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On October 26 at Wedgeport Boats Ltd. in Lower Wedgeport, the provincial government announced the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association would be receiving significant support from the Community Economic Development fund to support activity in the marine sector. $366,000 will be available through an application process to help promote local boatbuilding businesses in broader markets and networks, publicize them and open possible doors to contracts in defence. Jan Fullerton, Exe

NATO DIANA Contract with Hefring Marine will put AI eyes on the water Smash...smash...smash...Fast boat rides are fun. Anyone who has been out on a motorboat in rough weather knows the feeling of hard landings from wave to wave, but those landings can have a cost. The boat can be damaged, but we are learning so too can your body. Hefring Marine, an Icelandic technology company founded in 2019, began with a research project examining the effects of those impacts. Tom Goldthorp

CC Marine is joining Maritime Marine Supply in a merger that will bring together two longstanding Canadian marine suppliers while preserving the CC Marine name and existing operations. The company will move forward as CC Marine, a Division of Maritime Marine Supply, combining businesses whose roots date to 1932 and 1948 respectively. Together, they represent more than 170 years in the Canadian marine industry. Ron Savidant, president of Maritime Marine Supply, said the deal g