Turquoise Yachts appoints Akgül as new CEOnews Rob Hodgetts 16 Oct 25 0Turquoise Yachts CEO Patrik von Sydow is to step down at the end of November and will be replaced by board member Burak Akgül. Von… Read more
MarineMax appoints Cashman as global sales chiefnews Rob Hodgetts 9 Oct 25 0MarineMax has appointed Charles A. Cashman as senior vice president of global sales to drive the growth of the yacht and superyacht brokerage divisions. Cashman… Read more
Heesen owner: Ice, ice babyopinion Rob Hodgetts 6 Oct 25 0He’s a fan of ice baths, dancing all night and extreme sports but Heesen owner Laurens Last is also driven by a need to be… Read more
Cruise miss: “I’ll never let that happen again”opinion Rob Hodgetts 19 Sep 25 0The next time Hollywood mega stars come knocking, Oyster Yachts plans to be ready. They don’t come much more mega than Tom Cruise, but when… Read more
Heesen appoints Van der Meer as new CEOnews Rob Hodgetts 19 Aug 25 0Heesen Yachts has appointed Jeroen van der Meer as its new CEO in place of Niels Vaessen as part of a new strategy following its… Read more
Oceanco acquired by tech mogul Newellnews Rob Hodgetts 1 Aug 25 0Dutch custom superyacht builder Oceanco has been acquired by American tech mogul Gabe Newell, ending the 15-year ownership of the Barwani family. Newell, the co-founder… Read more
Oyster appoints Zimmermann Zschocke as CEOnews Rob Hodgetts 15 Jul 25 0Luxury sailing yacht manufacturer Oyster Yachts has appointed Stefan Zimmermann Zschocke as its new CEO. He will take the helm of the British brand in… Read more
Highfield to step down as Oyster Yachts CEOnews Rob Hodgetts 13 Jun 25 0Oyster Yachts CEO Ashley Highfield is to stand down in the autumn and will be replaced by a figure from the marine manufacturing industry. Highfield… Read more
De Vries to retire as Feadship directornews Rob Hodgetts 24 Apr 25 0Feadship figurehead Henk de Vries III will retire as director of the company and CEO of Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw on 1 May 2025. De… Read more
WATCH: ‘Yacht Standards classification unveiled’video Rob Hodgetts 13 Apr 25 0A fireside chat with the driving forces behind new classification society Yacht Standards. Read more
Fort Insurance to acquire YachtSafe Globalnews Rob Hodgetts 17 Mar 25 0Fort Insurance is in advanced discussions to acquire YachtSafe Global LLC, a Florida-based insurance broker. The Antibes, France-based superyacht broker will promote YachtSafe director Dylan… Read more
N&J appoints Young as Europe chiefnews Rob Hodgetts 22 Oct 24 0Global yacht brokerage Northrop & Johnson has appointed Ben Young as commercial director Europe. Young, who was founder and commercial director of SYM (now Fairport… Read more
