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Royal Huisman and Andre Winch Designs unveiled a new 80m (262ft) motoryacht at the Monaco Yacht Show this morning. Featuring advanced energy-efficient technologies and optimised performance, DART has been designed to connect with its ocean environment. It is available in more »

Satisfaction stems from the increasingly international nature of the show The 36th Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes, held from September 10-15 in bright and sunny weather conditions, ended on an optimistic note. “We are definitely upbeat,” said Jean-François Fountaine, more »

Le grand port maritime de Marseille (GPMM) a annoncé avoir lancé en août deux appels à concurrence destinés à désigner les futurs occupants du hangar J1, ainsi que l’exploitant d’une base d’accueil pour la très grande plaisance. Alors que les more »

Organisers hoping show will put Qatar on the boating map The first edition of the Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS) 2013 will take place from the 12-16 November at the Lusail Marina located within Lusail City. The marina is operated more »

With the expanding offshore energy industy putting pressure on space at the large Yantai-Raffles shipyard in northern China, the CIMC Raffles Yachts Ltd divison may relocate to a new site close to Yantai. As revealed by IBI yesterday, CIMC Raffles more »

The superyacht brokerage and services group is working with Julian Chang, former MD of Raffles Yachts Leading superyacht brokerage and services group Fraser Worldwide is expanding its presence in Asia with representation in Singapore. Fraser is working with Julian Chang, more »

Camper & Nicholsons international has given the Maritime Training Academy ‘Supported by’ status for the three superyacht courses that they offer. Camper & Nicholsons International has given the UK’s Maritime Training Academy (MTA) ‘Supported by’ status in respect of three more »

Enrico Gobbi of Team for Design has given Superyacht Business an exclusive preview of its 87m superyacht design, Pantheon. Enrico Gobbi has created this concept for Oceanco, as a response to feedback from the market for yachts of this size. more »

After extensive consultation with superyacht industry stakeholders and social partners, the MCA has agreed to allow twin cabins to be built for non-officer seafarers on Large Commercial Yachts of between 3000 and 5000gt. This decision is based upon a set more »

Recently the Barcelona and Marina Port Vell Port Authorities visited Ports de Monaco. Ports de Monaco director, Jean Baptiste Borea d’Olmo, presented Gabriel de Sandoval, Marina Port Vell’s manager with apiate symbolizing the start of the collaboration between the Monaco more »

Line handling, steering systems, and retracting thrusters onboard superyacht Zenith have been supplied by Lewmar Zenith, a superyacht designed by Dijkstra with inspiration from Windrose and built by Ada Tourizm near Bodrum in Turkey, has been fitted with a number more »

Réalisé par le chantier allemand Lürssen, l’Azzam a achevé cette semaine ses premiers essais en mer. Ce navire, qui n’est autre que le plus grand yacht du monde, a appareillé le 18 juin de Blumenthal, près de Bremen, afin de more »

US-based brokerage firm Fraser Yachts has expanded its sales and charter teams in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Gina Robertson joins the company as its new charter broker, while Flavio Constantino joins as sales broker. Robertson has spent the last 15 years more »

Last week the eighth Quaynote Future of Superyachts conference took place at the Nixe Palace Hotel in Palma de Mallorca. One hundred delegates gathered over the two days to discuss the future direction of the market and offer insight from more »

After long months of deliberation it has been confirmed that VAT will apply to yacht charters starting in France with effect from 15 July, 2013. The announcement was formally made yesterday evening, 25 June 2013, by the French Direction de more »

Gina Robertson has been appointed charter broker and Flavio Constantino sales broker at the company’s Ft Lauderdale office US-based brokerage firm Fraser Yachts has expanded its sales and charter teams in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Gina Robertson joins the company as more »

The Carlyle Group to buy Marelli Motori The Carlyle Group says it plans to acquire Marelli Motori SpA for €212m from Melrose Industries PLC. Marelli Motori manufactures electric motors and generators for the marine industry as well as other industries. more »

This year’s event will be held over five days instead of the usual nine. In response to insistent requests by Italian exhibitors to reorganise the Genoa International Boat Show and align it to the international standards of the sector, the more »

Sardinia’s president Ugo Cappellacci spoke at UCINA’s Satec convention in Cagliari last week. Two measures were presented at the conference, which was entitled ‘Nautical Tourism Development – Tourism, the engine of the country’, in an attempt to foster and relaunch more »

