Susan Maffei Plowden was presented with the 2018 Anchor Award at RIMTA’s Industry Partnership Breakfast. Sponsored by Gowrie Group, the event was held on September 15 during the Newport International Boat Show. Maffei Plowden was recognized for her role as Stopover Director of the 2017/18 Volvo...
RIMTA worked with members of the University of Rhode Island faculty to produce an Economic Impact Study on Rhode Island’s marine-trades sector. The results of the study were released in fall 2018. Learn more in the FAQs below and find a link to a report...
The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) has launched a new Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program in the Westerly area. This three-week program will give individuals the entry-level skills needed to start a career working around boats or in the exciting field of composites manufacturing. The program...
There are a lot more young Rhode Islanders with boat building experience after this summer. Forty students built boats in three locations in RIMTA’s Youth Summer Boat Building Programs. Boats built ranged from a Herreshoff dory built at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, to a...
Gowrie Group returns for a second year as an organizational sponsor of RIMTA. Their support will enhance our communications, our key industry and networking events, and RIMTA Future’s first community-outreach project. The largest independent marine insurance group in the United States, Gowrie Group has a longtime...
After serving a full two-year term, Melissa Danko, executive director of the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey, will pass the baton as chair of the National Marine Trades Council (NMTC) to Wendy Mackie. Mackie, CEO of RIMTA and the Composites Alliance of Rhode Island,...
A new three-day program run by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) gives individuals the entry-level skills needed to start a career in the exciting field of working on luxury megayachts. [caption id="attachment_1225" align="alignright" width="219"] Photo by Billy Black[/caption] Organized with Ship to Shore Crew Placement...
MRAA, NMMA, RIMTA publish Guide to Growing the Workforce. Marine industry guide seeks to serve as a roadmap for empowering employers. Today, as the result of a yearlong collaborative effort, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the National Marine Manufacturers Association and the Rhode Island Marine...
Marine debris is a problem, and we all know it. A short walk along the beach puts you in contact with the evidence: plastic bottles and bags, food containers, fishing line, and more litter. But few of us may realize just how devastating this problem...
Sail Newport Program Director Kim Hapgood of Newport has been named the 2018 Boater of the Year by RIMTA. The award announcement was made at RIMTA’s Industry Breakfast on February 2, the opening morning of the Providence Boat Show. The John H. Chafee Boater of the...