UPDATE, MARCH 26, 2015: A Clark County Superior Court judge has appointed Miles R. Stover, president and founder of of Turnaround Inc., experienced in crisis and financial restructuring as well as receiverships and more, as a general receiver for Christensen Shipyards and its assets. This means that Turnaround has exclusive right to manage, operate, sell,…
While the two have had close ties for a while, Holland Jachtbouw and the J-Class Association are officially partners. The move reflects the particular relationship the two companies have had for the past several years. Holland Jachtbouw has not only built a modern-day J, that being Rainbow in 2012, but it also has another under…
Christensen Shipyards is reportedly experiencing financial difficulties. Some employees state they were instructed not to come to work yesterday. When others arrived, they found the gates to the Washington State facility were closed. Christensen Shipyards’ in-house project manager for Missing Link, the megayacht launched last week, was among those who received an email on February…
T.Mariotti Shipyard, which builds megayachts under the Mariotti Yachts brand, has two refits in its facility. One is finishing up next week, with the other starting on her heels. Respectively, they are Andreas L, the well-known charter yacht, and Rahil, which the yard built nearly three years ago. Established in 1928, T.Mariotti Shipyard has built…
If there’s any question as to whether refits are on the rise, consider this: Derecktor Florida hauled 106 yachts via its 900-ton hoist in 2014. That’s 21 more than in 2013. Calixe (above) marked number 100 at Derecktor Florida, with Lazy Z (below) not far off. The 188-foot (57.3-meter) Calixe was built by Feadship in…
Wintertime still means yachting time in The Netherlands, where Moonen Shipyards has two refits complementing two new-builds. One of the refits is a Heesen yacht delivered in 2001. Amigo measures 98 feet (30 meters) and is actually a repeat visitor. The owner has taken Amigo to Moonen’s facility in ’s-Hertogenbosch (pronounced “sehr-toh-hen-bos,” also known as…
Citing a weakened global megayacht market over the past three years, CRN has restructured. Full details of the reorganization were not revealed to the media. CRN met with union representatives this morning to present the plan. However, CRN does say that it plans to expand both its own offerings and other brands built on site….
On the heels of a managerial change that will bring custom megayachts to its sheds, Cerri is about to start construction on the fifth hull of the Cerri 102 FlyingSport series (above). Italy-based Cerri, which was acquired by the industrial company Gavio Group in 2011, now has know-how brought over from its sister shipyard, Baglietto….
UPDATE: Euro Marine Group, with a shipyard in Turkey, acquired Lazzara Yachts in October 2018. The Group additionally has its own design studio and engineering division and can build yachts to 213 feet (65 meters). Lazzara is a wholly owned subsidiary and continues building yachts with its own name. The yacht molds and other…
Due to client requests, Amels is once again offering fully custom construction. The Dutch yard has created the Amels Full Custom division, which will focus on 262- to 361-foot (80- to 110-meter) megayachts. If you’re familiar with Amels’ history, you may recall that it built all-custom yachts previously. The 242-foot (73.69-meter) Ilona, delivered in 2004,…
