By Kristen Shirley (Bloomberg) –It takes a lot to make waves in the Hamptons, but Dom Pérignon has raised the bar on yacht charters out East this summer. Instead of merely popping…
https://gcaptain.com/the-most-expensive-meal-in-the-hamptons-is-a-30000-dinner-cruise/
LONDON (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a superyacht in southwest England on Saturday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky and briefly releasing the burning vessel to drift across its marina. …
https://gcaptain.com/fire-engulfs-superyacht-in-british-marina/
Graphic by H I Sutton used with permission
Mega-wealthy owners of the superyachts value privacy and discretion and keep as low a profile their vessels allow and recent events in Ukraine have increased the desire of some superyacht owners to hide their movements.
Yachts owned by Russia’s oligarchs may be subject to being seized under international sanctions. Several vessels have already been detained. These include Amore Vero, reportedly owned by Igor Sechin, a former Russian administration...
https://news.usni.org/2022/03/11/russian-owned-super-yachts-going-dark-to-avoid-sanction-seizure
Huge dome to cover CHPG project
Good Morning MonacoMonday, March 7, 2022
Huge dome will cover CHPG building project
The Government has entrusted VINCI Construction with the structure, core and shell for the new Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, the company said…
Yacht owners consult lawyers over seizures
Ilya Rachkov, a partner in Nectorov, Savelyev & Partners law firm, told gazeta.ru, a state-owned Russian business newspaper, that...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/07/huge-dome-to-cover-chpg-project/
Τον ασκό του Αιόλου άνοιξε η κατάθεση νομοσχεδίου του υπουργείου Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής με τίτλο «Εκσυγχρονισμός του θεσμικού πλαισίου για τη δραστηριοποίηση των πλοίων αναψυχής και των τουριστικών ημερόπλοιων, την ενίσχυση της ανταγωνιστικότητας του κλάδου των επαγγελματικών πλοίων αναψυχής και άλλες διατάξεις».
Από το 2017 η κυβέρνηση ΣΥΡΙΖΑ – ΑΝ.ΕΛ. με τον Ν.4504/2017 που αφορούσε θέματα για την Παιδεία έκλεισε την αγορά του θαλάσσιου τουρισμού -χωρίς να τεθεί υπό διαβούλευση-,...
MB92 La Ciotat Appoints Senior Business Development Manager
MB92 La Ciotat, France’s leading superyacht refit shipyard, announced today the appointment of Joe Degabriele as Senior Business Development Manager whose main area of focus will be the commercial development of the new 4300t shiplift, due for delivery in September 2022.
| With over 30 years of experience, Joe is no stranger to MB92 as he was previously Director of Projects at the shipyard in La Ciotat from 2014 to 2019.... |
How can the latest tech help us change the maritime industry?
In episode 170, an interview I did IRL, you meet Frank Relou, Business Development and Commercial Manager, Sea Machines Robotics EMEA, who came to Gothenburg on his business trip. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and discuss autonomous shipping, AI and Internet of Things, among other things.
When can we expect autonomous ships? Can the sailing fleet be retrofitted to become autonomous? How do we attract young people to our...
Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss vessel and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent…
The Republic of Marshall Islands shared the requirements for the design, installation, and operation of Recreational Fire Appliances (RFAs) onboard RMI-flagged yachts, says an article published by Safety 4 Sea.
Recreational Fire Appliances (RFAs) means fireplaces that use wood, ethanol, or LPG as a primary fuel source or for ignition purposes. They include charcoal galley ovens, LPG or charcoal fire barbeques, spit roasts and fire pits.
Operational guidancehttps://mfame.guru/rmi-issues-guidelines-for-installing-rfas-onboard-yachts/
IMO is asking recreational boat owners worldwide to take part in a global survey on how they deal with fouling on their craft, as part of a major project to help address the spread of aquatic invasive species.
The survey for owners of all types of sailing boats, motorboats, and yachts is being carried out by IMO’s GloFouling Partnerships Project, which aims to protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species.
Boat owners are asked to provide information in the short...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-calls-boat-and-yacht-owners-worldwide/