The NMMA expects sales of new powerboats to rise by five per cent in 2013 The NMMA’s 2012 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, released today, shows that recreational boating in the US has an annual economic value of US$121bn. The industry more »

Le chantier néerlandais Heesen livrera fin juin le Galactica Star. Ce yacht rapide présente la particularité d’avoir été totalement construit en aluminium, aussi bien les superstructures que la coque. Intégrant pour la première fois l’architecture FDHF (Fast Displacement Hull Form), more »

SuperYachtsLondon (SYL) has been operating since mid-May. SuperYachtsLondon (SYL) is a new yacht brokerage business headquartered in London and operating since mid-May. The company was founded by Jimmy Broddesson, an experienced broker who has sold several large yachts in recent more »

Robert Marx re-elected at the helm of the European Boating Industry Robert Marx, president of the German association BVWW and of Düsseldorf ‘boot’ boatshow, has been re-elected President of European Boating Industry, at the association’s Assembly general meeting on May more »

Moonen Shipyards in the Netherlands has launched the Moonen 100 Explorer. This long distance, expedition-type yacht was custom-developed with Vripack Naval Architects for a repeat client. Although classed as an MCA Short Range Yacht, the Moonen 100 Explorer is also more »

Speakers highlight the need for a strategic advance by Australian firms into new markets, while strengthening those that already exist The Australian marine market has been in the doldrums for four years now, the high rate of the Aussie dollar more »

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 65th session from 13 to 17 May 2013, at the IMO headquarters in London. At the meeting the Russian delegation proposed a delay to the more »

The Spanish marina now provides a 6.6kV onshore power system for superyachts Marina Port Tarraco in Spain has upgraded its onshore power system to 6.6kV. The revamped system is backed up with the marina’s existing 1250 amps at 400 volts. more »

Michael Payne is CNI’s chief commercial officer Michael Payne, chief commercial officer (CCO) at Camper & Nicholsons International, has been appointed CEO of the company with immediate effect. “I am honoured and excited to accept such an important position within more »

Harald Baum has spent 50 years with the firm A surprise party was held on Monday for Harald Baum, head of marine insurance provider Pantaenius, to celebrate his 50 years of service with the firm. Around 350 business partners, clients more »

The Palma Superyacht Brokerage and Charter Show is a new initiative which will take place in the heart of Palma’s historical city and run from 1 to 5 May. Organised alongside the 30th Palma Boat Show, show organisers say the more »

More than 35,000 visitors attended the inaugural event The 1st Valencia Boat Show, which closed its doors on Monday, received over 35,000 visitors during five days. Attendance peaked on the Sunday with over 17,000 visitors registered through the gates. With more »

This year’s event will be held in January 2014 News has just reached IBI that the 2013 Sanya (China) International Boat Show has been postponed from December 13-16 to January 10-13, 2014. (https://plus.ibinews.com, 19 April 2013) News

The 5th edition of international nautical fair, Adriatic Boat Show, which runs from 9 to 12 May, hopes to gather the leading players of the nautical industry in Croatia and the surrounding region. But this year, for the first time, more »

The imperious need for financial resources affecting countries in the current economic crisis has forced tax authorities, the Spanish Inland Revenue (AEAT) to tighten up on tax fraud and tax avoidance investigatians as well as any potential irregularities. Yachting is more »

Greece’s Parliament are to vote on a bill to lift ‘cabotage’ laws by the end of the month, the first stage in a plan to boost its prospects as premier superyacht destination. The rules are predicted to make Greece a more »

A group of leading industry lights will share their insights into the market The organisers of the 1st Palma International Yachting Forum have revealed the full list of speakers for this year’s event. The task of Lead Adjudicator will be more »

Held at the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) from March 5-9, more than 780 exhibiting brands and companies participated in the show; 126 of these were new exhibitors. Over the five days 11 global and 20 regional launches took place, more »

Like many yacht captains, Capt. Keith Moore of the 190-foot M/Y Lady Sheridan lives in Ft. Lauderdale. Whenever he can, he docks the yacht here. Last month, he told they city’s marine advisory board why. “I live locally,” he said. more »

The new centre is located at MB’92 in Barcelona, Spain. Blueprint Marine, a Royal Yachting Association-recognised training centre, has opened a new superyacht crew training facility in Barcelona, Spain in collaboration with Marina Barcelona 92 (MB’92). The centre will provide more »

