Our Maritime Business Magazines

IMS Shipyard continues to invest in order to cater to the wishes of the yachts that are here or that are coming. This year the yard has invested in a paint booth. The booth is 18m long, 6m wide and 6m high. The booth will be used for the painting of various parts of...

To continue its commitment to client-focused ship design and engineering services, C-Job Naval Architects is reorganising its management team. As of 1 March 2017, Basjan Faber will replace Job Volwater as the company’s Managing Director. Mr Volwater will move into the position of Commercial Director. The reason behind the restructuring is that Mr Volwater...

Van der Valk Shipyard is celebrating its golden jubilee in 2017 and will mark 50 years of quality yacht building by opening a new and larger construction hall in the spring. This exciting development will be seamlessly integrated with the launching of seven major projects in the months ahead. The new production hall will...

The Bilgin 123, Tee-Dje, one of the last examples of Bilgin’s extraordinary cold-moulded hulls, is back at the luxury yacht builder’s facilities in Istanbul for a refit. A team of 40 Bilgin craftsmen are working on this extensive refit project. Since the owners are very happy with her interior and exterior design, all they...

Christensen Shipyards celebrated the joining of Hull 38’s keel and cabin at the company’s yard in Vancouver, Washington just in time for Valentine’s Day. This newest Christensen milestone marks the transition of the 50m full-volume yacht from two separate production bays into one of the yard’s finish bays freed last summer after the launches of...

Recent trials carried out in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Sea have demonstrated the high connectivity throughput capabilities of Marlink’s new dynamic Sealink VSAT High Speed Zones. Livewire Connections and e3 Systems, Marlink’s Service Provider Partners in the superyacht segment, have thoroughly tested the new service’s capabilities to increase the use of bandwidth intensive applications...

The Baltic 130 My Song has triumphed as a double winner in the ShowBoats Design Awards 2017 after being judged the Most Innovative Sailing Yacht and winning the Best Exterior Design and Styling award at a gala ceremony in Kitzbuhel, Austria. With concept, design and styling the responsibility of Nauta Design and naval architecture...

Oceanco’s Jubilee is the largest yacht ever built in The Netherlands. At 110m length over all, a 16.4m beam and just over 4,500t, this yacht has a sleek and original profile that will surely turn heads wherever she travels. With no fewer than six decks, her progressively longer horizontal lines make Jubilee distinctive from...

Heesen Yachts is delighted to announce that the owner of Project Nova (YN 17850) has appointed Italian designer Cristiano Gatto as interior stylist. Sold in June 2016, Project Nova is the world’s first Fast Displacement with hybrid propulsion. The client, a yacht enthousiast, was attracted by the dynamic exterior design and the impressive performance...

Videoworks, an Italian system integration company, has opened its Dutch subsidiary, Videoworks Europe BV, registered at the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam, with legal residence and operations office in Aalsmeer (Raadhuisplein 3), in the north of Holland, a region renowned for its shipbuilding industry. Aalsmeer, a few miles away from Amsterdam, was selected as...

An order was recently placed for the 47m Revolution brokered by Swell Yachting to be build and designed by the Jongert yard and Vripack studio. Revolution is based on the Flow concept of Vripack. “At 47 meter just under 500GT she boasts no less than 7 state rooms and 6 crew cabins, a 6...

Drettmann has expanded its portfolio and is now a sales partner with shipyard Gulf Craft for Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. The Bremen-based family business continues to focus on expansion, with this new partnership representing an exciting step in that direction. Since its inception in 1982, Gulf Craft has evolved into a global player within...

Christopher Karam, a student from Staffordshire University, scooped the top prize on 12 January 2017 in the Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition 2017, in partnership with Southampton Solent University. Held at the London Boat Show, Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, made the presentation. The position of runner up went to...

CRN recently performed the relocation of a new 79m megayacht, bound to become the second largest yacht ever built by the Ancona shipyard. The yacht, weighing more than 1,000t, was skillfully moved 800 meters over a span of two hours from one hangar into another. Considering the imposing size of this vessel, its relocation required...

Azimut Benetti Group is at the top of the Global Order Book 2017 ranking of the world’s twenty most important mega yacht manufacturers. With a total of 2,594m of Azimut Yachts and Benetti boats under construction and 65 projects in progress, the Italian Shipyard confirms its leadership thanks to the world’s most comprehensive range...

The so-called “eco-friendly” Italian shipyard has the pleasure to announce the successful delivery of ARCADIA 85 in its tropical edition at Casa de Campo – Dominican Republic. The layout and the functional living concepts of ARCADIA 85 are the result of a construction evolution: the linear design of the superstructure and the vertical line...

MV WERFTEN contracted DNV GL for the classification of the “Endeavor“-class vessels. The contract includes three 20,000 GT mega yachts, which will be three of the first passenger ships to be classified according to the new DNV GL rules. The “Endeavor” newbuildings will be the world’s largest expedition yachts with ice class. They will...

Princess Yachts are delighted to start the new year with the launch of the new S60 sportbridge yacht at the London Boat Show along with the 75 Motor Yacht, Princess 60, Princess 49 and V48. The Project 31 ‘Charlotte’ will also be back by popular demand portraying the journey of the brand alongside her...

MY Tango was built in 2006 by Oceanfast Yachts in Western Australia. The yacht cruises regularly on Sydney Harbour. VEEM is very pleased to have been selected to improve the comfort of the yacht at anchor in various preferred locations on Sydney Harbour. MY Tango is fitted with traditional Naiad fins (i.e. there is...

Sabrina Monte-Carlo is pleased to announce and welcome Michele Flandin as the company’s Marketing Manager. Michele will be responsible for all the communication and events for the company, and will be a valuable contributor to the marketing and business strategy. “I was attracted to Sabrina Monte-Carlo’s dedication to surpass their clients’ expectations by delivering...

Sunseeker International is delighted to announce plans to launch the new 68 Sport Yacht at London Boat Show in January alongside the new Manhattan 66.The new 68 Sport Yacht is one of four new model launches planned for 2017 on top of the five new models the Dorset based company introduced during 2016 and...

Superyacht Tenders and Toys has added an ultra-fast Jet Ski that can do 0-60 in under three seconds to its range of yacht toys. The new limited edition 2017 Black Edition has been designed with Jet Ski World Champion James Bushell and is described by the manufacturer as the fastest hand-built race proven designed...

Vanquish Yachts in the Netherlands has started construction of two powerboats in its mighty new VQ54 line. Based on the successful VQ48, this latest benchmark for superlative fun on the water comes with the award-winning MAN i6-800 diesel engines and its own tender garage. Moreover, the VQ54 can also serve as a fantastic tender...

Seabourn, a luxury cruise company, recently revealed its latest ship Seabourn Encore at an official handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. “We are looking forward to this day for more than two years. The Seabourn Encore is a picture-perfect ship that’s going to set a new standard in the ultra-luxury cruise...

Sevenstar Yacht Transport, the world’s leading provider of yacht transportation services has opened an office in France. Sevenstar France will be managed by Matthieu Le Bihan, a well known figure in the marine industry in France. “As the number of clients increases in the European region, it was an obvious choice to open a...