U.S. Virgin Islands gets new CBP port director
Todd Bellew has been appointed U.S. Customs and Border Protection port director for the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to a recent agency news release. Bellew, …
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NJ welcomes Whit Kirtland
Veteran yacht broker Whit Kirtland has joined Northrop & Johnson as a sales broker in its Fort Lauderdale office. Kirtland is a third-generation maritime …
News in the charter fleet: Rarity, Steel with Hill Robinson
M/Y Rarity, a 180-foot (55m) Rossinavi built in 2008, available for summer charter in the Mediterranean through Hill Robinson. M/Y Steel, a 180-foot (55m) ice …
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Three Forks sells; T6, Balaju listed
Yachts sold M/Y Three Forks, a 161-foot (49m) Christensen launched in 2009, sold by Fraser broker Josh Gulbranson, who represented the seller, and IYC broker …
‘New’ dockmaster at Marina Bay
Tara Dirato has returned to Marina Bay Marina Resort in Fort Lauderdale as operations manager and dockmaster. She was marina manager when long-time dockmaster …
RMK’s Miami yard adds electronics division
RMK Merrill-Stevens has announced plans to add an electronic systems division at its Miami shipyard, and has hired electronic systems integrator David Gratton …
Benetti delivers Eurus, Good Day
Benetti has announced the Feb. 28 delivery of Eurus, the fourth unit of the Delfino 95 line, and Good Day, the fourth unit of the Mediterraneo 116 line. Both …
David Walter Yachts partners with Italia Yachts USA
Italia Yachts, a Venezia, Italy-based builder of sailing yachts, has announced a new partnership with David Walter Yachts to represent Italia Yachts throughout …
First Benetti Diamond 145 sold
Benetti has sold the first of its Diamond 145 line, a 44m displacement yacht first presented during the Cannes Yachting Festival in September. BP001 is being …
Christensen moves to Tennessee
By Dorie Cox From Vancouver, Washington, to Tennessee is a big trip for shipyard equipment and several yachts. But a move that Jim Gilbert, president of …
