This year’s 21st Dubai International Boat Show was officially opened this morning. The highly anticipated event is playing host to a great number of top superyacht builders, including Amels, Benetti Yachts, CRN, Fincantieri Yachts, Lurssen, Heesen Yachts, Mondomarine, Oceanco, Palmer Johnson, Trinity Yachts and many others.
As announced today by the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), its former President, Mr Björn Lagerkvist, died on March 1, after a long-suffering illness.
The premier Middle Eastern shipyard, Gulf Craft, announced the start of construction of its largest project to date, the splendid Majesty 155 yacht, on day one of the currently running Dubai International Boat Show. The event will last until March 9.
Azzurra Team is currently in Miami, in order to participate in the T52 World Championship. The race will kick off today.
The recent three day marina training course at the Qingdao International Marina in Shandong Province China was a great success. The course was conducted by the Marina in partnership with the Marina Industries Association (MIA).
The Palma-based ECOsuperyacht has become a new, strategic partner of Wild Group International, a company specializing in applying vinyl wrapping to superyachts.
For the very first time this year, GO2 Global Yachting will be attending the upcoming Palm Beach Boat Show as part of its busy US boat show schedule.
The eagerly awaited Dubai International Boat Show 2013 will kick off today, hosting 750 companies and brands from 49 countries, all displaying their products, comprising 430 boats as well as 19 luxury superyachts.
Yesterday, March 4, saw Greenpeace organise a guided visit to its 50m expedition yacht Artic Sunrise for the employees of Marina Palma Cuarentena as well as Marina Port de Mallorca. The vessel will stay in Marina Palma Cuarentena until March 9th.
The well known Italian luxury yacht manufacturer, the Overmarine Group, was present at the recently concluded Miami Boat Show, along with its partners, including Fendi Casa.
Organised ahead of the annual National Apprenticeship Week, the prominent UK luxury yacht builder, Pendennis Shipyard, has recently hosted a job swap, seeing the company’s Directors become their Apprentices for a day.
Representatives of the Italian Azimut-Benetti Group in Brazil with the “Official Dealer” for the South and Sao Paulo, First Yacht, met with customers for the 2nd “Confraria Nautica” event, hosted by Yacht Clube Veleiros da Ilha, on February 28.