SuperYacht

Wave powered propulsion, could it become a reality?

• By Peter Franklin
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• 13-08-2020

Wave powered propulsion, could it become a reality?

In the last few months we have published blogs about various methods of propulsion, including new propeller designs and water jet concepts. After all, in the quest to reduce energy consumption and em...

Superyacht Forum 2020: One Industry - One Forum - One Mission

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 16-06-2020

Once again, The Superyacht Group will organise the Superyacht Forum in partnership with METSTRADE. From 16th – 18th November 2020 in Amsterdam. The theme for this edition of the event will be ‘One Industry – One Forum – One Mi...

Hide & Seek - A yacht melting into the seascape

• By Simonetta Pegorari
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• 15-05-2020

As stated by Anna Borla, a Milan-based yacht designer who with “Hide” participated to the Rossinavi Design Challenge 2020 contest, Hide is a yacht that focuses mainly on the concept of sustainability as its main feature is to blend in wit...

METSTRADE Checks In With Icon Yachts

• By Peter Franklin
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• 02-04-2020

Amongst the visitors perusing the latest in marine equipment, and catching up on industry developments at last year’s METSTRADE Show, was Marcela Royer, Business Development Manager for Netherlands based superyacht builder Icon Yachts, together...

Making Super Yachts More Sustainable

• By Peter Franklin
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• 16-03-2020

Amongst a larger than ever number of sustainability focused presentations and debates at last year’s METSTRADE, there was a significant contribution from the Water Revolution Foundation. 

With a stated mission to neutralise the ecological f...

SuperYacht Times on the importance of superyacht data

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 13-11-2019

The superyacht intelligence market is always interesting to follow, but it does require more professionalism and should not just be a tool to make money. As an example, one of the industry market reports which was published earlier this year was base...

Charting the Superyacht Market

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 09-10-2019

At SuperYacht Times, we have noticed an increasing demand for intelligence about the refit market over the past few years. As a result, we started to regularly track superyacht refits from 2016 onwards. Refits have also been incorporated into the yac...

Future-proofing the superyacht industry

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 30-09-2019

The steps the superyacht industry is taking to ensure future prosperity

METSTRADE 2019, which will take place from 19-21 November, is the world’s largest and most visited B2B leisure marine equipment show, so it comes as no surprise that The Sup...

The METSTRADE Customer Journey

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 19-09-2019

METSTRADE is referred to as the ‘one-stop-shop’ for marine industry professionals, so for the Superyacht Industry, the combination of METSTRADE and The Superyacht Forum creates the ideal partnership between products, services, ideas and i...

Award-winning collaboration extends to new Custom Line 106

• By IBI News
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• 04-09-2019

Last year Ferretti, along with Francesco Paszkowski Design Studio and Mecaer Aviation Group picked up the inaugural award for ’Collaborative Solution between a Superyacht Builder and its Supply Chain partner’ in the 2018 Boat Builder Awar...

Making superyachts truly 'super'

• By METSTRADE
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• 10-07-2019

When it comes to leisure purchases, superyachts take the cake. And in line with their size, the business around them and the thousands of families that are supported by these investments made by wealthy individuals is equally unrivalled. This economi...

The superyacht new-build market over the next few years

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 12-12-2018

What can we expect over the next few years regarding newbuild sales and deliveries? Ralph Dazert from SuperYacht Times takes a closer look at how the newbuild section of the superyacht industry is set develop over the next coming years.

The superyacht...

Yard Ownership: Succeeding in succession

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 04-10-2018

Although many superyacht builders are owned by big corporations these days, some yards are still family-owned. In the Netherlands, this applies to a few household names like Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw (working under the Feadship brand) and Hakv...

Superyacht yards and building to order or on spec

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 27-08-2018

The superyacht industry may seem small in comparison to other industries, but there are a surprising number of shipyards around the world building the global fleet. In this feature, Ralph Dazert  from SuperYacht Times takes a closer look at thes...

A look into the current state of the global superyacht market

• By SuperYacht Times
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• 19-07-2018

2017 was a good year for the superyacht industry, with both sales and deliveries on the rise.After a rather slow year in 2016, new superyacht sales successfully bounced back in 2017 to an estimated 183 yachts sold, up 27% compared to the year before....

Project management for complex superyachts

Building complex superyachts requires the right set of project management tools

The ongoing trend of superyachts gaining in length and complexity leads to increased standards of effective project management and collaboration and the need for more effi...

Dangerous ideas at TSF

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 03-11-2017

Creativity and strategic advisor Alf Rehn speaks to Rachel Rowney from SuperyachtNews ahead of his presentation at The Superyacht Forum.

Alf Rehn has no time for innovation clichés, “The thing is with people, they think that there is some...

Join the must-attend event for all sectors of the superyacht market

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 25-10-2017

Tech Talks at The Superyacht Forum

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 20-10-2017

This year’s programme for The Superyacht Forum will look to involve some of the most influential and currently leading figures in the technology realm.

The Superyacht Forum (TSF) held in association with Metstrade, will take place from 13 &ndash...

The ‘New’ Superyacht Forum

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 06-07-2017

Now entering their 25^th year in the superyacht industry, The Superyacht Group returns with the new and enhanced event – The Superyacht Forum, now a four day event, held in association with METSTRADE. 

The Superyacht Group, operating under t...

Countdown begins for Boat Builder Awards 2017

• By METSTRADE
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• 15-06-2017

The countdown has begun for the Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement 2017. For the third year in a row IBI and the RAI, organisers of METSTRADE, will present a spectacular evening for the industry’s elite at the National Maritime Museum, Amst...

Superyacht annual report: how do you expect the market to perform?

• By The Superyacht Group
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• 04-04-2017

The following report is a succinct summary of the superyacht new build market’s activity in 2016. How do you expect the market to perform between now and 2020? Do you think the number of vessels being delivered is likely to increase, decrease o...