The programme of this year’s Superyacht Management Meeting: Fiscal is now confirmed and registration is open. The event will run in the popular Mediterranean yacht vacation location – Monaco on April 28.
Great news for Spain yacht charter: thanks to the new yachting legislation, Network Marine Consultants administered no less than 33 superyacht charter licences in 2014. These brand new licences were for 25 motor yachts, four sailing yachts and four catamarans, up to a substantial 52 metres LOA.
Great news for Indonesia yacht charter and visiting Superyachts has been proudly announced by Asia Pacific Superyachts Indonesia. During the recent coordination meeting for foreign yacht entry / exit Ports of Indonesia, Customs and Immigration committed to aligning their processes with the online system.
Carlos Espinosa and the IURISNAUTIC team have recently obtained the very first Charter License for Non EU flagged vessels. From now on, the charter of any vessel in the waters of the lovely Balearics yacht rental destination is legally possible.
NZ Marine has unveiled a streamlined clearance process for foreign flagged yachts, wishing to charter in New Zealand waters. The new process removes the need for a bond, with an owner’s written guarantee to leave New Zealand waters after 24 months, now satisfactory.
The Yacht Attorney have been successfully chosen as the winner of the 2015 Corporate Intl Magazine Legal Award: ‘Yacht Law – Law Firm of the Year in Germany’.
Gianfranco Puopolo from PG Legal’s specialist department ‘the Yachting Team’ will give a short presentation at a business breakfast, set to be held on the second day of the 2014 Monaco Yacht Show.
A drop to 5% of gross revenues in Tahiti’s charter tax has been reported by Etienne Boutin, heading up the Asia Pacific Superyachts Tahiti.
The proposal to establish marina resorts as specific areas of ports reserved for the overnight stays of tourists on their boats was accepted a few months ago by the regions of Emilia Romagna and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Its inclusion in the Unblock Italy decree has finally opened the way to the application of the 10% tourist VAT, which will make berthing for transiting boats in Italy more desirable.
Bachmann Marine has announced the appointment of Mr Gary Le Cras as the Head of Yachting Services.
The entire transaction of a recently delivered 56m Perini Navi sailing super yacht SELENE (ex PARSIFAL IV, SELENE) has been successfully counselled and accompanied in all legal and tax matters by the German commercial law firm, CPS Schliessmann Wirtschaftsanwaelte, with a specialised department ‘TheYachtAttorney’.
Value Added Tax (VAT) paid at the luxury yacht marina resorts in the Italian regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, and Liguria will be reduced from 22% to 10%, as announced by UCINA Confindustria Nautica.