The new US production facility set up by the specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum is now up and running. In Aiken in the US State of South Carolina, assembly of Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines earmarked primarily for the US market recently got underway.
The largest superyacht launched in North America – Motor Yacht Attessa
US Sailboat magazine SAIL has presented the Discovery 50 Cat with two Awards following its appearance at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, the ‘Best Cruising Multihull Award’ and the ‘2011 Accommodations Award’.
Bellingham Marine has signed a contract to reconstruct Alamitos Bay Marina in Long Beach, California, which has been held up in permitting for the past few years. The project is anticipated to move forward in spring 2011 and calls for the complete replacement of the existing 1,967 slip marina over a period of four or five years.
Liberty, owner of Fountain Powerboats and Baja; and American Marine Holdings, owner of Donzi Marine and Pro-Line; announced today that manufacturing operations for Donzi and Pro-Line are being relocated. Liberty has also announced plans to re-launch Baja as a stand-alone brand.
The Global 103’s Pilothouse design by Cheoy Lee, designed by Mike Burvenich and Marty Isenberg of Cheoy Lee North America is the next generation mid-size motor yacht to succeed the very successful Cheoy Lee’s 95/100 series
2010 got off with a great start for Cheoy Lee with selling three new boats in the first quarter including two new builds. The Cheoy Lee yard is at capacity and has also designed five new models in the last year and a half. To facilitate the addition in production, the yard has created additional building space.
Caterpillar Inc. announced today that it will build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China, to increase its worldwide capacity for large-engine production. Once operational in 2013, the engine facility will become Caterpillar’s third global source for the company’s industry leading 3500 series engines.
Westport Yachts has listed Nauticomp as a standard fit for its future range of pilot house and tri deck superyachts, C A Clase, the European distributor for the Nauticomp range of navigation and information displays, has announced.
Furuno was the first electronics manufacturer to introduce the concept of black box electronics. They have now designed the MU150HD and MU190HD, sleek flat panel marine monitors, ideal for the modern superyacht.
MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has equipped luxury yacht Sea Owl, the newest luxury yacht from the renowned Burger Boat Company shipyards with an impressive communication suite that includes a first-ever onboard medical treatment facility with 24/7 video conferencing capability.