Event joins the Palma Boat Show running from 1-5 May 2013 Six international yacht brokerage firms have joined forces to organise the Superyacht Brokerage and Charter Show in Palma. The initiative has evolved from the Mallorca Superyacht Days, a show more »

The 2013 Dubai International Boat Show will have a pavilion dedicated to the country’s top up-and-coming boatbuilders. This year’s Dubai International Boat Show (March 5-9) is to feature a dedicated ‘Made in the UAE’ pavilion that will showcase the country’s more »

Unit sales should reach 222,300 this year, compared to 203,300 last year The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) said it expects powerboat and personal watercraft sales to reach 222,300 units this year. That compares with an estimated figure of 203,300 more »

David Bourbeau and Randy Kluge, who will represent C&N in the Midwest region, will be based in Harrison Township, Michigan Camper & Nicholsons has opened a new office in the Great Lakes region of the US. The office in Harrison more »

Porti di Pisa will have 354 freehold berths for yachts up to 50m Porto di Pisa is a new marina facility to open in Italy’s Tuscany region. The project is a private investment comprising 354 freehold berths for yachts ranging more »

The Italian superyacht builder has opened a representative branch office in Thailand Italian superyacht builder Sanlorenzo has signed a dealership agreement with Derani Yachts for the opening of a new brand representative office in South East Asia. Located in Thailand’s more »

This year’s Bahrain Boat Show International is expected to attract around 18,000 visitors The 2013 Bahrain Boat Show International (BBSI) returns to Amwaj Marina this year from March 28-30. Organised by Knotika Boat Shows, in cooperation with Amwaj Islands and more »

Registration tax applied to charter yachts over 15 metres imposes aserious financial cost to operate in Spain. This articfe seeks to analyse the various tax levies imposed upon the yacht charter market in Spanish waters. (The Best, Superyates & Marinas, more »

Next year’s event will be held one week earlier so as not to clash with the start of boot Düsseldorf Following the success of this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show, the British Marine Federation (BMF) and its subsidiary National more »

The German shipyard to divest its pipe-handling equipment business Star Capital Partners plans to sell the last remaining non-marine unit of Blohm + Voss in order to focus exclusively on its superyacht operations. According to the Wall Street Journal, the more »

Since 2008 Horizon has delivered five P130 luxury yachts and using this experience the company has gone a step further to produce the latest P136. Featuring a new exterior design, the yacht offers increased performance with a bulbous bow and more »

The company now has additional space for design and project management of superyacht spars and sail technology Dutch mast-builder Formula Marine has expanded its facility in Blokzijl to provide additional space for design and project management of superyacht spars and more »

Online platform to provide specialist service for marine electrical and safety equipment Oc3an.com is a new e-commerce website dedicated to shipyards, marine electrical contractors and crewmembers. The new online platform has been designed to open up the market with a more »

Event to run from May 1-4 at the IGY Cabo San Lucas Marina Organisers of the Cabo Marine Boat Show in Mexico have announced that the fourth edition of the show will run from May 1-4. The show takes place more »

In June of last year, Palma Majorca, hosted the seventh annual conference on the future of the superyacht industry. Professionals gathered once again to discuss various aspects of this exclusive and valuable sector….(The Best, Superyates & Marinas, nº 50, January 2013) more »

The Italia Sea Group will focus on megayachts, shipbuilding and refits. Admiral Tecnomar has formed the Italia Sea Group after the completion of its acquisition of Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA). The diversified group will consist of Admiral Tecnomar, which manufactures more »

The marine insurance provider has confirmed a Platinum Partnership with ASMEX 2013 Marine insurance provider Pantaenius has confirmed a Platinum Partnership with the 2013 Australian Superyacht and Marine Export Conference (ASMEX). In a push to increase awareness of its recently more »

The company is to design, build and install a new marina in Mombassa, Kenya. The UK’s Walcon Marine has won the contract to design, build and install a new marina in Mombassa, Kenya. English Point Marina will be the centrepiece more »

Major brands from the US and Europe will be represented by local dealers The organisers of the 2013 Kuwait Yacht Show have announced new dates for this year’s show, which is due to be held at Marina Crescent in Kuwait more »

The YN 17350 is the fourth vessel sold by the Dutch yard in 2012 Dutch boatbuilder Heesen Yachts has announced the sale of a fully custom 50m (164ft) motoryacht. The YN 17350 is the fourth vessel sold by Heesen in more »

