August 23, 2014, saw the launch of the 43-metre super yacht COLUMBIA at Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Florida. Set to be displayed at the 2014 Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, she is is a replica of the famous 1923 classic Gloucester fishing schooner Columbia.
As part of expansion strategy, VanDutch has inaugurated 7 new centers in Latin America, including Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil and Chile/Argentina.
Columbia has become a new, key market for the leading British luxury motor yacht builder, Fairline Boats. Fairline Columbia will open a new office in the boating area of Cartegena.
After successfully navigating from Monaco to Miami and from Miami to Cancún, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, is scheduled to dock at the port of Cartagena, Columbia, today in the afternoon.