Our Maritime Business Magazines

Over the past 10 years, the specialist engineers of Videotec’s internal ONVIF team have collaborated directly with the organisation, making a significant and tangible contribution to the protocol’s effective development, promoting ONVIF specifications as an industrial standard and their integration within Videotec IP products.   The Videotec team’s commitment on the field was recognised...

Shipping has been the basis of global trade for thousands of years. The call for greater efficiency, increasingly stringent emissions directives, and new ship propulsion systems bring new challenges for the shipbuilding industry worldwide. HBK provides you with the right solution to keep your development and production of ships, marine engines and other components fit for the...

The Feadship yard in Makkum has successfully completed the refit of the 57.3m Amara (ex. Cacique) fully on schedule. The owners took the Lloyd’s 35-year survey as a foundation for a wide range of alterations and upgrades to suit their way of life at sea. Committed to retaining the original lines and preserving pedigree...

The refit of M/Y Oasis, the 60m steel and aluminium yacht built by Lürssen Yachts in 2006, has just been completed at the Lusben shipyard in Livorno. The superyacht, completely repainted and returned to its owner ahead of schedule, is now ready for the summer season. Since October 2020, Lusben has been working on...

It has been a busy year for the Vitruvius Yachts design studio, watching an ambitious Expedition yacht enter the final furlong of construction while another exciting 66m Lifestyle project is well underway. And with one more 52m superyacht design well into the development phases, the momentum shows no sign of slowing at the London...

Today, Livorno’s Benetti launched Zazou, a 65m full custom yacht whose hull is painted in carinthia blue. The explosive dynamism of the external lines was designed by Giorgio M. Cassetta who accentuated the sleek profile of the yacht. The Dutch studio, Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design, arranged the elegant interiors, some of the outdoor...

During a private event held at the Amels and Damen shipyard in Vlissingen last week, the Amels 78m Full Custom superyacht reached a major milestone in her build journey as she touched water for the first time since arriving at the yard in January last year. In the presence of the owner’s team and the designers involved in the project, as well as the Amels and Damen Yachting team, the pumps to the...

With in-person events expected to go ahead later this year, the global leisure marine sector is anticipating the return of METSTRADE 2021 from 16 to 18 November in Amsterdam. RAI Amsterdam has announced the parameters for this preeminent event which promises to be well-attended by both exhibitors and visitors. The main goal of RAI...

Emerging from the yard in Aalsmeer this week for final finishing and sea trials is the newest member of the Feadship fleet. The 55-metre Somnium, which is Latin for ‘dream’, is designed to take three generations of family members on a series of memorable world cruises. The first pure custom superyacht for an experienced...

Born from a first-time collaboration between Oceanco and Italian design studio Pininfarina, the game-changing new concept Kairos has been unveiled. Built on Oceanco’s NXT platform of sustainability and innovation, Kairos aims to advance the onboard experience and connectivity to the sea to new extremes. The advanced technical design and engineering has been developed by...

The construction of YN 19755, Project Gemini, is on schedule for delivery in October 2022. The latest in Heesen’s 55m Steel class will be available in time for the winter season in the Caribbean. Last week the shipyard installed the twin MTU 8V 4000 M63 IMO Tier-III diesel engines, while on Saturday, 20 March,...

Welcome on board! Anyone who builds ships nowadays has to think big. Dimensions are constantly increasing, as are the demands on safety and efficiency. This is where VEGA level and pressure sensors come in, ensuring optimal processes on board. Whether on or under deck, they optimise ship operating criteria such as sulphur emissions, energy...

On 8 March 2021, the Riva flagship hit the water during a private launch ceremony at the Riva Superyachts Division shipyard in Ancona. Bringing more beauty to the sea and the world, the new Riva Fifty, now rides the waves, ready to captivate everyone who sets eyes on her. The great dream inspired by...

Stefania, the first gold-painted hull in the Gran Turismo Transatlantic (GTT) 135 series, has begun sea trials following her launch earlier this month from Dynamiq’s facility in Massa, Tuscany. The shipyard’s technical team, together with key contractors and consultants, will now put her safety, navigation, propulsion and other systems through their paces. Piloted by...

Finland’s Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has developed a permanent magnet propulsion system for superyachts that can push the frontiers of clean energy performance and open the door to Arctic exploration in comfort and with confidence. The Poseidon Power range cuts emissions and includes the three-pronged trident of greater efficiency, increased reliability and...

Inmarsat has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. Simultaneously the company has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ with existing partners, shipowners and operators to support the full understanding and adoption of the rapidly growing range of digital applications that are making the maritime industry safer, greener and more efficient. Fleet Xpress clients...

Bering Yachts is proud to announce the keel laying of the semi-custom B107 superyacht. The 4th yacht sold by Bering in 2020 means a total of 7 yachts are currently in construction at the brand’s dedicated facility in Antalya, Turkey. In line with the B117 and B92, which are currently also in build, the...

Debut contract with Dutch luxury yacht builder Oceanco on Azipod technology installation project paves the way for broader cooperation on sustainable electric propulsion in a market expected to exceed EUR 8 billion by 2025. Specified for a superyacht built to the highest sustainability standards, ABB’s integrated project scope covers the supply of two 2.5MW...

Arcadia Yachts has successfully launched its second Sherpa XL, a perfect example of one of the shipyard’s characteristic elements, such as closed volumes in the bow that allow the owner and guests to enjoy convertible spaces in the stern. In this way, and unlike many other yachts with a traditional layout that feature numerous,...

The ship design and engineering firm C-Job Naval Architects is moving the superyacht ‘fixed-hull platform’ concept a step further. With input from DNV GL, they are developing a dynamic platform for 50- to 80-metre yachts that works for various hull shapes, saving builders and owners construction time and cost. A significant challenge when building...

With immediate effect, Gleistein is switching its entire portfolio of products made with Dyneema to be manufactured exclusively from bio-based Dyneema fibres. These fibres possess exactly the same trusted strength and reliability of their conventionally sourced counterparts, yet contribute substantially to climate protection due to their renewable, bio-based raw material. This results in a...

Lynx Yachts is proud to announce the cooperation with the world’s largest builder of private submarines, U-Boat Worx. Nowadays it is even more important to combine forces and create synergies by using each other’s strengths, resulting in an even more successful product which maximises the end user’s unique experience. This also involves the deep...

Yellow & Finch Publishers are happy to announce the move to a new office space on the Boulevard in Vlissingen.  Our new address is: Yellow & Finch Publishers Boulevard Bankert 290 4382 AC  Vlissingen The...

For superyacht owners, eyes beneath the waves, provided by intelligent underwater robotic vehicles, is a valuable resource. Global yacht security company, MarineGuard, include the Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle as part of their security system for superyachts. Proven in defence and marine science operations, the Falcon can examine a yacht’s hull millimetre by...

Heesen is delighted to announce that construction of project SkyFall officially began on 1 October at the shipyard in Oss. The owner’s representative laid a 450 BC Greek coin on the keel to commemorate the start of the build of this unique yacht, which will be tailored in every detail to suit the owner’s...