The bespoke Perimeter Protection System by Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) will be available for superyachts in the new build and refit stage. The system has been successfully tested on a 70m yacht, constructed in Germany.
Several superyacht projects are presently underway at Doyle Sails NZ, including sails for the 43,9m Alloy superyacht Encore that is due to be launched in the first quarter of this year.
Doyle Sails NZ sponsored the 2013 NZ Millennium Cup. The company’s team were racing on board the 50m superyacht Ohana as well as the 30m luxury yacht Zefiro.
Luxury charter yacht Douce France represents the first Yacht Solutions climate-controlled superyacht project, carried out in Thailand. The company has recently finished erecting and shrink wrap scaffolding over this magnificent catamaran.
The recently launched 34m Curvelle charter yacht ‘quaranta’ boasts a three deck guest elevator by Lift Emotion. It is presumed that this is the first elevator ever installed on a luxury vessel of this size.
Two of the world’s prestigious manufacturers in the superyacht sector, Gulf Craft and Tognum Group, announced their partnership, in order to provide their customers with better value, offering the German engines as first choice on the Majesty Yachts.
MTU distributor Al Masaood and Arabian yacht builder Gulf Craft signed a preferred partner agreement at the currently running Dubai International Boat Show. This will allow the yachts in the Majesty series to be powered by MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines as first choice.
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology has recently delivered its electrical, navigation and entertainment systems to three luxury vessels. These include the 47m Acico charter yacht LADY DEE, the 49m Acico superyacht NASSIMA, as well as the 46m Vicem 46 yacht Le Caprice V.
Veritais Ltd and Savage Marine have agreed to work together on new build as well as refit projects as the technology convergence gathers pace. The two companies have recently completed joint AV / lighting refit projects on board a 37m Rodriquez motor yacht and the 43m Dubois superyacht Koo.
The prestigious German builder KaiserWerft will be attending both the 2013 Dubai Boat Show as well as the 2013 Hainan Rendez-Vous together with Voith Engineering, presenting a new propulsion system. Kaiserwerft will also officially introduce its all-new flagship, Kaiser 85 yacht.
A total number of 6 luxury yachts shortlisted for this year’s World Superyacht Awards have been equipped with thrusters, developed by Ocean Yacht Systems. These include the all-new Fitzroy superyacht Ohana, or the recently refitted Feadship motor yacht A2.