All articles by David Robinson – Page 92
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NewsSingapore puts Asia-Pacific yacht market in the spotlight
With the holding of 10th Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference (APSC) and the 9th Singapore Yacht Show (SYS) on Sentosa Island this week, the Asia Pacific market will be in the spotlight as both events are held at ONE15 Marina.
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NewsSaudi’s AMAALA project moves forward
A new entity unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show last year was the Red Sea Collection, a group of three areas in Saudi Arabia that include huge developments with a number of marinas.
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NewsMonaco strengthens Asia-Pacific marine links
Two new partnerships have recently been agreed which strengthen the leisure marine sector links between Monaco and the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsGreen light for NZ marina extension project
A 252-berth extension to Waikawa Marina on New Zealand’s South Island has received approval from the Port Marlborough Board.
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NewsHill Robinson opens first Southern Hemisphere office
In response to the growth in the Asia-Pacific yachting market, Hill Robinson Yacht Management has decided to open an office on Australia’s Gold Coast. The new office is located at Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM), already a well-established hub for superyacht repairs, refits and berthing. It will also ...
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NewsKongsberg completes acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine division
Around nine months after it announced the sale of its Commercial Marine division, Rolls-Royce (RR) has today completed the £500m or so transaction to the Norwegian Kongsberg Group ASA. The division includes the links which RR had with the superyacht market including vessel and system design capabilities related to propulsion ...
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NewsNZ yachting community mourns passing of Blanche Cook
New Zealand’s yachting community is mourning the loss through cancer of Blanche Cook, financial director and part owner of Yachting Developments.
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NewsARCADIA expands in Spain with new partnership with Marivent Yachts
Marivent extends office network to Ibiza
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Cowes Enterprise takes on new maritime course curriculum
Initiative to overcome skills gap and help young people win jobs
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NewsDubai real estate developer invests £50m on eight new marinas
Nakheel adds 650 berths with two sites at Palm Jumeriah and six on Deira islands
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NewsCala del Forte marina to open later this year
The new Cala del Forte marina, located at Ventimiglia in the Ligurian region of northern Italy, is now entering its final phase of development as it prepares for full operation by the end of 2019. The new facility is the first to be operated by the Ports of Monaco outside ...
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New superyacht event launches today
The three-day Superyacht Gathering opened today in Auckland, New Zealand. Organised by industry professionals Linda Berry and Elle Brade, the event is an evolution of the previous, successful Yacht Vision conference along with smatterings of the long-gone NZ Days in Palma de Mallorca.
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Flagstaff Marine acquires Australian brokerage
Australia’s Flagstaff Marine (formerly Visail Sydney) has acquired The Yacht Brokerage (TYBQ) in Queensland for an undisclosed sum. TYB was formed over four years ago and has since grown into one of Australia’s leading brokerage houses.
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NewsInmarsat accepts £2.6bn takeover offer
Following the announcement late last week that mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat Plc had received a takeover approach, it has now been accepted.
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MCA issues guidance on GPS usage
The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a special safety warning to mariners regarding the use of GPS equipment, especially if it is more than 10 years’ old or has had no firmware updates.
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NewsUK shipyard up for sale
Following the announcement last November that Babcock, operator of the UK’s Devonport naval dockyard in Plymouth, was going to close its Appledore Shipyard in North Devon, the facility has now been put on the market.
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NewsHainan Marine Tourism Summit postponed
The 2019 Hainan Marine Summit scheduled for March 25-27 is understood to have been postponed until the second half of this year. The summit was due to follow a 2018 roundtable of leisure marine and China experts that was held in Hainan last November and hosted by Arthur Tay, CEO ...
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NewsBWA Yachting opens Gibraltar office
Further enhancing the already strong yachting sector in Gibraltar is the expansion of capacity of a major fuel company and the opening of the ever-expanding BWA yacht services business.
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NewsInmarsat receives US$3bn takeover offer
Global satellite communications company Inmarsat Plc has received a new takeover offer from a transatlantic consortium comprising UK private equity firm Apax Partners, US-based Warburg Pincus, and two Canadian pension funds – CPPIB and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund.
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NewsHISWA Holland Yachting Group expands
Two new companies have joined the HISWA Holland Yachting Group – Vanquish Yachts has become a member while Critical Minds is a new partner company.
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