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Fincantieri: keel laying ceremony of “Four Seasons I” in Ancona

Fincantieri and Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, today celebrated at the shipyard in Ancona the keel laying of “Four Seasons I”, the first ultra-luxury vessel under construction for Four Seasons Yachts, …
Jul 11, 2024 / Vessels

Fincantieri: A Second Ship For Four Seasons Yachts

Fincantieri has signed a contract with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, for the construction of the second ultra-luxury Four Seasons vessel. This second vessel’s order is worth more than 400 million euros, …
Jun 20, 2023 / Curious

BV-Classed Hybrid Ferries With Battery And Solar Power To Be Deployed In Hong Kong

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, has announced that it will class two hybrid double hull, double-end ferries, which will be equipped with battery and solar power technology for operation in Hong Kong. …
Mar 20, 2023 / Curious

Adriatic42, a mega yacht yard in Bijela, Montenegro, is officially operational

Adriatic42 -- a joint venture company between PM Holdings LLC, an Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) company, and Drydocks World Dubai, a DP World company, was recently officially launched.  The announcement marks the beginning of …
Nov 7, 2022 / Vessels

Spotted: Maiden call in Genoa of world’s largest yacht carrier

The flagship purpose-built semi-submersible vessel, YACHT SERVANT, operated by DYT Superyacht Transport of the Spliethoff Group, called at the IMT-Messina Terminal in Genoa on Oct 05 on her maiden voyage from Italy. The newbuild heavy-load carrier is …
Oct 10, 2022 / Vessels

ABB to power two new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection vessels with Azipod® electric propulsion

ABB to supply complete propulsion packages for two Ritz-Carlton mega-yachts, further strengthening the collaboration that began in 2017 with the hotel group’s entry into the maritime marketTwo 5.5-MW Azipod® propulsion units for high maneuverability …
Apr 29, 2022 / Curious

Superyacht Phi Delivered to ABS class

The superyacht Phi is one of the most talked-about new vessels on the water. Built by Royal Huisman in The Netherlands to ABS class, the 58.5m boat features a specially developed Fast Displacement XL hull form designed to present an ultra-sleek …
Jan 26, 2022 / Curious

DYT Superyacht Transport Took Delivery of World’s Largest Purpose Built Semi-submersible Vessel - Yacht Servant

DYT Superyacht Transport took delivery of its purpose-built semi-submersible vessel, YACHT SERVANT. The event took place on 4 January at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard on China’s Shandong Peninsula. Three days later, the vessel embarked on her maiden …
Jan 17, 2022 / Vessels

Incat Crowther Releases Details of Next ShadowCAT Concept

The team behind the World Superyacht Award-winning support vessel Hodor has unveiled a new COVID-19 inspired shadow vessel concept named Haven.Designed by Incat Crowther, the ShadowCAT Haven is described as a “protective layer” to the owner’s …
Nov 23, 2020 / Vessels

Seaspan’s COSCO Malaysia Rescues Four From Disabled Yacht

On September 13th 2020, Seaspan’s 8500TEU container vessel COSCO Malaysia, under the Command of Capt. Rusu Bogdan Drago, carried out a dramatic rescue at sea. Four US nationals were on board a disabled sailing yacht, which was foundering in gale …
Sep 18, 2020 / Accidents