. This means that IMCI (UK) can now start issuing UKCA certificates under the Recreational Craft Regulations (RCR). IMCI (UK), a spin-off of IMCI in Brussels, has been appointed for the same product categories and conformity assessment procedures as IMCI has used since 1996 under the EU Recreational Craft…