Brokerage boat sales decline by 8 percent in July with total value of boats sold down by 1 percent. Figures came in at 3,287 boats sold for $297 million, down from 2013 July sales, which saw, 3,569 boats sold totaling $300 million. Powerboat and sailboat sales fell by similar percentages, with powerboats declining 8 percent…
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Echo Yachts, a new shipyard based in the Henderson Marine Precinct of Western Australia, will build the largest superyacht every constructed in the country, an 84m tri-hull aluminum vessel. Owned by a Singpore-based family, Echo will bring together an impressive list of Australian superyacht industry names to design and construct the yacht, which will also…
DetailsPeters & May has instituted a new yacht transport route, departing from Antwerp, Belgium, traveling via Southampton, England, to Australia’s eastern coast. This initial trip, expected to reach Sydney and Brisbane in 35 to 45 days, will be followed by Italian departures from Palma and Genoa in mid-September, Newport and Fort Lauderdale at the beginning…
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Overall yacht brokerage sales for the second quarter of 2014 have shown improvement in the United States and Europe. Continuing strong first quarter sales, the European market continued strong during the second quarter, easily surpassing 2013 figures. The American market started slowing during the first three months, but because of strong 2013 second quarter sales,…
DetailsFrance’s Tribunal de Commerce de Cannes placed Rodriguez Group and its prime subsidiary, SNP Boat Service in compulsory liquidation in late July. Although the group was in receivership since January, it did not attract any suitable investors. Two of its other subsidiaries, Camper and Nicolsons International and Gerard Rodriguez Shipyard, have been approved for sale…
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American sales of brokerage boats rebounded in the second quarter of 2014 to a total of 10,130 boats sold. That number, however, still lagged 3 percent behind total sales for the same time period in 2013, although total value was 3 percent higher at $1.24 billion. Sales of powerboats declined by 280 units as 8,460…
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Sunseeker has revealed that it is about to build its largest model ever, the 168′ Sport Yacht, expected to be launched in 2017. This 51.2m super yacht is another leap in size, coming after the launch of Blush, the company’s first 155 yacht, earlier in 2014. The 168 Sport Yacht will have a much larger…
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European yacht brokers experienced solid sales figures for the first half of 2014 with the number of unit sold increasing 10 percent to more than 3,600, while total value rose 30 percent to $1.21 billion. The average time to achieve a sale also continued to rise, averaging 359 days. Powerboats continued to be a strong…
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Benetti has launched the Cheers 46, the latest superyacht in its Voloce 140-foot composite series. This yacht , part of Benetti’s Fast Displacement class, is based aound its D2P hull, designed by the company’s research and development team in conjunction with Pierluigi Ausonio Naval Architecture Studio. Cheers 46 has a 12-knot cruising speed with a…
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