All Boatbuilders articles – Page 155
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HanseYachts continues its financial restructuring strategy
German boatbuilding group, HanseYachts AG, reported today continuing reorganisation of the company’s financial structure for its future strength. The company’s brands include Hanse, Dehler and Moody sailboats, Fjord and Sealine powerboars, and Privilege sail and motor catamarans.
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Ferretti wins 2020 Media Key award for new ad campaign
Italy’s Ferretti Yachts has picked up a 2020 Media Key award for its ‘Just Like Home’ advertising campaign.
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Southern Wind launches 100ft full-custom cruiser-racer
Southern Wind Shipyard has launched a new 100ft full-custom, high-performance cruiser-racer in the Port of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Grand Banks achieves Q1 profitability
Despite dampened business sentiment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Banks Yachts Ltd recorded quarterly revenue of S$24.6 million (€15.2m) for the three months ending 30 September 2020 – a dip of 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. The Singapore publicly-listed company – parent of the Grand Banks ...
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New leader for world’s largest boat group
Aine Denari succeeds Huw Bower as president of Brunswick Boat Group
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Nexus Yachts expands facility following joint venture success
South Africa’s Nexus Yachts has almost doubled the size of their St Francis Bay facility on the back of their successful partnership with Balance Catamarans. Nexus general manager Roger Paarman this week confirmed the company had added a further 2,000m2 of factory space this year, bringing their total footprint to ...
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Amidst Covid-19, Catana posts annual sales growth
French catamaran builder, the Catana Group, reported its 2020 fiscal year results with a strong rebound in the last quarter ending August 30
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Winnebago releases strong Q4 and FY 2020 results
Chris-Craft credits new model introductions for record Q4 sales and production backlog through spring 2021
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Vittoria Shipyard adds yacht division
Tapping into a century of experience with military and civil shipbuilding, Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard is moving into the luxury sector, announcing a new yacht division with three product lines. Michele Zorzenon was named managing director for the yacht group under the shipyard president Paolo Duo, a fourth-generation member of the ...
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Nordhavn appoints Turkish build partner
The Nordhavn 41 is being built at Telgeren & Partners in Turkey One of the world’s leading trawler brands, Nordhavn, has started to work with a Turkish shipyard. Telgeren & Partners recently completed and launched the Nordhavn 41 at its facilities in Ayvalık, Turkey. Nordhavn will continue ...
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Scania extends Maritimo partnership to North America
Swedish engine manufacturer Scania today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Maritimo to include boats built for the US and Canada.
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Arksen starts construction of first explorer yacht
85ft Project Ocean to be flagship for initial three models with larger ones in planning
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Brunswick achieves zero landfill waste at Fort Wayne
Brunswick Corporation’s decades-long move toward sustainability has resulted in its Harris and Cypress Cay pontoon manufacturing plants reach ’Zero Waste to Landfill’ status.
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World’s first recyclable, solar-electric boat in production
La Bella Verde (LBV), a Spanish developer of eco-friendly catamarans, is to launch what it describes as “the world’s most sustainable boat” in 2021.
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VICTA: surface submersible aimed at ‘aqua tourism,’ defense
SubSea’s VICTA 1200: Sea trials will begin next year A British company is set to launch next year what it is calling “one of the world’s most technologically advanced and cutting-edge surface submersible craft” following a US$15m investment. Bond-like in its concept and design, SubSea Craft said ...
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Canadian entrepreneur to relaunch Limestone Boats
Former Rossiter Boats founder aims to refresh a heritage nameplate with two new models for 2021
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Planned SA boatbuilding hub back on the cards following new appointment
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Maritime Cluster chair, Faisal Sultan Newly appointed Nelson Mandela Bay Maritime Cluster chairperson Faisal Sultan intends revitalising a plan to establish a new South African boatbuilding hub in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Sultan, the Port Elizabeth Port senior operations manager, was ...
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Key management changes at Beneteau
Groupe Beneteau has announced a management shake-up that sees Luca Brancaleon, Yann Masselot and Thomas Gailly taking on new roles within the Boat Division’s Brand and Product Strategy Department. Meanwhile, Clément Himily has been appointed as CEO of Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB).
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Sanlorenzo teams up with Hong Kong designers to create ‘floating villas’
Italian luxury yacht builder Sanlorenzo has partnered with Hong Kong-based interior designers to create new bespoke ‘floating villas’, targeting the wealthy in Hong Kong and Asia looking for an alternative form of holiday home.