Is the super yacht industry set to enter into 2013 on the crest of a wave, after a somewhat tumultuous year of economic instability?
There are some who think that is to be the case
European shipyards orders are thriving, due to the poor performance of the Euro on international markets. The deflated currency has made the Eurozone’s shipyards and component parts incredibly attractive to buyers in markets such as Russia, and therefore the new-build and refit region of choice for many.
Globally, emerging markets such as China and Brazil may have more rapidly growing competitors to contend with such as Mexico, described by Forbes magazine as “the little darling of the emerging market investors”. According to Esther Barney, The Superyacht Report’s US editor, “Mexico could overtake Brazil as the leading economy of Latin America by 2022.”
On the boat show front, the public-facing gauge of the superyacht industry’s health is positive exhibitor and visitor figures, which confirm the market’s robust vital signs.
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) fought back from Hurricane Sandy to finish with a record-breaking weekend. Overall visitor figures were down just 2% on 2011 and exhibitors reported serious buyers, qualified leads and order books full.
Yachting Pages the super yacht directory publishers were ecstatic with the outcomes from FLIBS, where their booth was housed in the US Superyacht Association (USSA) pavilion near to the America’s Cup trophy. Ian Jones, sales manager of Yachting Pages, said, “We smashed our sales targets and met some very interesting new clients.
“Through our business card prize draw, we were thrilled to offer free advertising to three lucky businesses – MTN Satellite Communications, Servowatch Marine Automation, and Broward Shipyard who we look forward to working with in the future. “
From high winds to low lands, the Netherland’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) this November also produced encouraging results.
The event was the largest in its 25 year history and international visitor levels were up by 2%, while attendance levels offered a real vote of confidence for the industry. The networking and social events buoyed the atmosphere yet further.
Yachting Pages’ sales team leader, said, “We sent a robust sales team who spent a very busy three days meeting with long-term clients as well as many new ones.
Now the publisher is finalising content for its up-coming 2013-2014 directories, due to begin its hand-delivery schedule in over 90 countries worldwide, in May 2013.
In Asia, the new and upcoming millionaires are hungry for these luxuries. You get tycoons from South East Asia purchasing the finest models from the luxury sales. Moving on to the models, these liners have the interiors of the seven star hotels.
I’ve been on a yacht and it was wonderful! I’ve got to experience the luxurious life of the elite people. It’s too bad though I never have a photo memory of it because my iPhone crashed (where all the pictures are taken) and the files were not recovered.