Boats and Brokers

2014 ShowBoats Design Awards

The 18 winners of the 2014 ShowBoats Design Awards were announced in late February in Austria. The winners are: For exterior design and styling, sailing yachts: S/Y Inukshuk, the 33m…

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AkzoNobel doubles capacity in China

AkzoNobel has doubled production capacity for packaging coatings with expansion of its industrial site near Shanghai in China. The addition of production lines for coatings, epoxy and polyester resins was…

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Azimut Benetti training centers on management

Azimut Benetti Group’s yachtmaster event this year centered on megayacht management for captains. The 14th annual event for captains of Azimut Benetti yachts more than 100 feet in length took…

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Hodgdon infuses carbon-fiber hull

Maine-based Hodgdon Yachts announced the successful infusion of a 100-foot carbon fiber hull mold. The company said the mold to be used for a pre-preg carbon hull is one of…

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MYBA updates charter contract

The MYBA Charter Agreement, an industry standard for luxury yacht charters, was recently revised to include language that clarifies events preceding an arbitration.   “The process of appointing arbitrators has…

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Penny Mae takes on voluntary MLC compliance with help from Fairport

M/Y Penny Mae has become the first Marshall Islands flagged yacht less than 500 tons to become MLC 2006 certified.   All commercial ships and charter yachts are required to…

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New and brokerage yachts move

Moran Yacht & Ship has sold the 288-foot (88m) Lurssen M/Y Quattroelle. Now to its central agency listings for sale is the 102-foot (31m) M/Y Muse by Cerri Cantieri Navali…

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New owner for Sea Tow in lower NY

Capt. Jack Schachner has assumed ownership of the Sea Tow Lower New York location, serving the boating areas of lower New York and Long Island, including the East River north…

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Trinity builder expands into port

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, a manufacturer of ocean-going and inland marine vessels for commercial and military markets as well as the Trinity Yachts brand, has signed a three-year lease (with…

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Hines named top charter broker for 2013

Terry Hines, charter marketing director for IYC, was named Charter Professional of the Year by the Florida Yacht Brokers Association. The award is given to someone who sets a positive…

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