WATCH: ‘Trump 2.0 and yachting’video Rob Hodgetts 15 Apr 25 0Lawyers and brokers discuss the effect of Trump 2.0 on the US superyacht market. Read more
WATCH: ‘Standing up for owners’video Rob Hodgetts 14 Apr 25 0Experts discuss the importance and value add of owner's representatives in the new-build process. Read more
Brokers on blagging and the art of the dealopinion Rob Hodgetts 14 Apr 25 0Blagging to a billionaire is likely to end in tears. Not actual ones, although it’s a possibility when you lose that deal because they’ve seen… Read more
Heesen Yachts acquired by Dutch entrepreneurnews Mike Stones 7 Apr 25 0Dutch entrepreneur and investor Laurens Last has completed the full acquisition of Heesen Yachts in a move that secures the yacht builder’s future and reinforces… Read more
Beach to boardroom – London callingopinion Rob Hodgetts 22 Mar 25 0Palm Beach might be sunny and glamorous but no less star-spangled is next week’s Superyacht Investor London conference. Our annual jamboree will bring together the… Read more
GX: From Slovenia with love – and silenceopinion Rob Hodgetts 10 Mar 25 0Building superyachts in the heart of the Slovenian mountains might seem an odd choice but for Vladimir Zinchenko it makes sense. Or it would, if… Read more
Ferretti reports €1.2bn revenue, record backlognews Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0Italian yacht maker Ferretti Group reported stellar revenue growth of 5.6% year-over-year in 2024 at €1.17bn with revenues distributed across all four quarters and limited… Read more
Stagflation threatens brokerage marketopinion Rob Hodgetts 14 Feb 25 0Cutting through the geopolitical noise and trade tantrums, there could be a more latent threat lapping at the superyacht sales market. The spectre of stagflation… Read more
Dynamiq disrupting with ‘top technology for great price’opinion Rob Hodgetts 20 Jan 25 0He likens it to trying to win English football’s Premier League. You need a blend of top players from a host of nations to excel.… Read more
Dunya: King Benji builder rides Turkish waveopinion Rob Hodgetts 9 Jan 25 0It would be easy to jump on the groundswell of goodwill lifting Turkish yachting, but Dunya Yachts is selective about which wave to catch. The… Read more
Cantiere delle Marche aims to beat Stairway to Heavenopinion Rob Hodgetts 26 Nov 24 0Losing the family fortune could lead to ruin for some, but Vasco Buonpensiere says he is thankful for it. His family was wealthy and privileged,… Read more
Abeking & Rasmussen: The ’boutique’ yard on ‘full power’opinion Rob Hodgetts 31 Oct 24 0It sounds like the first line of a joke: “What starts with the management and ends with the welder?” But for Björn Benecke, sales manager… Read more
Heesen forecasts record revenue of €230m in 2024news Rob Hodgetts 25 Sep 24 0Heesen Yachts is forecasting a record revenue of €230m for the year with 12 yachts currently under construction, according to Niels Vaessen, CEO, speaking at the… Read more
Lürssen, Rolls-Royce strengthen engine overhaul partnershipnews Rob Hodgetts 23 Sep 24 0Lürssen and engine maker Rolls-Royce have deepened their partnership to streamline the overhaul of mtu propulsion systems. The Bremen, Germany-based shipyard and Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems… Read more
Peter Wilson: Insights from the original owner’s repopinion Rob Hodgetts 20 Sep 24 0He says he has signed so many non-disclosure agreements he can’t talk to himself anymore. It’s a good line, and it encapsulates the secrecy of… Read more
Feadship launches resale department to support ownersnews Rob Hodgetts 19 Sep 24 0Feadship has launched Feadship Resale to support owners in selling on their yachts. The shipyard, based in the Netherlands, says its “unmatched knowledge” of its… Read more
Cannes: Insights from the casting couch and market moodopinion Rob Hodgetts 16 Sep 24 0Doing his best to look calm, he shuttled up and down the stairs between the two clients. It was a popular boat and the show… Read more
Azimut|Benetti backlog rises to €2.6bnnews Rob Hodgetts 13 Sep 24 0Avigliana-based luxury yachts developer Azimut|Benetti Group announced its financial results for the financial year 2023-2024 reporting revenues of €1.3bn, a 55% increase over the past… Read more
Leading shipyards of Turkeydirectory Rob Hodgetts 22 Jul 24 0A guide to the best shipyards in Turkey for building and refitting superyachts. Akyacht Notable yachts: Victorious, 85m, 2021 Alia Yachts Aegean Yacht Ares Yachts… Read more
‘I wasn’t a great yacht broker’ – Bob Denisonopinion Rob Hodgetts 15 Jul 24 0He was a reluctant yacht broker, but his father insisted. He quickly realised he wasn’t much good at it either, despite an illustrious yachting name.… Read more
