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Monday, May 18th, 2009
Vibrant Curiosity the yacht that was project Y704 at Oceanco has been delivered On schedule, the fourth in the series of Y700-coded super yachts has been delivered to her new German owners. The 85.47m yacht Continues the sequence of deliveries that has seen the 80m Amevi and the 82m Alfa Nero, delivered in 2007, with […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Super Yacht Designers Bannenberg Evolve The superyacht design firm started by the late John Bannenberg in the 1960s is to undergo a name change to reflect the way it is evolving within the superyachts industry. Now headed by Dickie, son of the legendry designer, the firm has recently found new form with designs for the […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
In New Zealand company director Gregg Kelly with the fixings manufacturer Fastmount says there’s still plenty to be positive about in the current economic climate. “In these challenging economic times, we have had our best year to date, with turnover up markedly on the prior year,” he said adding “We’ve achieved this by developing new […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Plenty to be Positive About The present economic conditions maybe casting shadows over the fortunes of some in the superyacht world but many in the superyacht business fraternity are brushing aside thoughts of doom and gloom along with their economy-induced woes, and are point blank refusing to let the economy slow them down. In recent […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Dutch Yard Confirms Loss of Two Projects Commenting on rumours that abound, Alice Huisman, managing director of the Royal Huisman yard has given Super Yacht News a personal update on recent developments within the yards order book saying, “Like other International companies, we have also felt the effects of the current recession by way of the […]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Denison Yacht Sales Expands to California USA based Denison Yacht Sales, a yacht brokerage and charter firm based on the east coast in Florida have expanded to the west coast. Originally only in Fort Lauderdale, Florida the firm has added a waterfront office in California. It is in the scenic Fisherman’s Village section of Marina […]
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Big Game Interior Decorations Cost Yacht Massive Fine The owners of the 46 metre superyacht Mystere C I, have been fined after pleading guilty to illegally importing into the USA wildlife parts worth $100,000 that were used to decorate the yachts lavish interior In December 2007 US inspectors boarded the yacht when she arrived at […]
Monday, May 11th, 2009
I-Sea, is the name given to the newly launched 30 metre high performance cruising yacht launched by Southern Wind whose build facilities are near Cape Town in South Africa. Mike Rich a broker with YPI who handled the sale said “Her Owner is an exceptionally experienced yachtsman, so she really will be enjoyed by someone […]
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Receivers have been appointed by luxury boat builder Riviera Directors of the Australian boat building company Riviera have called in receivers in the hope that the company can continue trading and to restructure in order to survive the current economic climate. Riviera is Australia’s largest production boat builder and operates a facility in Coomera in […]
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