Our Maritime Business Magazines

The new ISA yacht is a custom made project. The steel cutting is already in progress and expected delivery is the summer of 2010. ISA comments: “Its modern silhouette has been designed according to the client’s style, as well as inputs from our architect, Andrea Vallicelli, the ISA marketing and technical...

This Oceanco built  85.47m, build no. Y704,  is nominated as a finalist for the World Superyacht Awards 2010, in the category Best displacement Motor Yacht of 1,300GT and above.  During the Abu Dhabi Boat Show 2010, Oceanco also announced a new 117m yacht project in collaboration with Elie...

YachtPlus added a second yacht to its fractional ownership programme. This 41m yacht is built by Rodriquez Cantieri Navali, also responsible for the naval architecture. Being identical to the Ocean Emerald, it is designed by Foster+Partners. This summer it will operate on a series of cruises in the Mediterranean, after which it will spend...

Murtic Yachts was founded in 2006, the same year it could present the first sketches and hull. Now the Murtic 52 Raised Saloon is completed. It was designed by Botin&Carkeek, in cooperation with Marko Murtic. With this yacht, Murtic aims to combine luxury, high performance and advanced...

Azimut Yachts launched a new range of yachts over 30m. Ugo Garassino, Deputy General Manager says; “It is pronounced ‘grande’, this translates as ‘big’, ‘great’ or ‘huge’, but means much, much more.”   Garassino continues: “For once we’re not talking about the flagship of a fleet, but rather a whole fleet of...

Marine Concept and Construction (MCC) introduces a new 38m explorer vessel, as part of its Marco Polo series. As the 45m that were introduced earlier, the 38m has an economic single screw propulsion with electrically driven Schottel jets. The Schottels normally act as bow and stern...

ART Marine, a Middle East’s marine services company and importer and distributor of luxury motor-yachts, has embarked on a campaign called “Discover Yachting” , the aim of which is “to engage new audiences and highlight the surprising accessibility of the yachting world to a wider audience,” said Constantinos Constantinou, President & CEO, ART...

International Shipyards Ancona (ISA) built a new 63m motor yacht, that is now visible outside on the yard. This is the largest super yacht ever built by ISA and the first of three of over 50m, due to be launched and delivered by the shipyard this...

There now is a new exclusive distributor of Princess yachts for Finland.  Operating under the trading name of Princess Finland, this company will be run by owners Mikko Alanen, Managing Director and Mats Carlson, Technical Director, both of whom are current Princess owners. Princess Finland will operate from their waterside offices in Helsinki with the support...

21 & 22 June, just before the Superyacht Cup, the fifth issue of this event will take place in Palma de Mallorca. It will bring together industry leaders for networking and debate. The Future of Superyachts focuses on legal, financial, tax, crewing, registration and build and design issues, and tends to attract an international...

Complete Marine Freight has recently started operations in Palma with a new business aimed at all aspects of cargo handling for leisure craft, from the smallest race boat to the largest superyacht. In addition their new website has just gone live, giving specific details of their worldwide...

Entries are now being accepted for this year’s Superyacht Cup in Palma and already more than a dozen yachts have registered. The event will take place June 23rd – 26th in the same central Palma location as in 2009. A wide-range of yachts are expected, from the most competitive racing superyachts to cruising yachts...

Dockmats, provider of protective floor coverings to the Yachting industry launched a new website: www.dockmats.co.uk. Dockmats offers a range of products, including custom printed hard wearing dock mats featuring the yacht or company logo or cotton plus to keep dirt at...

Mascoat Products  opened a new European office located in Waalwijk, The Netherlands. Mascoat: “This location will be a fully staffed Mascoat branch and responsible for European sales and support to provide the best in customer service and...

Fraser Yachts signed a contract for the construction of a new Proteksan-Turquoise 72.6m (238′) motor yacht was signed at the beginning of February. Fraser Yachts’s Nabil El Jammal in London and Stuart Larsen in Fort Lauderdale worked in close partnership to bring this sale to a successful...

At the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Australia (May 20-23 2010) Riviera will announce the release of its new 43 ft open flybridge model with Volvo Penta IPS. Riviera explains that the model features a comfortable, sea-kindly hull and, with this creation, hopes to present a modern methodology that will progress flybridge boat...

The Maremiss 63  features characteristic lines and Italian design which give this yacht a modern charisma. Furthermore this  63 foot flare bowed steel motor yacht provides an array of options. This semi custom-built motor yacht, designed by Vripack Architects is built by Hofstra Jachtbouw in Leeuwarden. The arrangement of the ship can be realised according...

Kevin Glancy Ltd and Jonathan Fawcett Ltd – the finest tableware and linen suppliers to the superyachting world, who have complemented each other on projects for two decades, discreetly supplying over 280 luxury yachts – are formally merging. Appointed Glancy Fawcett Ltd‘s Group Managing Director is Rob Bieniasz; Kevin Glancy (left) and Jonathan Fawcett...

“Hainan is determined to grow its marine and yachting industries as a key component of a wider tourism strategy”, says Mr Luo Baoming, governor of Hainan Province, ahead of the first Hainan Rendez-Vous set to take place from 2 to 4 April 2010 at the Visun Marina in Sanya. The Hainan government is throwing...

The J Class Association is pleased to announce outline plans for a series of spectacular regattas in England during 2012 – the Olympic Year. This will be the first time in history that more than four of these imposing yachts will race together in a fleet. The outline plan has received a positive response...

Sanlorenzo recently launched its first steel hull megayacht – with an aluminium superstructure -the Sanlorenzo 44 Steel. The tri-deck megayacht, with its 44 m in length, is the new flagship of the Sanlorenzo fleet. The well-balanced exterior lines have been conceived to give maximum light to the interior and perfectly match the design philosophy...

Diverse Projects‘ Build Project 08 was recently transported overland from its construction facility at Profab Engineering in Palmerston North, to Napier. It was one of New Zealand’s largest ever over land yacht...

The Perini Navi Group has announced its participation in the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show that will start in two day (25 – 30 February 2010). It is the first time that the Perini Navi Group will attend the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, introducing its two brands: Perini Navi for sailing yachts and Picchiotti for...

Pendennis has started the new decade on a high note with the acquisition of Devonport Yachts Ltd (owner of the Devonport superyacht brand), which will now be established as a partner company to Pendennis with its head office in...

Heesen Yachts is proud to announce the signing of a new contract for a 47m motor yacht, Hull Number 15747, for delivery in 2012. This new building contract is even more special for the Company since the client is Frans Heesen, former owner and founder of the shipyard who comments: “I am delighted to...