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Keel laying completed for Alia Yachts’ new 60m project
Alia Yachts has announced the completion of a major step forward in the build of its latest 60m project: the keel laying of the superyacht, which took place at its Antalya facility in March. The project reunites Dutch studio Vripack and the GCC-based SF Yachts with Alia Yachts, the same build team who were responsible for the 55m superyacht Al Waab which was delivered by Alia in 2021. The 60m project was commissioned for an experienced yachtsman who has owned numerous vessels of varying sizes over the past decade. Now looking to expand his horizons, the vessel is designed to enable the owner to embark on world travels with his family.
i. aliayachts.com
Shadowlark Pro unveiled
Following the recent release of its Shadowlark Launch and Recovery Craft (LARC) for personal submersibles, Shadowcat announced a new commercial LARC concept, Shadowlark Pro, designed for the luxury tourism industry. Shadowcat, an award-winning developer of support yachts, and Triton Submarines, the foremost designer and manufacturer of civilian submersibles, developed Shadowlark Pro alongside Tillberg Design of Sweden (TDoS), a leading design company for luxury yachts and cruise ships. Australia-based Incat Crowther, the exclusive partner for Shadowcat, has provided Shadowlark Pro’s naval architecture and marine engineering plans.
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Quartet of World Superyacht Awards
Feadship won four prestigious prizes at the 2022 BOAT International World Superyacht Awards (WSA) on Saturday 21 May. Viva, Somnium, and Vanish triumphed in their respective categories, with Viva taking home the ultimate accolade by winning the Motoryacht of the Year award. In its 17-year history, several cities have hosted the World Superyacht Awards, including Amsterdam, Istanbul, Florence, and Monaco, but this year the ceremony has returned to London. The gala ceremony to announce the winners of the 2022 Neptune trophies was held in front of a live audience at the historical Guildhall and completely sold out. As always, the winners were decided upon solely by a panel of superyacht owners, making the prizes even more appreciated by their industry peers.
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Feadship’s Viva.
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Columbus Crossover hull under construction
Columbus Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, confrms that the construction of the steel hull for the frst 40m Crossover unit has started at its Savona shipyard. The project is on sale with delivery scheduled for spring 2024. The exterior lines are by Hydro Tec, while the interior design is penned by Francesco Guida. The new Columbus Crossover 40 project stems from the need of housing large tenders on compact yachts, and at the same time endorses the new lifestyle regarding a boat as a private island on which to concentrate all the holiday activities. The exterior lines are characterised by modern and muscular shapes, with a prevalence of stretched and angled surfaces, and with a higher distribution of volume in the forward area than typically found on Crossovers, so as to make room for the tender.
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Evac Membrane Bioreactor
From start to fnish: integrated water and waste management systems, for ships and offshore applications. Qua-vac signifcantly reduces your environmental impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Qua-vac is offcial and exclusive distributor of Evac Oy in the Benelux, worldwide market leader in sustainable maritime waste management systems. The Evac Membrane Bioreactor (MBR), one of the Evac’s Sustainability spearhead products, is an advanced wastewater treatment process that can treat all wastewater streams to current standards – and beyond. Evac MBR allows vessels to operate in environmentally sensitive areas, treating and discharging all wastewater generated by passengers and crew without threat to human health or the marine environment. It is based on proven membrane bioreactor technology, which can flter out nutrients and even microplastic particles.
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Royal Huisman’s project 410
Project 410 will be the world’s largest sloop. She will be a true sailor’s yacht, ready to sail in a matter of minutes and capable of sailing very fast, in comfort, to make the most of that long waterline – better equipped to explore the world. She will be exciting to sail, even in light airs, with an impressive ability to build and increase apparent wind speed. As a very experienced owner, the client sought to create a leading-edge project that would be head-turning, arresting and iconic. And yet it should provide all the safety features, comforts, and luxury of a mega yacht. Frers Design and Wetzels Brown teamed up to present the concept that was selected by the owner to meet this challenging brief. After an intense year of development, the designs are fnalised and the exciting preparations for the construction process begin. Project 410 will be constructed at Royal Huisman's newbuild facilities.
