The 4th Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference, taken place at ONE°15 Marina Club, Sentosa Cove in Singapore, April 25-26, 2012 is based on the unique success of the last 3 events to present a real “East meets West” partnership and business development experience.
2012 Singapore Yacht Show will host the best world-renowned yacht exhibitors.
Asia’s first-ever superyacht shows, the Singapore Yacht Show heralds a bright future ahead for regional industry. More than 3,000 highly qualified visitors from all over South East Asia enjoyed a three-day presentation of the luxury yachting lifestyle at the first edition of the Singapore Yacht Show, Asia’s first dedicated superyacht show.
Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Singapore, Mr. S Iswaran opened the much-anticipated inaugural Singapore Yacht Show at the ONE°15 Marina Club. The three-day event, which ran from the 8-10 April, featured an impressive flotilla of yachts brought to the exhibition by global industry leaders from the US, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan and China among others. In addition there is a first-time appearance from home-grown superyacht builder, Megaway Engineering and Trading.
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) in Singapore will introduce a the Advanced Power Pleasure Craft Driving licence in the second half of 2011 for those operating yachts 24m and above. “The Advanced Power Pleasure Craft Driving Licence is in anticipation of future pleasure craft which could be larger,” an MPA spokesperson told MediaCorp.