All articles by David Robinson – Page 72

  • Croatia marina in CVC deal
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    CVC purchase of D-Marin facilities clears Croatian anti-trust agency

    2020-03-05T16:01:00Z

    AZTN, the Croatian anti-trust agency, has approved the planned acquisition of three marinas in the country which are part of the planned takeover of 10 D-Marin owned and managed marinas by the Luxembourg-headquartered private equity group, CVC Capital Partners. The other seven marinas include four in the UAE and three ...

  • International Superyacht Summit
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    Superyacht Summit postponed; Qatar gets green light

    2020-03-04T09:48:00Z

    With only a handful coronavirus infections recorded in the Gulf state of Qatar to date, the organisers of the seventh edition of the Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS 2020) plan to go ahead with their small local event from March 18-21 at The Pearl Marina in Doha.

  • PlainSailing logo-crop
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    PlainSailing.com wins two industry awards

    2020-03-03T06:15:00Z

    The UK-based yacht charter platform was honoured in two separate global award schemes

  • CMC Marine_Stabilis Electra (3)
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    CMC Marine expands service centre network

    2020-03-02T10:03:00Z

    Pisa, Italy-headquartered CMC Marine has expanded its global network of service centres with new members serving Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

  • Michael Bremen
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    Lürssen to build replacement superyacht for one lost in fire

    2020-02-28T15:22:00Z IBI , By

    The German yard has at least nine contracts with an average length of 115m on order

  • News

    Deutsche Yachten grows membership

    2020-02-25T15:57:00Z

    Two more companies have joined the German superyacht industry group

  • Eden Island marina Seychelles
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    New rules in Seychelles allows foreigners to own superyachts

    2020-02-25T09:44:00Z

    The Seychelles government has introduced new policies related to foreign yacht ownership and operation. Under the new rules, according to a Seychelles News Agency report, a foreigner is able to own a yacht if it is over 24m (79ft) in length and valued in excess of $2m.

  • Amadea with helicopter
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    Qatar show to double in size, say organisers

    2020-02-24T15:38:00Z

    This year’s event will have 12,000sq m of exhibitor space

  • Haslar Marina
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    Dean & Reddyhoff rebranded Boatfolk Marinas Group

    2020-02-21T16:30:00Z

    Following the takeover last year of Quay Marinas (QM) by the Dean & Reddyhoff Group (D&R), the combined entity is to be rebranded Boatfolk Marinas Group Ltd. IBI understands that the rebranding is to be officially announced on April 1, 2020, according to a spokesperson for D&R.

  • Larnaca Marina
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    Larnaca Marina gets go-ahead after prolonged negotiations

    2020-02-20T15:38:00Z

    A Cypriot-Israeli consortium, Kition Ocean Holdings, has gained approval from the Cyprus government which, after prolonged negotiations over some two years, managed to reach an agreement over the redevelopment of Larnaca port and marina. A total of €1.2bn is planned to be invested in upgrades, making it the largest infrastructure ...

  • Kelly Tolhurst
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    UK government appoints new minister to cover maritime sector

    2020-02-20T10:44:00Z

    MP Kelly Tolhurst used to run Tolhurst Associates, a marine surveying business As part of the recent UK government ministerial reshuffle, Kelly Tolhurst has been appointed to oversee the country’s maritime sector including the recreational marine market. Tolhurst has the ranking Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at ...

  • EU thumbnail
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    EU revises financial status of key yachting markets

    2020-02-19T15:14:00Z > , By

    In financial deliberations of the past few days, the EU has revised the status of two key yachting countries in terms of financial listings. The two states involved are the Cayman Islands and the Marshall Islands, both of which are leading flag registration countries for superyachts. In respect of the ...

  • Aage Hemple Marine Electronics thumbnail
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    UK marine electronics specialist sold

    2020-02-18T14:38:00Z

    UK-based marine electronics services specialist, Charity Taylor, has been acquired by Aage Hempel Group, one of the largest marine electronics groups in Europe, and a subsidiary of Grupo Arbulu. Aage Hempel also has a dedicated division within its operations which comprise 120 office worldwide.

  • Astilleros-de-Mallorca_2019-0629-retRMresized
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    Spanish refit yard joins IGY Superyacht Vessel Support Network

    2020-02-18T11:22:00Z

    Astilleros de Mallorca will serve IGY customers cruising in the Mediterranean

  • Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
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    DP World to be taken private after Nasdaq Dubai delisting

    2020-02-18T10:40:00Z

    DP World, parent company of DP World Marinas, P&O Marinas, Dubai Maritime City and Al Jaddaf, is to be taken private after delisting from the Nasdaq Dubai stock exchange. This is effectively a deal within the Dubai state-owned corporate holdings as Port & Free Zone World, the parent of DP ...

  • Tokio Marine
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    Tokio Marine Holdings completes Pure Group acquisition

    2020-02-17T15:47:00Z

    The acquisition of Privilege Underwriters Inc and its subsidiaries, which are collectively known as the Pure Group, has recently been completed by Tokio Marine Holdings, the leading international insurance business. Tokio paid $3.1bn to buy the Pure Group.

  • Torqeedo - Candela speed boat
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    Torqeedo links with ZF to develop next-generation sailing yacht systems

    2020-02-17T11:11:00Z

    Torqeedo recently announced a number of new partnerships including one with ZF which is set to take electric yachting to a new level. This new relationship plans to deliver next-generation sailing yacht systems: powerful, silent, steerable electric sail-drives and clean energy independence for yachts. It is anticipated that new products ...

  • Emerald Azzurra
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    Scenic Group launches new superyacht cruise venture

    2020-02-14T06:15:00Z

    Scenic Group, the Australian cruise ship group, is expanding its portfolio of activities with the new Emerald Yacht Cruises venture. Set up as a division of Scenic’s Emerald River Cruises arm, the new venture will start operations next year with the 110m (360ft), 100 guest-vessel, Emerald Azzurra, currently in build ...

  • Massimo Perotti_MF debut
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    Sanlorenzo’s 2019 preliminary results show 39% growth in revenues

    2020-02-13T16:35:00Z > , By and

    Following its IPO in December, Italian yachtbuilder Sanlorenzo posts strong gains in sales and profitability with EBITDA up 73.4% to €66m

  • Borrow A Boat
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    Borrow A Boat pursues third crowdfunding round

    2020-02-13T12:36:00Z

    The UK-based Borrow A Boat company, which aims to be the Airbnb of the boating world, is currently undertaking a third round of crowdfunding to raise a target of £1.5m. Requests to invest led to this round, rather than doing a private shareholder fundraising round with support of venture capital ...