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Satcom Direct expands marine division
Satcom Direct is expanding its marine division, by launching a suite of new services for sports fshing vessels, super- and mega-yachts. In a frst for multi-asset ownership Satcom Direct is harnessing the combined power of SD infrastructure, SD hardware and SD software solutions, to deliver a seamless connectivity experience for customers transitioning between private jets and yachts. To support the newly expanded division, Satcom Direct is extending its hardware portfolio with the addition of the SD Marine Router and the SD Marine Rack. The low profle, rackmounted router is based on the established SD Router family, which is currently fying on more than 2500 business aircrafts. The router manages onboard connectivity, and coupled with the SD Marine Rack, provides a standardized, modular solution for securely housing marine entertainment and communication electronics.
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Heesen back in Dutch hands
Heesen Yachts has announced that the ownership of its company has passed hands and is once again 100% Dutch. The shares of the company have been transferred from the group’s top Dutch holding company to an independent Dutch Foundation. The Board of the Foundation consists of Arthur Brouwer and Anjo Joldersma. And its objective is to “guarantee the successful future of the shipyard and the continuity of employment for the highly qualifed employees of Heesen Yachts.” The news follows on from Heesen Yachts’ Ultimate Benefcial Owner being listed on the sanctions list of the United Kingdom, following an update on 13 April 2022.
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Tankoa announces new sale
Tankoa is pleased to announce the sale of a new 52m yacht. A full custom project, developed on a new platform and based on the precise requests of its Canadian owners introduced by Albert McIlroy from Optimusnavis that will follow the construction as owners representative. This new yacht was designed in collaboration with a prestigious partner, Vitruvius Yachts, led by the designer Philippe Briand, who dealt with both the exterior design and the naval architecture, while the interiors are signed by FM Architettura from Ancona. Despite being 52m in length, the yacht remains under 500GT and is characterised by a remarkable development of the interiors, designed and fnely decorated down to the smallest detail.
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Start of the Moonfower 72 project
Nauta and Wider are very pleased to announce the start of the construction of the Moonfower 72 project, an innovative superyacht equipped with latest generation of the Wider hybrid propulsion system, a trademark of the leading yacht builder. In early 2021 Mario Pedol, co-founder of Nauta Design in Milan, and Marcello Maggi, who heads up W-Fin Sarl, the holding Company that owns 100% of Wider equity, met up and reciprocally updated their respective projects, constructions and outcoming plans for the future. Nauta was looking for a builder for a superyacht project in the 70mt L.O.A. range and attention turned to Wider as the proposed builder.
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6 – 11 September 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival Cannes, France cannesyachtingfestival.com22 – 27 September 2022Genoa International Boat Show Genoa, Italysalonenautico.com 15 – 17 November 2022 METS Amsterdam, The Netherlands metstrade.com 28 September – 1 October 2022 Monaco Yacht Show Port Hercules, Monaco monacoyachtshow.com26 – 30 October 2022 FLIBSFort Lauderdale, USA flibs.com6 – 9 September 2022 SMM HamburgHamburg, Germanysmm-hamburg.comINTERNATIONAL YACHT SHOWS
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Nominations open for Boat Builder Awards 2022
Nominations are now being invited for what is sure to be the most signifcant Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement to date, marking as they do a symbolic return to their traditional home, the spectacular National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. Raymarine has confrmed that it is once again headline sponsor of the annual Awards organised in partnership by IBI and Metstrade. In a ringing endorsement of the Awards and the values they celebrate, this year’s ceremony will mark the eighth consecutive year that Raymarine has taken the headline sponsor role. Scheduled to take place in Amsterdam during Metstrade on 15 November 2022, the gala dinner will provide the ultimate coming together of our industry following two years of pandemic disruption.
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BBA 2019 Maritime Museum Amsterdam.
70m steel yacht Amer 70
The team behind the Amer 70 Steel.
Italian shipyard Permare is proud to announce the construction of the frst 70m steel yacht, Amer 70, a custom yacht for an esteemed European client. In March 2022, the construction of the unit has begun under close supervision, with a dedicated supply chain, giving geographical priority to the Ligurian and Tuscan districts and privileging highly skilled workers that will ensure the highest quality. The superyacht will be ready in 2026. Permare, now in business for 50 years, can boast of a large Italian and international clientele being based in western Liguria, in a strategic location close to the French Riviera and the Principality of Monaco.
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