Alliance Boats announced their first boat, the Alliance 9. Several years of research and development have gone into creating the multi-hulled Alliance 9 by renowned designer Adam Younger. The patent pending design promises to be smoother riding, more stable, faster and safer than any existing single engine boat of similar size in offshore conditions. The [...]
The operation activities at the new facility of Mulder Shipyard are in their full swing. There are three new yachts under construction at the yard: the Mulder 98 Flybridge, the new Mulder 75 Wheelhouse and the Mulder Bellagio. Besides the new builds, there is an average of eight yachts docked at the facility for maintenance [...]
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AMELS’ Fast Yacht Support Vessel concept is designed to meet the growing demand for support vessels among large-yacht owners. DAMEN Shipyard has adapted its exclusive AXE BOW Concept, already applied commercially to Fast Crew Supply Vessels, to a new SEA AXE Fast Yacht Support Vessel. The AXE BOW is a proprietary design created jointly by DAMEN [...]
Fraser Yachts continues to add to its impressive fleet of yachts for sale with the arrival of the imposing 88m ILLUSION, by far the largest yacht ever to be built in China. Her wide beam of 15.6m will create huge volume over the six decks and create a gross tonnage of 3,500G RT. ILLLUSION is [...]
Dubai Maritime City, a world class facility providing maritime services, signed a Yacht Manufacturing Workshop Lease Agreement with Vitmar Yachts, a custom made luxury motor yachts manufacturer, for property within its’ Marine District. The Agreement was signed by Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Sheikh Tariq Al Khalifa, President of Vitmar. “We are [...]
Under a new preferred partner agreement, the Arabian shipyard Gulf Craft will soon offer MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines in its Majesty Yachts as its primary engine option. The agreement was signed by Gulf Craft and Al Masaood, a Tognum Group distributor for MTU engines in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, at this [...]
Petrus II, Benetti’s new jewel, is the first hull built in the new Classic range – debut in US at the next Miami Boat Show 2013. Petrus II represents a further evolution of the Benetti look, magnificently interpreted by the architect Righini, in complete harmony with the rest of the Benetti Class range, presently from [...]
IPC Media, publisher of Motor Boat & Yachting and Motor Boats Monthly magazines, announced the winners of the prestigious 2013 Motor Boat of the Year Awards at London’s Savoy Hotel on Monday, January 14th. Sponsored by one of Europe’s most respected providers of yacht & motor boat insurance, Pantaenius UK Limited, the event was attended [...]
Heesen Yachts announced that the collaboration with the Italian designer Francesco Paszkowski is strengthening and recently led to the creation of a new design: A 58 metre with a sleek and aggressive look. The relationship between Heesen Yachts and this Italian designer dates back to the Nineties with the creation of the exterior lines of [...]
