French boat production stop

after pull After some of the smaller European boat producers have scaled back their current production, now the first large series of shipyards and close due to the corona crisis, the manufacturing. Including the world’s largest group of companies, is booting for the production of leisure, the French Beneteau group, to Prestige brands and Jeanneau belong.

Hanse and Bavaria build according to the Plan large series of shipyards produce, however, Stand 18. March, in the afternoon, still according to Plan. The production of the Hanse Group sites are operating normal at the moment, said spokesman Morten shrub to float. Not necessarily in the production of the required forces worked in the Home Office. To be prepared for all eventualities.

Also in the case of Bavaria Yachts in giebelstadt, the operation in the afternoon, runs for 18 hours anticipated speech of the German Chancellor, still on a regular basis. 95% of the workforce of the production were in use. You have taken all precautions to protect the employees, said Bavaria-speaker Marcus Schlichting float on request. This means that there is currently no suppliers come up on the premises. The bearings were not well filled, bottlenecks, give it here.

Full of tapes in the yard © Float magazine

shipyard “at an early stage, we have taken appropriate precautionary measures, so that the production can continue to run without problems in the case of Bavaria Yachts more.” said Marcus Schlichting. To avoid risks, were cancelled all missions. Meetings now run by video conference. Many work from home.

The Bavaria production yard information till July, fully booked. “The new projects, like the new day cruiser, and new models for the business year 2020/21, are also well advanced and on schedule.”

Beneteau decides to “special measures”

Due to the progression of the Covid-19-epidemic and the necessary measures taken by the authorities to the health protection of the Groupe Beneteau has decided according to its own information, the construction of boats and holiday homes in France and Italy to temporarily suspend. Today, on 18. March, known. The industry service ibinews.com had first reported about it.

Of the 26 worldwide production of the Groupe Beneteau facilities are located two in the Italian regions of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Emilia-Romagna. “The activities in our production units in the United States and Poland have so far slowed down, but they have not been set”, – informed the company in a statement.

Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 © Guido Cantini Float magazine

Of course, the Beneteau shares fell on Monday to 4.90 euros. That was the lowest level since 2006. Today it had recovered the value of the paper a little, it reached up to 6,41 euros in midday trading. 11. March had published Beneteau first Statement on the Corona-crisis. It States that the impact of the epidemic on the business activities of the group are so far “marginal,”.

For the boat business is the fact that in the Northern hemisphere (Europe and North America), where the value of the group reached 80% of their revenue from the boat business, all scheduled fairs have been held by the Hiswa in Amsterdam apart, which was closed last week on the second day of the show the same again.

Dufour consists of production, Volvo financial risk

Dufour Yachts sees informed yesterday afternoon to suspend production. This stop is valid as long, until the spread of the pandemic was under control. This in turn depends on the decisions of the French government. “We hope that this time will be as short as possible.

The sales and communication teams, delivery and customer service to remain accessible and continue to work safely, to provide at this time the best possible services,“ the company said in a statement.

Johan Carlsson, head of development, and Karin Akman, system engineer in the new test lab for E-mobility © Volvo Penta Float magazine

Also the Swedish Volvo group, has recently published an Update on the impact of Covid-19. In the statement, it says that there are “as of mid-March, a considerable risk of material financial impact on the group”. For some time the Swedish Navy, the group diversifies the Portfolio. In addition to engines for Maritime applications, which account for an increasingly large share of sales, relies on its own developments for electric mobility on the water.

This article was written by Stefan Gerhard

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