This month saw the Wider shipyard in Italy’s Ancona start working on the superstructure of the new WIDER 150′ yacht. She is due to be delivered in the summer of 2015.
Introduced in 2013, the revolutionary Sunreef 80 Carbon Yacht Line won the European Medal Award. It was received by Francis Lapp, the President of Sunreef Yachts, on June 4, 2014.
Nestled in the lovely Montenegro yacht charter destination, positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean, the five-star Porto Montenegro marina was present at the China Rendez-Vous as well as the Singapore Yacht Show for the very first time. Both events were held this spring.
Amendments to the Protocol for the 35th America’s Cup have been recently issued, ahead of the entry period, which is open from June 9 through August 8, 2014.
Taken place in Turkey’s Istanbul, the ICOMIA/IFBSO Congress 2014 was a great success. The event concluded with the annual ICOMIA/IFBSO Congress Gala Dinner and Bosphorus Cruise on June 7.
Set to run in the fantastic Southeast Asia yacht charter location – Singapore from April 23 to 26, the 2015 Singapore Yacht Show is expected to be even bigger and better. Open bookings for the next year’s event are now available.
Measuring impressive 65 meters in length, motor yacht “Ice” project has been successfully shortlisted in the ‘Concept over 40 metres’ category of the International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2015. This striking vessel has been designed by Francesco Struglia from A-Sign Studio.
The all-new 43m superyacht M43 has been proudly introduced by Mondo Marine. Based on the same philosophy originally applied to the 50m luxury yacht M50, this superb vessel has been beautifully penned by bespoke design studio Hot Lab Yacht & Design from Milan, Italy.
The Nautical Centre Prgin (NCP)-Repair Shipyard Šibenik Ltd. has become a new member of the International Council of Marine Industry Associations’ (ICOMIA) Superyacht Refit Group. This represents quality refit, repair and maintenance yards.
The world’s largest solar boat, PlanetSolar, is currently being docked at the Atalayoun North Marina in Morocco to celebrate the completion of the Marchica lagoon’s decontamination.
Representatives of Westport Shipyard, Inc. have announced that the company has been sold to a Louisiana-based investor, Westport LLC.