What began as a small group of South Florida superyacht businesses banding together for marketing at the St Maarten Boat Show, has now become the first US trade association dealing exclusively with the superyacht industry, the US Superyacht Association (
The super yacht industry has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and the Monaco Yacht Show has proved to be the natural home for their annual display to would be buyers. Spotted among possible buyers was British Royal Prince Michael of Kent. The world’s leading luxury yacht show in Monac
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Statoil and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will jointly seek consent to extend the Aldbrough Gas Storage facility in the UK. Statoil and SSE have acquired land adjacent to the existing Aldbrough site which is currently under development. Consent will be sought from the local authorities in the U
MHI to Establish Middle East Office in Dubai To Respond to Increasing Business Opportunities Spurred by Region’s Economic Growth. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will establish its Middle East Office in Dubai effective on October 1, 2006. The opening of the office is to respond to increasing
Greenpeace activists in Estonia on Monday blocked the departure of a Dutch ship that had unloaded chemical waste blamed for the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast, the organization and news reports said. A Greenpeace statement said its ship Arctic Sunrise dropped anchor in front of the gasoline t
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Knight & Carver YachtCenter has announced a partnership with Renegade Super Grafix, a highly regarded yacht painting firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Starting immediately, Renegade will partner with Knight & Carver to provide excellence in yacht painting at Knight & Carver
Vinashin Lines Ltd Co, a subsidiary of Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), signed two major shipbuilding contracts this week in Hai Phong. Under the first contract, the Ha Long Shipyard will build one 54,000-tonne ship, 190m long, 32.4m wide, 17.8m high, and with 9,480 horsepower,
The Wave, Oman’s leading tourism and beachfront residential development company, has announced the signing of a landmark contract with Boskalis Westminster Middle East, the operating company of Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, the world leaders in marine dredging works. The inking of
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The UK is pressing the EU for action to stop overfishing of the bluefin tuna, which campaigners say is being fuelled by the demand for sushi. The environment group WWF says many EU fishing fleets are breaking the law and catching far more tuna than allowed. Traditionally much of the catch is exporte
The Sultanate
The opening of the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal is the first step of many to better manage the Cayman Islands
