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Superyacht Marina In Gilbraltar Gears Up

Ocean Village’s plans for a new superyacht marina in Gibraltar are moving forward with the appointment of Captain E.S. Geary as technical consultant.  Geary’s role will be to ensure that all facilities at Gibraltar’s Marina Bay meet or excel guidelines and recommendations in PIANIC 134 Design and Operation Guidelines for Superyacht Facilities, and making sure…

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Superyacht Builder, Christensen Shipyards, Has Recommenced Operations

The media blackout at Vancouver, WA-based Christensen Shipyard has ended with company president Joe Foggia indicating that the yard has commenced operations again and is in a state of receivership. As previously reported by 4Yacht, Miles Stover of Turnaround Inc. has been named as the receiver. With a primary goal of moving the shipyard forward,…

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Superyacht Deliveries Not Indicative of Current Market

At first glance, the statistic may seem alarming, but the reality of the situation says something different. Shipyards worldwide delivered 156 superyachts over 30 meters in 2014, a decrease of more than 12% over 2012 when 179 vessels were delivered and 2% over 2013, with 159 deliveries.  Theses statistics are deceiving, however, as virtually all…

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24 Meter Megayacht: Continental Trawler 2395 Construction Begins

Wim van der Valk has begun construction on Continental Trawler 2395, the first all-aluminum flybridge model in a series of semi-custom trawler style yachts. Guido de Groot has designed the yacht that the Dutch shipyard is building on spec. The new trawler style yacht will accommodate as many as eight guests over four cabins and…

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Megayacht Oyster 118′ Construction Begins

Megayacht Oyster 118′ Construction Begins. Construction of the Oyster 118, the largest yacht ever built under the Oyster brand, has begun, with tooling to begin in April. In partnership with Humphreys Yacht Design, the shipyard is constructing additional facilities to enable the build of the second Oyster 118 simultaneously with the first. The additional facility…