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
Antigua to challenge US judge in Alfa Nero sale rownews Rob Hodgetts 20 Mar 25 0Antigua is set to challenge the jurisdiction of the US federal judge who granted permission for subpoenas to access the financial records of government officials… 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
Hill Dickinson, Alley Maass unite for ‘competitive edge’news Rob Hodgetts 12 Mar 25 0The phrase “think global, act local” has been knocking around for decades but it neatly sums up the new alliance between superyacht law firms Hill… Read more
Seized yacht Amadea closer to auctionnews Rob Hodgetts 12 Mar 25 0The US Justice Department has moved closer to gaining the forfeiture of superyacht Amadea which was seized in 2022 because of alleged ownership by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman… Read more
Ferretti eyeing acquisition in 2025news Rob Hodgetts 10 Mar 25 0Italian yacht builder Ferretti is planning acquisition for another significant asset this year, according to CEO Alberto Galassi. “We have three different files on the… 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
Azimut|Benetti to use SEA Index carbon emissions toolnews Rob Hodgetts 25 Feb 25 0Leading superyacht manufacturer Azimut|Benetti Group will adopt the SEA Index carbon emissions rating tool as part of its drive to build a more sustainable fleet.… Read more
US yacht brokers defeat inflated commission lawsuitnews Rob Hodgetts 23 Jan 25 0A Florida judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit in which the International Yacht Brokers Association (IYBA) and other brokerages were accused of inflating… Read more
Phi appeal verdict due in six weeksnews Rob Hodgetts 17 Jan 25 0The verdict on detained superyacht Phi will be delivered in about six weeks after the latest appeal was heard for the 58m Royal Huisman moored… Read more
Sunseeker fined over £350,000 for ‘blood’ teak importsnews Rob Hodgetts 25 Nov 24 0Yacht maker Sunseeker International Limited has been fined more than £350,000 after breaking import laws for exotic timber such as teak. The Poole, UK-based company… Read more
Penningtons Manches Cooper launches in Antibesnews Rob Hodgetts 21 Nov 24 0UK-headquartered law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has set up in Antibes in the south of France to better access the Mediterranean yacht sector. The venture… Read more
The Italian Sea Group (TISG) profits jump 54%YoYnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 24 0The Italian Sea Group’s (TISG) reported financial results for the third quarter wherein it posted a strong upward trend as operating revenues clocked in at… Read more
Ferretti scores record backlog, revenues rise 3.8%YoYnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 24 0Net revenue from new yacht sales by Ferretti increased 3.8% year-over-year to €865.3m in the first nine months of 2024, according to financial information released… Read more
Sanlorenzo revenues grow 7%YoY in third quarternews Fayaz Hussain 11 Nov 24 0Sanlorenzo reported strong performance in the first nine months of 2024, with net revenues from new yacht sales increasing 6.9% year-over-year to €669.0m. This growth… Read more
Bayesian: TISG reiterates ‘unsinkability’, takes legal actionnews Rob Hodgetts 7 Nov 24 0The Italian Sea Group (TISG) has reiterated the “unsinkability” of the Bayesian and is to take legal action against the New York Times for an… Read more
MarineMax reports lower Q4 earnings, issues cautious outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 24 0Florida-based recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax reported its fourth-quarter revenue decreased by 5% to $563.1m, down from $594.6m in the same period of the… 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
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
Class societies launch safety and environment consortiumnews Rob Hodgetts 25 Sep 24 0A group of leading global class societies launched the Yacht Safety and Environmental Consortium (YSEC) for commercial and pleasure yachts over 24m at the Monaco… Read more
