Italy’s Ferretti Group has been named as the world’s top producer of yachts over 24m (80ft) Italy’s Ferretti Group has ranked first in 2011 Global Order Book (GOB), making it the top producer of luxury yachts over 24m (80ft) worldwide. In second place is Azimut-Benetti, followed by San Lorenzo, Overmarine-Baglietto-Pisa and Sunseeker. As of September [...]
Moonen Shipyards in the Netherlands has announced the order for a brand-new 25.15-metre high-speed aluminium motoryacht. The Moonen 82 Alu will be capable of reaching 25 knots and have an exceptional range for a fast yacht, being able to cruise much further than vessels of an equivalent size and speed. The fleet of high speed [...]
Sunseeker International, manufacturer of the world’s finest luxury motoryachts, will launch two new yachts at the forthcoming Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, at Excel London from 7-16 January 2011. The all new Predator 115 and the Manhattan 73 are both exciting additions to the Sunseeker range, maximising internal space and combining exhilarating performance with [...]
Tycoon Roman Abramovitch’s record-size luxury yacht – a floating palace with swimming pools, a dance floor, and even an anti-missile shield – has set off from Hamburg. The construction of motor yacht Eclipse started in 2006 and she underwent sea trials in May 2010 after years of design, development and construction. Due to some delays [...]
Pershing 108’, the new Pershing flagship, has brilliantly passed the electrical and mechanical tests in a test tank, leading it to the launching scheduled for January 2011. Designed by Fulvio De Simoni, with the support of the technical office of Pershing, the AYT (Advanced Yacht Technology) of the Ferretti Group and the team of architects [...]
Combining the strengths of two long-standing American companies, Delta Marine and Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) are working together to complete Project Monarch. Construction of this 151-foot (46.20m) Motor Yacht began at Northern Marine in Anacortes and will be completed at Delta’s yard in Seattle. Cat Financial will be providing the financing for the [...]
Tom Clegg has been awarded winner of the Queens Silver Medal by the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights as the Shipyard Apprentice of the Year 2010. This is one of the country’s most prestigious apprentice awards and has been presented to representatives from the ship building industry since 1945. Annual nominations for the Queens Silver Medal [...]
Vicem is expanding its horizons beyond mahogany construction into high-tech composite construction with three new sleek, fast yachts, including a 32m/105’, 35m/118’ and 46m/151’ for its Vision Line. All three yachts will be launched in 2011. In order to continue with speeds in the 20 plus knots range and keep draft as shallow as possible [...]
There was a great celebration at Pendennis Shipyard this weekend when their latest New Build, sailing yacht Christopher, departed the construction facility to be launched into Falmouth waters. After this impressive vessel was manoeuvred into position over the slipway by the yard’s 400 ton travel hoist, Father Jonathan Bielawski from St Mary’s Immaculate Parish Church [...]
Mulder Shipyard in the Netherlands has announced that construction will soon start on a new yard just ten kilometres from its current facility. This second yard (in Zoeterwoude Rijndijk) will cover an area of 7000 square metres and focus on the maintenance, refit and new build of yachts between 18 and 40 metres. It should [...]
Newcastle Shipyards, LLC (Newcastle) is proud to announce the launch of its largest build, the Newcastle 5500, scheduled for early December. Immediately following launch, the yacht will be moved to Rybovich Superyacht Marina and Refit (Rybovich) for final outfitting. TheNewcastle 5500 is a 6 stateroom custom yacht featuring 2 king master suitesHARBOUR ISLAND (main deck [...]
From Bremen, Antalya and Monte-Carlo: The Drettmann-Sunrise Group, a new group of yachting companies emerges at the initiative of Herbert P. Baum, the German businessman and yachtsman who co-founded Sunrise Yachts, bringing together expertise and resources from Germany, Turkey and Monaco to offer high-quality, cost-effective yacht building solutions and services to the international market. The [...]
