January is a good time to take a fresh look at your business — and when it comes to the workers who can make or break your company, RIMTA can help. Our industry’s workforce is facing strong headwinds, with Baby Boomers retiring at a faster rate...
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is the latest organization to lend support to the Rhode Island Fiberglass Vessel Recycling (RIFVR) Pilot Project. The pilot, launched by RIMTA and R.I. Sea Grant,is exploring solutions for the sustainable disposal of fiberglass boats by dismantling...
RIMTA Future, an organization that comes under the RIMTA umbrella and is focused on cultivating the industry’s leaders of tomorrow, will host a panel on career paths for women in the marine trades. “Women in Marine Industry Businesses: An Exploration of Career Paths” will be held on the...
RIMTA held its Annual Meeting at the Inner Space Center at URI's Ocean Science and Exploration Center on November 8. At the event, members welcomed the organization’s new Board, and incoming president John Tregenza of Watch Hill Boat Yard addressed the audience and looked at...
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,...