The total number of marina berths in Saudi Arabia is expected to increase by 50 per cent by 2012 as the Kingdom continues its rapid growth in the leisure marine industry. An average of around 10 units a week will be added over the next 2 years to accommodate the nation’s growing leisure fleet and attract overseas boating tourists.
According to reports from the Bangkok Post, a 60 meter superyacht has sunk after it was launched into the Tha Chin River in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district in Thailand on Friday.
British Marine Federation (BMF) and Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA) have reached agreement to form GMI (Global Marina Industries). This is seen as a natural evolution of work they have both been doing on marina training and certification in their own geographic regions but are now taking the opportunity to go global.
Sunseeker International has recently awarded Dometic Marine ‘Approved Supplier’ status in recognition of many years of providing exceptional support and service to its customers. Dometic supplies a range of products from prestige brands to Sunseeker’s motorboats and yachts, including HVAC (heating ventilation and air conditioning), sanitation and galley equipment.
The long awaited World Yacht Racing Forum, co-located with the Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium and the International Superyacht Coatings Conference will begin tomorrow morning in Estoril, Portugal.
The Island Sailing Club (ISC) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are busy putting together their plans to most fittingly commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the famous Round the Island Race in 2011, being held on Saturday 25th June.
Mourjan Marinas IGY, the developer and manager of luxury superyacht marinas and yachting lifestyle destinations, has appointed Simon Maree as its Marina Manager for Lusail Marina, its flagship project in Doha, Qatar.
Power and Sail Super yachts from around the world including megayacht Silver Zwei are streaming into Phuket, Thailand to attend the prestigious Asia Superyacht Rendezvous 10-year anniversary celebration, December 16-18, 2010.
Sunseeker International will launch their new Predator 115 and the Manhattan 73 motor yacht at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, from 7-16 January 2011. The new yachts are exciting additions to the Sunseeker range, maximising internal space and combining exhilarating performance with luxurious design.
With high winds bringing the 2010 Phuket King’s Cup Regatta to a slightly premature end participants were left toasting what has been one of the most competitive series of races in regatta history.
Following a three-year construction period, the new steelmaking and processing plant of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in the south-eastern USA was officially opened in the 10th of December.