Global Marine Trends 2030

Global Marine Trends 2030

We thought the world would not change much between the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. As events unfolded in the financial world, the Middle East and emerging countries, we were shocked by what happened. It has had dramatic impact on geopolitics, international security, world trade and business.

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Refit before and after: 54m Amels yacht Spirit

Refit before and after: 54m Amels yacht Spirit

Having bought the yacht a year ago, the owner’s of the 54.3-metre Spirit wanted a fresh interior set-up onboard their new luxury yacht. As a result, Spirit received a full revamp of her interior design at Monaco Marine La Ciotat earlier this year. Having been originally launched in 2011 by Dutch builder Amels, Spirit’s exterior lines were penned by Tim Heywood as part of the

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Construction begins on custom 62m Benetti FB283 yacht

Construction begins on custom 62m Benetti FB283 yacht

Benetti celebrated the keel laying of its latest custom 62-metre Benetti FB283 yacht last week, indicating that construction on the new vessel is well underway. The project team consists of Nicola Nicolai Yacht Consulting & Project Management as owner’s rep, naval architects Van Oossanen and designer Giorgio Cassetta. Together the team fulfilled the owner’s brief for a custom yacht with...

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has significant impacts on the shipping industry and on seafarers themselves, and IMO is working tirelessly at all levels to find solutions. Travel restrictions imposed by governments around the world have created significant hurdles to crew changes and repatriation of seafarers, which has led to a growing humanitarian crisis

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Don’t Make Your Boat Look Like a Christmas Tree

Don’t Make Your Boat Look Like a Christmas Tree

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Nov. 18, 2020 – Boaters looking to buy themselves a Christmas gift may be thinking about adding some “bling” to the boat – multicolored decorative LED deck and space lighting. Just don’t light your boat up like a Christmas tree, says the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. Extra lights installed in

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Sunseeker to Launch Five Brand New Models in January 2021

Sunseeker to Launch Five Brand New Models in January 2021

Sunseeker International has announced it will be launching an incredible five brand new models in January 2021 – a feat never before seen in the company’s history. Sunseeker’s ‘famous five’ global premieres are the Predator 55 EVO™, Manhattan 55, 65 Sport Yacht, 88 Yacht and 90 Ocean. Andrea Frabetti, CEO at Sunseeker International, commented: “This is

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Gulf Craft flagship Majesty 175 launched

Gulf Craft flagship Majesty 175 launched

The 53.34 metre Gulf Craft flagship, the Majesty 175, has hit the water for the first time. Now the largest series composite yacht, the Majesty 175 was launched at a ceremony attended by the owner in the UAE. First announced at the 2016 Monaco Yacht Show, the Majesty 175 has been in the making for four years. Exterior

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