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Leisure marine market on path to recovery

Leisure marine market on path to recovery

5 March 2010

Dubai has more to offer than the Carribean because of its modern marina facilities The global and regional leisure marine market is recovering slowly but surely, industry sources say. “The à¼ber-luxury segment was never hit as there were no cancellations of orders for superyachts,” Chrisopher Behne, Managing Partner of BehneMar, told Emirates Business. “However the [...]

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New hand takes the helm at Gulf Craft

New hand takes the helm at Gulf Craft

16 November 2009

Dubai: When Nasser Al Shaali was a young boy, there was nothing he enjoyed more than wandering through the family’s factory in Umm Al Quwain, getting covered in fibre-glass strands, and watching the men there building boats. “It was the ultimate playground,” he recalls. Now, nearly 30 years on, Al Shaali has just taken the [...]

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