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Following a report in Italian media, Tankoa Yachts has confirmed it is acquiring fellow Italian superyacht shipyard Cantieri di Pisa. While the deal is not yet complete, Tankoa’s management team feels confident that its due-diligence process will work out favorably. Vincenzo Poerio, Tankoa’s CEO, issued a brief statement today. “We trust that the technical andContinue Reading
If you put them stem to stern, the six megayachts that Heesen plans to deliver this year measure more than 1,033 feet (315 meters). Equally noteworthy, their combined volume comes in at 3,816 gross tons. First up, for instance, is Project Aquamarine. Also going by her hull number, YN 18950, she belongs to the newContinue Reading
On the heels of the sale of Rybovich, another high-profile South Florida shipyard is in new hands. OneWater Marine has acquired Roscioli Yachting Center. A recreational-boating retailer, OneWater Marine purchased both the shipyard as well as the rights to the in-water slips. Bob Roscioli, who died last year, established Roscioli Yachting Center in 1968. ItContinue Reading
Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard is the largest refit and repair yard in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s one thing to be the biggest, though, and another to receive top-notch reviews. ACREW, which holds professional-development workshops for captains and crew, invited crewmembers to vote for the best superyacht businesses. Gold Coast City Marina & ShipyardContinue Reading
A series of short documentaries highlighting how a variety of global companies are striving for a more sustainable environment includes, for the first time, a superyacht company. In fact, the “50 Sustainability Climate Leaders” series includes only one superyacht company, Germany-based Lürssen. Created by TBD Media Group and hosted on a special webpage by Bloomberg,Continue Reading
Shipyards build things out of fiberglass, aluminum, and steel… while four particularly intrepid “builders” used a bunch of Lego bricks. In fact, they built a Lego Heesen megayacht, to accurate scale, right down to the sunpads and toys. You can vote for your favorite one and win some Heesen swag—along with a Lego set, ofContinue Reading