The new Marina at Porto Montenegro is now open and available for superyacht owners and charterers. The support facilities at the Porto Montenegro Marina include on-site customs and immigration, 24-hour security, duty-free fuel, grey- and black-water disposal, and provisioning plus a Crew Club, featuring a gym, bowling alley, tennis and squash courts, and an Internet cafe.
WIDER yacht is the new challenge taken on by Tilli Antonelli and his team. The project is completely innovative, incorporating latest technology and design, but mostly taking new routes and following unique ideas.
South coast port of Poole has announced their plans to develop their yachting facilities. Investing over £20m the plans include new marinas, that could also be used by superyachts.
The European Commission has now formally requested that the French change their VAT legislation which grants VAT exemption for some transactions involving superyachts potentially affecting commercial charters.
The British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta 2010 took place from 18th to 24th July with fifty-nine boats participating. The event progressed under perfect weather conditions, with many beautiful classic yachts present.
Jacco van der Stelt has been appointed by Alewijnse Marine Systems as the new commercial manager for Lantic Entertainment Systems. He will be based in Nijmegen in Netherlands.
Companies such as Credit Suisse, Barclays Wealth Management, Nautors Swan and Ernst and Young gathered aboard the historic square-rigger, the Earl of Pembroke to discuss the plans for the corporate involvement in the Liverpool Boat Show.
Four partners from the Imtech Marine Group will be present at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. They will be situated in the same booth – QD61 – at the Holland Yachting Group Pavilion (HYG).
Italy’s Azimut-Benetti Group will open its own boatyard in Brazil with a production area of 200,000 square metres next month. Paolo Vitelli, President of Azimut-Benetti Group, announced the recently founded Azimut do Brasil Yachts, will manage the production of Azimut branded yachts, at a site in Itajaì, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
Sunrise yachts of Turkey is to sponsor the next Moscow International Boat Show. The Sunrise 45 superyacht is an ocean-going cruising yacht which was first released to successful acclaim in 2009
Activities all long week… in France: Recreational fishing space at Grand Pavois International In-water Boat Show 2010 means a space expanding each year: Ashore and offshore activities during the show: fishing kayak demonstrations, float tube, rock fishing, and discovery games and tours for kids, conferences…
Deadline approaching for the 2010 Neptune Award entries. All the entries are due before September 17th 2010. The categories included in the awards are: national magazine ads, national magazine ads/series, Web advertising (banners), product literature, press kits, newsletters, e-mail promotions/blasts and marketing innovation. One new category was added this year – regional/local marketing, recognizing the best marketing program by a marine establishment in a local market.