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Cantieri di Pisa and Privilege Yard Spa acquired by new owners Two Italian yacht-builders that have both been in a bankrupt state have recently been acquired by new owners. The two businesses are Cantieri di Pisa and the Privilege superyacht yard located at Civitavecchia, near Rome. The latter also included …

Brussels launches infringement proceedings on tax breaks in yacht sectors The European Commission has announced it is implementing infringement proceedings on tax breaks applied in the yacht and aircraft sectors in Italy and the Isle of Man. The procedure is related to the investigations of last year’s so-called Paradise Papers …

Marlow Ropes launches a premium sustainable mooring rope made using 100% recycled plastic. The world leading leisure marine rope manufacturer’s latest innovation, the Blue Ocean Dockline, is the first ‘technically better’ premium dockline rope manufactured using yarn wholly made from plastic bottles. The development and production of recycled polyester (rPET) …

New Zealand yachtsman Sir Russell Coutts is a man on a mission. The 56-year old Kiwi sailor – who has won more world championships than he can likely remember, along with an Olympic gold medal and five America’s Cups – is trying to transform professional yacht racing from its current …

Exhibitors in the USA Pavilion are nearly unanimous in their assessment that METSTRADE 2018 was a “great show” Exhibitors in the USA Pavilion are nearly unanimous in their assessment that METSTRADE 2018 was a “great show”, down in large part to the number of new and qualified attendees drawn to …

America’s Cup teams were once famous for tank testing scaled down models, and then spending hours and miles on the water with a sparring partner to develop their speed potential. But as the cost of equipment and personnel increased, so has the ability of computers to do the heavy lifting. …

M/Y ST DAVID Joins Morley Yachts Central Agency Fleet. Morley Yachts, the Mediterranean yacht broker based in Monaco, is pleased to announce the addition of M/Y ST DAVID to its Central Agency charter fleet. The yacht is now available for charter this winter in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives and …

The 31st METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam came to a successful end on Thursday with a record number of visitors. According to event organiser Amsterdam RAI, 16,716 people attended the three-day show and the number of visits reached 26,052 – a 5% increase over last year’s event. Nearly 1,600 exhibitors from 50 …

Dutch superyacht builder Feadship forms globally operating company called Feadship Refit & Services Dutch superyacht builder Feadship has announced the formation of a globally operating company called Feadship Refit & Services, which will be responsible for implementing Feadship’s new customer support strategy referred to as ‘My Feadship’. Combining all the …

Specialty coffee makers MEKE have set the bar for great coffee on the White Isle having just opened their second outlet in Santa Eularia. In keeping with their vision of bringing ethically sourced and great coffee to both Spain and the Balearics, Mallorca is set to be the next location for …