The show’s management has been taken over by EuroExpo and the Grand Pavois Organisation The successful regional China Xiamen International Boat Show (CXIBS) has new owners. Its management has been taken over by EuroExpo and the Grand Pavois Organisation, which more »

On Saturday January 12, the CRN 80-metre (262ft) steel and aluminium superyacht Chopi Chopi, hull number 129 of the CRN Shipyard, will be launched in Ancona. The shipyard says it will be a big event which will involve the city, more »

Marina Real in Valencia is to host a new boat show next April. The ambitious event has been scheduled between 18 – 22 April 2013 and is organised by the Union de Empresas Nauticas (UEN), a local marine trades association, more »

The company has reported growth in the superyacht market. BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced recent refurbishment and expansion activity at its offices in Southampton in order to meet a large increase in design work. Operating more »

Works at the Barcelona-based facility include refurbishments and an overall size expansion The board of directors of Marina Port Vell (MPV) in Barcelona has approved the refurbishment of the facility and an overall size expansion. The project is set to more »

Le SuperYacht Repair & Refit Networking, qui s’achève aujourd’hui à Marseille, permet de mesurer l’importance de l’activité économique engendrée par la grande plaisance dans la Région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur. Alors que 5.000 yachts de toutes tailles sont en service more »

Le constructeur italien Benetti ne manque pas de travail. Fin octobre, son nouveau méga-yacht de 63 mètres, en construction à Livourne, a fait sa première apparition lorsqu’il a été transféré vers la zone d’achèvement du chantier. Connu pour le moment more »

Dee Kraley’s yachting career spans 22 years. Dee Kraley, charter manager at Camper & Nicholsons’ Ft Lauderdale office for the last 10 years, has been promoted to director of charter marketing in the US. Kraley started her career in the more »

It’s already being billed by the organiser as a vote of confidence for the industry – if the exhibitor and visitor numbers are anything to go at this year’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), which drew to a close in more »

The event will take place in May next year alongside the 2013 Palma International Boat Show A new yachting forum is to be held in Palma de Mallorca next year in conjunction with the 2013 Palma International Boat Show. Organised more »

Premier yacht de la famille WallyAce, le Kanga sera présenté à l’Antigua Boat Yacht Show du 2 au 8 décembre. Une première apparition publique dans les Caraïbes pour ce nouveau navire livré cette année par les chantiers italiens Wally Yachts. more »

The new contracts will keep the yard busy through 2015 Christensen Shipyards said it had secured three contracts at the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) in late October. The company said in a statement the contracts will keep the more »

The systems provider will target the superyacht and cruise ship sectors Imtech Marine said it recently opened new offices in Barcelona and Valencia, Spain. The company opened its first Spanish office last year in Algeciras. The Rotterdam-based company now has more »

While Lürssen is announcing the imminent delivery of Quattroelle, another large project was moved this morning at the Lürssen yard of Rendsburg. Supposed to be named Global, this project (like all the others of this German yard) is surrounded by more »

El Rodeo to work on Palmer Johnson’s Banyan Algeciras-based shipyard and dry-dock El Rodeo has started refit and repair works on Banyan, a 31.09m (102ft) motoryacht. Built in 1980 by Palmer Johnson Yachts, Banyan has been chartering across the Mediterranean. more »

Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation initiated by a coalition of San Diego superyacht businesses led by Todd Roberts, vice president of Marine Group Boat Works, and championed by assemblyman Martin Garrick. Assembly Bill 2005 will improve commerce by easing more »

Fiera di Genova and UCINA will rethink next year’s edition of the Genoa show after seeing a higher than expected drop in visitors The 52nd Genoa International Boat Show closed on Sunday with visitor attendance significantly down on last year’s more »

This year’s event brought all exhibitors together in one location in Port Vell Large crowds flocked to Port Vell on Sunday for the close of this year’s Barcelona International Boat Show. After four days of consistently poor weather — including more »

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is a world leading maritime administration and the originator of the Large Commercial Yacht Code and are pleased to be attending the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show and introducing their new publication LY3. Experts from more »

Barcelona’s Vilanova Grand Marina has welcomed new businesses to the premises with the arrival of a yacht chandlery, specialist scaffolding company, and a technical engineer office. Improvements have also been carried out in the technical area to increase the capacity more »

The Barcelona City Council and the Port of the Catalan capital are jointly promoting the creation of the Barcelona Nautical Cluster; a group of companies and public organisations aiming to put the city on the map as a key landmark more »

