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.
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CHAMBER GOES AFTER ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning seized on April’s vastly underwhelming jobs numbers, laying the blame on the federal $300 enhanced unemployment included in President
Joe Biden’s relief package and calling for the benefit to be scrapped.
The Clock is Ticking
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On June 1, the European Unionâs retaliatory
tariff on American-built boats is set to double
Nicole Vasilaros, senior vice president for government and legal affairs at the National Marine Manufacturers Association, says there is no question that the European Union tariff of 25 percent on American-built boats has hurt the U.S. marine industry for the nearly three years that the tax has been in place.
“We’ve seen a 40 percent decrease in exports,” she says. “The cost to the industry we estimate at more than $400 million in lost sales. And the impact is obviously with U.S. manufacturers that are exporting their product, but the side effects are also felt by our European counterparts, dealers and distributors who don’t have American brands to sell. And ultimately, the customer suffers.”
Policy Priorities Shared at ABC
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On Day Two of the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s
American Boating Congress yesterday, congressional and Biden administration officials, along with industry advocates, spoke about policy and partnerships to the hundreds in virtual attendance.
Rep. Chris Pappas
The Hammond Marine Industry Leadership Award was presented to Bruce Van Wagoner of Wells Fargo Distribution Finance for his service and commitment to boating advocacy. Van Wagoner
The day’s speakers, appearing in quick succession to maximize time in the hour and a half session and many repeating the word “bipartisan,” included Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-12), Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.-27), U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Jeff Krause of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senior Advisor to the President and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond, Sen. Roger Wic
Hundreds Stream ABC
Topics of discussion during Day One of NMMAâs virtual American Boating Congress included policy updates, infrastructure, the global supply chain and more.
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Apr 22, 2021
(Clockwise from left) NMMA’s Nicole Vasilaros moderates a panel with state OREC directors Brad Garmon of Mich., Nathan Fey of Colo., and Amy Allison of N.C.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association hit lots of high notes during the first day of the
American Boating Congress, held virtually yesterday and watched by almost 400 industry professionals.
Soundings Trade Only is a co-host of the event.
Day two, which runs today from 1:30 to 3 p.m. (ET), includes discussions with members of the Biden administration, Congress and policymakers.