Judge orders Equanimity owner to forfeit yacht to US
Malayasian financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, was ordered on Tuesday (May 15) to turn over his $250 million yacht, M/Y Equanimity, to U.S. …
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MPT to offer evening course for captain’s license
Maritime Professional Training in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is offering a two-week evening course to earn a captain’s license. Course 104N is U.S. Coast …
Maine shipyard to expand facility
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, has secured financing to begin construction of a new facility adjacent to its existing yard on the Belfast waterfront. …
Grand Banks buys boatyard in Florida
Singapore-based Grand Banks Yachts has recently bought Stuart Yard, in Stuart, Florida. The 12,000-square-foot facility, to be named Stuart Yacht Basin, …
New Nightfinder combines infrared searchlight, strobe and camera
The Carlisle & Finch Co., an Ohio-based marine searchlight manufacturer, has introduced a new lighting device using LED infrared night vision technology. …
LYBRA launches first superyacht show
About 1,200 yacht brokers and buyers attended the first edition of the Large Yacht Brokers Association (LYBRA) Superyacht Show on May 2-5 at OneOcean Port Vell …
Van der Valk takes order for third Explorer
Dutch shipyard Van der Valk has sold a third yacht in its Explorer line to a repeat client. Designed by Guido de Groot, the Explorer is a long-range motor …
Triton spotted in Taiwan
Capt. Bill Wolf carried his Triton halfway around the globe to the Taiwan International Boat Show at Horizon City Marina in March. Although he maintains his …
New detection system targets threat of drones
U.K.-based marine security firm Martek Marine has launched a drone detection and defeat system that enables megayachts to detect and identify commercial drones …
Feadship launches 243-foot Sherpa
M/Y Sherpa, previously Feadship 815, has been launched via the slipway at Feadship’s yard in Kaag, Netherlands, to facilitate work that could not be done …
