New Zealand-based refit shipyard, Oceania Marine, is currently working on the refit of the 2011 super yacht Black Pearl. She will receive a hull repaint in her beautiful metallic grey and minor coating repairs on the superstructure, as well as general maintenance works.
The well known Taiwan-based shipyard, Horizon Yachts, has recently welcomed two new Directors to Horizon Motor Yachts Australia: Matt Yapp and Gary Wahlstedt. They are both current Horizon yacht owners; Matt owns the Horizon E88 superyacht White Caviar and Gary owns the Horizon E73 motor yacht Swell Time.
Feadship Heritage Fleet and Sevenstar Yacht Transport have proudly announced their partnership, in order to support and promote Dutch heritage in the world.
Dominator Design & Development AG has been nominated for the International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2015, with Dominator 26m super yacht ILUMEN. She will compete for the ‘Yacht Concept up to 40 metres’ award.
The all-new 60m explorer mega yacht EXCALIBUR concept has been proudly unveiled by Sigmund Yacht Design from Austria, in partnership with BMT Nigel Gee. The vessel boasts sleek, clean and balanced lines.
The 151ft Pilot Classic super yacht ELFJE and the 157ft luxury yacht WISP have been shortlisted for the 2015 ShowBoats Design Awards 2015 in three sailing yacht award categories. Both vessels were built by Royal Huisman to a design by Hoek.
Filippetti Navetta 30 luxury yacht GATSBY has been shortlisted for the prestigious ShowBoats Design Award 2015, in the ‘Environmental Protection’ category.
The new boatbuilding apprenticeship is being developed by employers within the government’s trailblazer scheme. Co-ordinated by the British Marine Federation (BMF), the employer led group to encourage apprentices in the marine industry is led by Berthon Boat Company, with the participation of BMF member companies, including Sunseeker, Princess Yachts, Fairline Boats, Pendennis, to name but a few.
This year’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) exceeded all the expectations and set the tone for the marine equipment sector. The event welcomed 1,358 exhibitors from 48 countries, along with 21,086 visitors.
Gulf Craft’s CEO, Erwin Bamps, has been invited as one of the keynote speakers at the 4th Annual CET (Customer Engagement Technology) Middle East conference. This was held at the Sofitel Dubai, The Palm on November 25, 2014.
China Rendez-Vous has unveiled the official dates and activities program of the 2nd edition of SO! DALIAN, running from June 18 to 21. The 2015 event will feature more exhibition surface and further expansion of the activities programs.
The breath-taking Maldives yacht holiday destination, nestled in the Indian Ocean, has been visited by plenty of luxury vessels in 2013 and 2014, as stated by Asia Pacific Superyachts Maldives GM Mohamed Hammed. These include such outstanding vessels as the luxury charter yacht Cloud 9.