The largest superyacht launched in North America – Motor Yacht Attessa
Yacht Solutions, a leading luxury yacht company in Southeast Asia, has teamed up with Scott Taylor to head up its paint division to ensure the firm meets increasing demand for world-class superyacht detailing and finishing.
Perini Navi Sailing yacht Andromeda La Dea arrived at the Pendennis Shipyard for her winter refit at the beginning of November and is undergoing work for her 20 year ABS survey. The 47m Superyacht Andromeda La Dea was the first Perini Navi to circumnavigate the globe, and has visited both the Antarctic and the Arctic.
After final commissioning and successful sea trials, the newly refitted Feadship Odyssey has set sail for the Caribbean. The project started exactly ten months ago when the yacht arrived at the Feadship yard in Makkum after a harsh and icy crossing piggybacking on top of a yacht transporter from the US.
YachtProjects, Florida has entered into a joint venture with Testbank Ship Repair in Hampshire, England. This Joint venture will promote both companies in the superyacht refit and repair sector of the market place, offering superyacht services on both sides of the Atlantic
Sailing yacht Kaori, the 125 foot schooner built by Palmer Johnson in 1991 is back in the water, rigs in, and currently undergoing sea trials in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand after an extensive 12 month refit. S/Y Kaori is likely to be ready to head offshore around 16 November.
Superyacht Interiors New Zealand Limited (SINZ) announced today that it acquired Robinson Marine Interiors in June 2010. SINZ designs, manufactures and installs and refits contemporary, light weight and traditional marine interiors for superyachts, sailing and motor yachts ranging from 100 to 260 ft in length.
Compositeworks has introduced carbon offsetting for its superyacht refit clients, working in partnership with specialists Yacht Carbon Offset.
Alewijnse, a leading electrical system integrator is launching a major initiative that will see it working with superyacht yards worldwide to lower their production costs of super yachts without any loss of build quality.
China plans to build a luxury superyacht marina in the northern city of Tianjin by the end of 2010. The new marina will cover an area of 900,000 square meters in Tianjin’s booming Binhai district and will have 750 berths to accommodate superyachts up to 92m (300ft).
Rivergate Marina, in Sydney Australia has just completed a major refit on the superyacht KOKOMO II (ex Achilles II) including structural modifications to the bow and extensive paint works to the exterior.