MRAA News

MRAA Hires Membership Coordinator

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) today announced the hire of Hannah Muerhoff as MRAA membership coordinator. Muerhoff assumed the role in late January and now serves as the primary contact for all MRAA membership-related inquiries from both current and prospective members. “Hannah comes to MRAA with a solid background in fundraising,” says […]

American Boating Congress Draws 36 Industry Organizations as Co-hosts

In 2013, the American Boating Congress (ABC) was co-hosted by 31 industry organizations who worked together to create a dynamic and engaging program, that met the needs of the entire recreational boating industry. This year, driven by 2013’s success, 36 industry partners have agreed to co-host ABC, answering the call to strengthen the industry’s collective advocacy impact. ABC will be […]

Bradford Marine Joins My-Villages Innovation Partners

Hobe Sound, Fla. – March 6, 2014 – My-Villages, a leading provider of marine mobile technology, is proud to announce that Bradford Marine, a premier name with shipyard and brokerage facilities in Fort Lauderdale and the Bahamas, is the first brokerage in the nation to arm customers with mobile technology designed to simplify boat ownership. […]

Lighthouse Media Solutions launches National Sales Initiative

Mike Alleva, Vice President of Marketing & Client Strategy for Lighthouse Media Solutions is promoted to National Accounts Manager and will be expanding Lighthouse’s reach throughout the U.S. We are proud to announce that Mike Alleva, our VP of Marketing & Client Strategy, has now taken on the additional responsibility of National Accounts Manager. Mike […]

MDCE 2014 issues Call for Presentations

ORLANDO – Organizers of the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo are seeking educational session proposals from potential speakers for the 2014 MDCE, which will be held Nov. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla. The deadline to submit a proposal is March 14. Presentations should be directed at an audience of marine dealership professionals, from dealership principals and […]

Certified Dealership Program participation up 33 percent

MIAMI – The recently revamped Marine Industry Certified Dealership Program has made great strides since its soft launch in November of last year, and has already seen a 33-percent increase in the number of participating dealers, according to Sonja Moseley, Director of Certification and Benefits at the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, who administers […]

Update on Ethanol

The anti-ethanol DC coalition, Smarter Fuel Future, which MRAA is a member, generated over 10,000 comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in support of its recent proposal to maintain 2013 blend volumes for corn-based ethanol. The marine industry contributed over 1,800 of those comments. During January, the coalition led a campaign that was strongly […]

MRAA Supports Change in Recreational Boat Definition in Longshore Act

MRAA supports H.R. 3896, a bill introduced on January 16, 2014 by Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, to amend the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel that is a better and clearer application of the Longshore Act to marinas and insurance companies providing service work on recreational boats. There are […]