This year's Fort Lauderdale Boat Show brought a huge success to the respected US manufacturer Christensen Shipyards that has signed three contracts. These include the 160' Custom Series motor yacht Project C-2014, the 164' Custom Series superyacht Chasseur, as well as the 164' Custom Series yacht Project Trifecta. ... read full story
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Karlene Pack – new addition to Feadship Fort Lauderdale office
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The prominent Dutch luxury yacht manufacturer, Feadship, has recently appointed Karlene Pack as New Director of its Fort Lauderdale office. ... read full story
Deep Impact Boats’ new 330 LS yacht tender launched at the 2012 FLIBS
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The magnificent 330 LS yacht tender has been launched by the US company, Deep Impact Boats, at the recent Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Run by twin 300hp Mercury Verados engines, it can comfortably achieve an impressive speed of 69 mph. ... read full story
Largest gyro refit to date for Seakeeper – 46m Palmer Johnson superyacht
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Performed by Palma Refit, a magnificent 46m Palmer Johnson superyacht now boasts four Seakeeper M21000a gyros. She represents the Seakeeper's largest gyro refit to date. ... read full story
Trefoil Marine trials the latest Tri-Air Widebody 30 yacht tender
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The recently launched Tri-Air Widebody 30 yacht tender by Trefoil Marine has successfully completed its sea trials. The fast, comfortable, as well as easy to handle high-performance Tri-Air 30 is able to achieve an impressive top speed of 55 mph, when driven by twin 225 hp Suzuki engines. ... read full story
Three Texas marinas acquired by Suntex Ventures
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Positioned on Eagle Mountain Lake near Fort Worth in Texas, three luxury marinas, including Eagle Mountain Marina, Lake Country Marina, and Harbor One Marina, have been acquired by the Dallas-based Suntex Venturex. ... read full story
A new addition to the IBEX team
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Yesterday, November 1, saw the official announcement of Professional BoatBuilder magazine and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), presenting Kate Holden as the new IBEX Marketing Director and Sales Representative. ... read full story
Glasshape Ltd brings DuraShield Superyacht Glass product line to America
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Glasshape Ltd, who manufactures the renowned DuraShield® Superyacht Glass product line, has officially announced their presence in USA with the opening of their office on the west coast of North America this month. The opening of the USA office was announced by key directors of Glasshape, including Managing Director Andrew Forrest. Glasshape Ltd, an ISO-9001... ... read full story
Feadship superyacht Musashi wins ‘Best motor yacht over 65m’ and ‘Best Interior’
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The impressive 87,78 metre Feadship megayacht Musashi has won the ‘Best Motoryacht over 65m’ and the International Superyacht Society awards. Yacht Musashi also took home the prize for ‘Best Interior’, at a glittering awards gala in Fort Lauderdale, capping an excellent year for one of the largest and most impressive Feadships built to date. The... ... read full story
Ron Holland visits Cheoy Lee motor yacht DOROTHEA III during the FLIBS 2012
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This year's Fort Lauderdale Boat Show gave an opportunity to Ron Holland to see the 45m Cheoy Lee superyacht Dorothea III (a Marco Polo Series yacht). She is a sistership to the luxury yacht Mazu, which made her premiere during the event. ... read full story