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Q & A with Nick Boksa about the 2012 Miami Boat Show

Posted on: February 22nd, 2012 by johnk No Comments

Q & A with Nick Boksa about the 2012 Miami Boat Show Were you at the recent Miami Boat Show? “Yes, we were there. We had a lot of our close contacts we wanted to see personally – folks at Burger Boat, Pursuit Boats, Jupiter Yachts, Lazzara Yachts, Buddy Davis Yachts, etc.   It seemed [...]

Boksa Marine Design Will Be Tweeting And Posting Facebook Updates Live From The Miami International Boat Show

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 by johnk No Comments

As part of our continued focus on using Social Media tools to connect with our current and prospective customers, Boksa Marine Design will be tweeting live from the Miami International Boat Show. We’ll also be adding Facebook updates throughout the day.   We’ve found that social media has allowed us the opportunity to connect with [...]

Boksa Marine Design – Designing Passenger Ferries To Havana, Cuba – Video

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 by johnk No Comments

Video was released last week from coverage we’ve received regarding one of our latest projects. The Tampa Bay Business Journal ran a quick segment on Boksa Marine Design‘s involvement with CubaKat, a company offering ferry service from Florida to Cuba. We’re pleased to be designing the high speed ferries.   CubaKat has plans to begin [...]

U.S. Department of Commerce Signs Memorandum of Intent at the Port of Tampa / Good News for the Commercial Marine Industry of Florida

Posted on: February 7th, 2012 by johnk No Comments

In a February 7th news story at Dredging Today, it’s been announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a memorandum of Intent (MOI) at the Port of Tampa. Read the full article here. Per the article, “the purpose of the memorandum is to stimulate economic growth and global trade by way of collaborative [...]

55′ Sport Fishing Trawler To Be Designed For Chinese Customer, Builder By Boksa Marine Design

Posted on: January 9th, 2012 by johnk No Comments

Boksa Marine Design is currently working with Xiamen South Coast Marine Yacht Building Co., Ltd. to develop the design for a new line of 55′ Sport Fishing Trawlers. The trawler is expected to meet the growing demand for sport fishing boats in the Chinese consumer market. Much like the rest of the Asian yachting and [...]

2011, A Remarkable Year for Boksa Marine Design

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by johnk No Comments

2011 has been a remarkable year! As the year comes to a close, Boksa Marine Design is thankful for the relationships we’ve forged with our existing clients – and with our new partners. Our commitment to engineering and design excellence has served our clients well – and their progress has been outstanding. We would like [...]

Commercial Marine Activity To Pick Up In Gulf of Mexico

Posted on: December 15th, 2011 by johnk No Comments

News from the recent Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) annual meeting in Houston projects increased activity in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few years. As companies continue with greater efforts in oil and gas exploration in the Gulf, this could prove to be a boon for the commercial marine industry. [...]

3 Overlooked Smartphone Apps for Yacht Owners and Crew

Posted on: November 21st, 2011 by johnk No Comments

There are dozens if not hundreds of quality smartphone apps for yacht owners and their crew – great marine specific applications including MyBoatShow app, iNavX Marine Navigation, or the Captain’s Tool Box among many, many others. But here are 3 overlooked smartphone apps that offer a variety of applications to helping you get a better [...]

ABS Chief Exec Notes Fundamental Conflict Between Class and Design

Posted on: November 17th, 2011 by johnk No Comments

From an article on The Maritime Executive website, ABS CEO Christopher Wiernicki ” has warned that a move into ship design by some class societies creates a fundamental conflict of interest with their role as independent providers of safety approval and certification.” You can read the entire ABS article from The Maritime Executive here. At [...]

Pacific Marine Expo 2011 Begins Tomorrow, Nov. 17 – 19

Posted on: November 16th, 2011 by johnk No Comments

The Pacific Marine Expo 2011 starts tomorrow, Nov. 17 and runs through Nov. 19. The Expo is being held in Seattle, Washington and is billed as ‘the largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast’. From the Pacific Marine Expo website: The Pacific Marine Expo is the largest commercial marine trade show on the [...]