The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) is considered the world’s most prestigious superyachting event with the exhibition of 500 major yachting companies, 103 super & megayachts afloat and 26 luxury tenders. 30,000 professional and private participants are expected at the 22nd more »

Le Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) est considéré comme le plus prestigieux salon de grande plaisance au monde avec l’exposition sur stands de 500 sociétés majeures du yachting, de 103 super & megayachts à flot et de 26 tenders de luxe. more »

Le 22ème Monaco Yacht Show a ouvert ses portes mercredi. Jusqu’à dimanche, le Port Hercule et la baie faisant face au Rocher deviennent la capitale mondiale de la grande plaisance. Cette année, 103 yachts de 25 à 90 mètres sont more »

The shareholders of Pinmar and Rolling Stock have formed a new multi strategy company for the superyacht industry called Global Yachting Group. The creation of the group is designed to strengthen and support the two companies, which will continue to more »

The two companies have signed a major distribution deal Net-Logic, a UK manufacturer of wireless Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS), has signed a major distribution deal with e3 Systems Group in Spain. e3 Systems is an advanced marine electronics more »

Astilleros del EO, located close to the company’s main yard, will build work, patrol and leisure craft based on composite hulls Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has set up a new shipyard to be called Astilleros del EO that will focus more »

Global shipbuilder and defence prime contractor, Austal, and Marina Barcelona 92 (MB’92), the largest shipyard in the Mediterranean, specialising in the refit and repair of superyachts, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to offer support services to the superyacht and more »

Australia’s Treasury has advised Superyacht Australia that the submission for an urgent review of the regulations affecting superyachts wishing to charter in Australian waters is being reviewed. Superyacht Australia filed the submission in late June this year. «This is great more »

Current rules are seen as a barrier to growth Australia’s Treasury has advised Superyacht Australia that the submission for an urgent review of the regulations affecting superyachts wishing to charter in Australian waters is being reviewed. Superyacht Australia filed the more »

Following the announcement that Hadi Hamad Al-Hammam Group of Saudi Arabia is investing $44m in setting up the Seagulf Shipyard in Sri Lanka SB has learnt that operations will commence in about three months following the placement in Galle Harbour more »

The crackdown by the Italian tax authorities on yacht owners has caused a reported 30,000 craft to leave the country for elsewhere in the Mediterranean and Adriatic. The institution of a €700 per day charge against larger yachts in Italian more »

The Gibraltar government has announced the abolition of import duty on all vessels over 18m (59ft) in this week’s Budget. Import duty on yachts, pleasure craft and other seagoing vessels under 18m has also been reduced from 12 to six more »

The German superyacht-builder is on track to acquire the Norderwerft yard in Hamburg Subject to the completion of final negotiations, expected within the next month, Lürssen is on track to acquire a shipyard in Hamburg which will be the sixth more »

The five-day event will be held in the southern city of Kaohsiung Taiwan is to host its first international boat show in 2014 at the new Kaohsiung Exhibition Center in southern Taiwan. Organised by Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) more »

Current framework is seen as a barrier to growing the superyacht industry Superyacht Australia, the trade body for the superyacht industry in the country, has forwarded a submission to the Australian government asking for an urgent review of the regulations more »

For the first time ever, a senior Spanish politician has spoken clearly and directly in English about the importance of abolishing the 12%matriculation tax which uniquely burdens the purchase of all yachts over 8 metres registered under the Spanish flag. more »

To prove the negative impact of the Spanish Matriculation Tax on the country’s luxury superyacht charter market, Nacional de Empresas Náuticas (ANEN), Asociación Española de Grandes Yates (AEGY), Asociación de Empresas Náuticas de Baleares (AENB) and the Mediterranean Yacht Broker more »

The ongoing battle and campaign against the burden of 12% registration tax on yachting in Spain has reached another important milestone. The major nautical associations in Spain and The Balearics have combined resources and commissioned the compilation of a 150 more »

The US-based yacht brokerage has hired new staff in Spain, Monaco and Ft Lauderdale, Florida US-based yacht brokerage Fraser Yachts has expanded its sales team in Spain, Monaco and Ft Lauderdale, Florida. In Spain, Fraser has hired three new sales more »

Antibes Yacht Show is the only International Brokerage and Charter show before the beginning of the season in the Mediterranean. The next Antibes Yacht Show will be held from April 18th to 21st , 2013 in Port Vauban, Antibes. In more »