Moores’ new project has vintage look, modern performance
James P. Moores, founder and president of Moores Marine, a vintage yacht restoration yard in Beaufort, North Carolina, has a new company, Moores Yachts, and …
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85m ferry navigates 3-port route on its own
Helsinki-based Wärtsilä recently tested its automated dock-to-dock system on the 85m ferry Folgefonn, owned by Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The system …
West Marine has new CEO
West Marine has hired retail executive Ken Seipel as CEO. Seipel was most recently CEO of Gabe’s, and prior to that he held executive positions with Old …
USCG shuts down illegal charter
The U.S. Coast Guard ended the voyage of a vessel in Miami on Monday for violating passenger laws and regulations. The 64-foot M/Y Cary On, carrying 13 …
Benetti delivers 69m Spectre
M/Y Spectre was delivered Nov. 19 to its American owners at Benetti’s shipyard in Livorno, Italy. The 226-foot (69m) full-custom yacht, which took 750,000 …
Metal Shark pitches in to protect the Exumas
U.S. shipbuilder Metal Shark, based in Louisiana and Alabama, has partnered with the Bahamas National Trust to support the preservation of the Exuma Cays Land …
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Osho, Sea Racer sell; Vitamin Sea listed
Yachts sold M/Y Osho, a 197-foot (60m) Benetti delivered in 2011, sold by IYC broker Frank Grzeszczak, who represented the seller, and United Yacht & Ship …
New 109m Oceanco launched
Holland-based yacht builder Oceanco launched its 357-foot (109m) Project Bravo on Nov. 17. Bravo is the first Oceanco to use the company’s new LIFE …
ILO to give seafarers monthly pay raise in 2019
A subcommittee of the International Labor Organization will recommend that the minimum monthly basic wage of able seafarers raise from $614 to $618 as of July …
Cruise ship captain fined for burning high sulfur fuel
A French court has fined a U.S. cruise ship captain €100,000 for breaking European Union pollution laws after the ship was found to be burning bunker fuel …
