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Leaders in carbon offsets and sequestration say
marine-based âblue carbonâ projects are the next big idea
The concept finally clicked for boat broker Dave Mallach a few months ago, while he was reaching for soap. He’d had a statistic burning a hole in his brain since January 2020, when JetBlue Airways announced that it would become carbon neutral on all domestic flights, offsetting annual emissions of 15 billion to 17 billion pounds of carbon. Back then, he’d thought, If they can do that, the boating industry can do that.
A year went by, and Mallach felt guilt and complicity. He says that during his career of a little more than two decades, he’s sold more than $50 million worth of boats, most of them 40-knot motoryachts that burn around 150 gallons of fuel an hour. “I just realized, either directly or indirectly, that I didn’t know anyone who had put more carbon into the air than me,” he says. “I didn’t know what to do about it. Then in the
These Washington state educators are nurturing the next generation of American marine industry professionals
America’s marine workforce continues to face a skilled labor shortage. The approximately $38 billion marine sector of which around $7 billion is recreational boating- and fishing-related relies upon an aging and shrinking labor pool for boatyards and factory floors industrywide.
On and along Washingtons Puget Sound waters, education leaders see not crisis but opportunity. Three efforts stand out in particular, in terms of creating a new foundation for future workers.
Fireboat training is part of the Core Plus Maritime curriculum.
Core Plus Maritime
Bringing Back Shop Class
Emissions Regulations Deferred
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The International Maritime
Organization Tier III rules are
set to go into effect in 2024
The Coast Guard says it will not enforce the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s IMO Tier III engine emission regulations for vessels larger than 78 feet, a move it says was due to the lack of technology and delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A commercial SCR system developed by MAN.
Several groups, including the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the European Boating Industry and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations, worked with the IMO in an attempt to get an extension.
Jun 1, 2021
What does it mean to be a leader?
Being a leader is having a vision and a purpose that transcends just one person. A vision so inspired that others want to embrace it and adopt a purpose that drives us all toward a collective mission. I see my job as helping our team catch that vision, then inspiring and empowering the team to do what it takes to accomplish it.
These are probably not new ideas you could find some version in any Leadership 101 course. But what I really believe it takes to be a leader is to be so “sold” on the vision that failure is not an option. That’s part of why I work every day to create a leader-leader mentality. To me, this means that our team believes that the company’s vision is so worthwhile that they will dedicate every ounce of expertise and creativity to accomplish our goals.
The Strength of Relationships
At hull No. 1,000, Back Cove Yachts is building on the foundation that Bentley Collins helped to create
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Jun 1, 2021
At hull No. 1,000, Back Cove Yachts is building on the foundation that Bentley Collins helped to create
In April, Sabre Yachts and its sister company, Back Cove Yachts, celebrated two milestones: the retirement of vice president of sales and marketing Bentley Collins after 28 years with Sabre, and the sale of the 1,000th Back Cove for the 18-year-old brand.
It’s not possible to tell the story of Back Cove, in particular, without including Collins, one of the driving forces behind it. Jason Constantine, Back Cove president and chief operating officer, says that along with former Sabre CEO Chris Evans, Collins was “really responsible for creating Back Cove.”