News & Industry Updates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier issued an Order on Rate Filing today to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) requesting an amended filing to reduce workers’ compensation rates by 7.5 percent for 2020. The Order notifies NCCI that the rate filing submitted for a 5.4% rate decrease has been disapproved and,…

2019 FMCA Expo & Annual meeting was a huge success! If you didn’t attend, here is a short glimpse into what you missed. Video’s of the workshops are coming soon.

Dear Vendor’s, We are holding a raffle on Saturday October 5th during the morning session in the Expo hall. If you have items you would like to donate to the raffle, please bring with you Friday! Raffle tickets are $5 each, so we request that any items be valued of at least $10 or you…

Can’t wait for the event. Going to be great! Don’t forget to sign up all your people asap. See you then!

Bellingham Marine Fibergrate Composite Structures CMI Gator Dock PVE Equipment USA Henderson Prestressed Concrete WearDeck Kelly White & Associates Insurance Trueline – The Ultimate Seawall Lifetime Boat Lifts Titan Deck Foundation Technologies ECA – Equipment Corporation of America International Marine Underwriters ShoreStation Hydraulic Boat Lifts You can still register to attend online at www.myfmca.org. If…

Gold – Kelly White & Associates Insurance Silver – Trimble Navigation Bronze – International Marine Underwriters Bronze – Lifetime Boatlifts

I encourage my fellow marine contractors to bring their partners and employees to this great event. Fender Marine will have (7) rooms and (14) people attending this year and expect to learn a lot from the seminars, find new products at the expo and enjoy our vendors and fellow marine contractors at the happy hour,…

Join us October 4th and 5th for our 2019 EXPO! ________________________________________ Permitting & SPGP V (R1) Navigation Issues ESA, JaxBo and EFH Technology & where we think things are going? Marine Construction Software Implementation Crane Accidents, what went wrong! OSHA Inspection Requirements & Documentation for your equipment (not just cranes) Tips on how to mobilize/prepare…

FMCA Board is sending a letter to NMFS & ACOE regarding the backlog of permits. The Board is requesting the following information in order to validate our letter/request. Date of application to ACOE Type of job- dock, seawall, dredging, etc. Short job description- example: “installation of a 160 sq. ft. residential dock and lift” or…

Hurricane Prep Needs List: Bottled Water First Aid kids (3) Camp cook top HDX 12 gallon totes (20) NOAA Weather Radios (3) Dock/mooring line Hygiene wipes (3) Paper towels/toilet tissue Batteries -all sizes LED Flashlights (5) Large garbage bags Tarps – large & small Manual can openers Tie downs/ratchet straps You can donate direct to…

Tuesday, May 7 SWFWMD Conference Room Crystal River City Hall Council Chamber 6750 Fruitville Road, SARASOTA., FL 34240 123 U.S.-19, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 34428 SPGP V (R1) Navigation Issues ESA, JaxBo, and EFH SAJ-91 / SAJ-96 / SAJ-72 Enforcement Space will be limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Please…

Introducing the ultimate dock pile by Truline — Build better dock piles with the same material used to build long-lasting seawalls. – Eliminates the typical wood piles used for many docks and increases the life expectancy of the dock to match the seawall. – Same color and appearance as the Truline seawall parts. – Vinyl-clad,…