The Future of Superyachts, the 6th Annual Conference takes place in Palma just before the Superyacht Cup, on the 20th and 21st June 2011 and will bring together an elite group of industry leaders for networking and debate.
The Italian company looks to maintain its leading international position with a new strategy brought about by changing market conditions. In the wake of profound changes in the boating industry triggered by events two years ago, the Azimut Benetti Group has developed advanced organisational solutions following a business model which put the client and his expectations in the center of the process.
The Antibes Yacht Show, now in its 5th year, has announced MYBA (Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association) – a Worldwide Yachting Association as a partner. The Antibes Yacht Show runs from April 7 – 10th 2011, and is the biggest spring show to focus on brokerage, charter and for the first time this year on refit.
The Australian Challenge for the 34th America’s Cup was officially accepted by the defending Golden Gate Yacht Club on 11 January 2011. For the first time in over a decade, Australia has a team in the competition for the world’s oldest sporting trophy.
C. Gordon Houser, a marine marketing veteran who helped transform yachting into recreational boating by making the sport more appealing to millions of middle-class Americans, will be honored Feb. 17 during the Miami International Boat Show by Marine Marketers of America (MMA) with its first Neptune Award for Lifetime Achievement.
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy is set to broaden its capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region with the successful acquisition of port and harbour engineering specialists, JFA Consultants Pty Ltd based in Perth, Western Australia. This acquisition will help to enhance BMT’s offering, whilst complementing its existing expertise and knowledge through well-established subsidiaries already in the region including BMT WBM and BMT Design & Technology.
Initially scheduled to be held from 7th to 12th September, the 34th Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes will now be held from Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th September 2011, along the quays of the Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto, and inside the Espace Riviera exhibition hall.
SUPERYACHT Australia today announced it will be organising the first ever Australian Superyacht and Marine Export Conference immediately prior to the 2011 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.
For the past nine years, the worldwide boating industry has recognized the best in boat building through nauCAT’s annual Boat of the Year awards, for boat models introduced on the Croatian market. In the election “Croatian Boat of the Year 2011”, the overall winner is the Magellano 50, from the Italian boatyard Azimut.
Fresh from winning the Best Power 24-40 m prize at the ISS Design & Leadership Awards, the Moonen 124 Northlander has also now been nominated as a finalist in the Motor Boat of the Year Awards 2011. And with the nomination of the Moonen 97 Livia as a finalist in the Best Displacement Motor Yacht of below 500GT category at the Boat International World Superyacht Awards, it is clear that Moonen Shipyards is on a roll…
Superyacht Singapore Association released their very positive superyacht traffic review for the year 2010.
The ISS (International Superyacht Society) announces its 2011-2013 Board of Directors and Past Presidents Council. ISS elections are held annually by peer selection