Held on May 10, 2012 the 8th Asia Boating Awards have recently presented its respected nominees. This year´s edition will feature a new category: Best Asian Built Yacht. The superyachts nominated for this prestigious Asian award include for ex. the Amels 212 motor yacht Imagine, the 61m Benetti megayacht Diamonds are Forever, the 60m CRN luxury yacht Darlings Danama and many others.
The 3rd edition of the popular Hainan Rendez-Vous drew the largest number of Chinese Millionaires ever. With more than 280 companies present at the show, the superyacht industry was well represented by a fleet of 130 yachts, including such spectacular vessels, like the 44m Feadship motor yacht Helix or the 33.5m Horizon luxury yacht Lady Gaga and many others.
Trend Marine Products Limited has delivered the Taylor Made Group´s new watertight door system for the 141m motor yacht YAS (ex Swift 141), launched by ADM Shipyards last year.
This year´s Miami Boat Show has recorded much stronger overall results than the past several years, with the number of exhibitors and yachts on display both up 9 percent over 2011.
Richard Bonnici Kind, Principal of Ventures Limited, and Erik Nelson, Vice President of Marquis Yachts, LLC recently finalized an agreement establishing Ventures Limited as an authorized Marquis Yachts representative servicing the ultra premium yacht market in the central regions of the Mediterranean Sea.