All Boatbuilders articles – Page 137
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Heesen: After Covid-19 bump in the road, business is back, looking good
Heesen’s 55m Project Pollux is due for delivery in October Heesen Yachts says 2020 was a mixed bag. It says the year began with a “lot of commercial activity”, then Covid-19 hit but the Dutch yard is ending 2020 in a “financially sound position”. Heesen CEO Arthur ...
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New company relaunches Pantera brand
US-based Pantera Boats Inc announced today that as a result of a series of business transactions and agreements endorsed and sanctioned by the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, the company, as successor-in-title, has acquired all moulds and related intellectual property including trademarks, designs and copyrights, clearing the way for the relaunch ...
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Horizon launches first tri-deck in Fast Displacement range
Taiwan-based Horizon Yachts has launched the first tri-deck in its Fast Displacement (FD) range of high-performance motoryachts. The new version is based on the FD92 and features an interior pilothouse and open flybridge.
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Pardo Yachts Miami relocates
Pardo Yachts Miami LLC, the Italian builder’s representative for the Americas and exclusive dealer for Florida, has moved to a centrally located office loft at 64 NW 54th St in the Wynwood Design District of the Little Haiti area.
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Candela raises €8m in investment
The Swedish start-up has received significant financial backing
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Azimut-Benetti CEO announces closer brand links & new model plan
Group financial results better than last year and nine new models planned over the next 18 months
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Nova Luxe president targets ‘remote worker’ for future yacht sales
Nova Luxe president Marc Hawxhurst believes the rise of the ‘remote worker’ signals a new frontier in growing the global yacht market.
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Sunseeker invests capital to accelerate growth
Sunseeker has been back to full production since June The UK’s Sunseeker International, together with backing from its Chinese majority shareholder Dalian Wanda, is investing additional working capital with immediate effect in order to accelerate future growth plans. The brand is investing over £38m in new product ...
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Princess Yachts takes on record number of apprentices
The UK’s Princess Yachts is taking on a record number of 66 new apprentices this September after conducting 224 Zoom interviews for the positions over the lockdown period.
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Riviera reports strong sales of flagship model
The launch at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May last year of three Riviera Sports Yacht models in a new Platinum Edition saw the Australian boatbuilder move up a gear into a more luxury styling. The success of that initiative has been highlighted with news that it has ...
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Beneteau sells US plant; scales back at other facilities
Group Beneteau’s US production facility in Marion, South Carolina is being purchased by a fibreglass pool manufacturer, while the Group reduces production capacity and headcount across other facilities
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VIVIC signs US$100m contract for development of electric yacht
VIVIC Corporation will be developing a US$100m smart electric yacht manufacturing project with the Quanzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone Management Committee. The 33-acre site in China will include a production plant and what a company news release describes as “an exhibition centre for electric yachts”. The company said it has completed ...
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JFA Yachts launches first Long Island 78 Power
French mono and multihull boat builder, JFA Yachts, has expanded its semi-custom catamaran range with the launch of its first 23.7m (78ft) Long Island 78 Power. The yacht has been sold and will shortly be delivered following sea trials.
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Polish builder in major recruitment drive
Poland’s Sunreef Yachts has announced that it is hiring over 200 new employees at its shipyard in Gdansk.
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Australian multihull builder expands US presence
McConaghy Boats of Australia has formed a strategic partnership with Engel & Völkers, based in Newport Beach, California, making it the company’s preferred partner for the sale of McConaghy Multihulls. The announcement comes as McConaghy expands its Multihull range and sets its sights on sales growth in the US.
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Head of Brunswick Boat Group to depart
Huw Bower, Vice President and President, Brunswick Boat Group, will be leaving the company this week
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Whittley Boats opens new sales and service facility in Sydney
Whittley Marine Group, one of Australia’s leading trailerable fibreglass boat builders, has established a new boat retail sales and service facility in Sydney.
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Grand Banks introduces latest addition to its GB range
The GB54: “A revolution in fuel-efficient performance cruising” Source: Grand Banks Yachts Malaysia-based boatbuilder Grand Banks has unveiled the latest addition to its GB range. Described as a “revolution in fuel-efficient performance cruising”, the new GB54 burns just 216 litres per hour when cruising at a speed ...
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Kiwi trailer boat builders busy despite lockdown
New Zealand is home to around 20,000 trailer boats from 3.5m-9.5m While some business sectors of New Zealand are finding things hard, especially the travel and food industry, not so it seems when it comes to the marine market. By all accounts, the Kiwi marine industry is ...
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Monte Carlo Yachts unveils MCY 76 Skylounge
A versatile layout ensures maximum privacy and onboard comfort