The code-named Project Antares marked another major milestone in May. About a month after she gained an owner, she saw her superstructure and hull welded together. Also known as Heesen YN 18455, Project Antares is a 181-foot (55-meter) megayacht, part of the builder’s 55M Steel series. To that point, she has a fast-displacement hull design. Continue reading
By 2025, Mulder Shipyard plans to have refits represent a bigger portion of its overall projects. So says Nick Mulder, co-sales manager with his father, Dirk Robert Mulder, of the family business. That’s not to say it’s abandoning new-builds. In fact, those new-builds will include megayachts to 147 feet (45 meters). It’s gradually on its Continue reading
An American who enjoys the superyacht experience will continue doing so come the holidays at the end of next year. He takes delivery of Project Antares from Heesen Yachts in November 2018. She is the latest build in the shipyard’s fast-displacement motoryacht series to gain a buyer. To be specific, the yacht is a 55M Continue reading