The Isle of Man Department for Enterprise has appointed current deputy director Cameron Mitchell as the next director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry, effective 1 April. Mitchell is replacing the current director, Dick Welsh, who is retiring. Prior
Princess Yachts is back in the black, with a record-breaking £770 million ($1 billion) orderbook – the highest in the company’s history. Even with an orderbook up 20% from 2016, Princess is not resting on its laurels. Princess also hinted
Florida based brokerage Northrop & Johnson has hired Celine Pujol as a new charter broker for its Monaco office. Pujol has more than 10 years of industry experience, graduating university in 2007 and starting her career as a charter assistant
Newly established Italian shipbuilder Rosetti Superyachts has hired a new PR and communications manager – Consuelo Bentivogli. Ms Bentivogli has worked in the superyacht sector for 14 years. She has held various communications roles at Italian shipbuilder Ferretti Group, including
According to Bob Denison, CEO of Denison Yachting, if there was a Trump Bump, it was small. This was the sentiment across the board. Delegates and speakers at Superyacht Investor thought that the election of the 45th US president did
The last year was characterised by political and economic uncertainty, but we saw the number of billionaires continuing to grow – as did superyacht sales. Vincent White from Wealth-X, an intelligence and market research company focusing on the ultra-wealthy, has
Yacht law firm Robert Allen has hired Blair Brogan to act as senior counsel. Brogan (pictured) will be joining the firm from Oberheiden & McMurrey in Dallas. She is an experienced yacht litigator and transactional attorney who started her career
Burgess has opened up a new office in Shanghai in partnership with Beijing yacht servicing company IYAT. Two years after the launch of its Asian business arm in 2015, Burgess is establishing a new base in Shanghai, headed up by
Last week, the Cayman Islands announced that it has started offering Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) registration for yachts. Cayman is the second major yacht registry to start offering the YET registration, with the Marshall Islands launching a programme back
Turkish shipyard Numarine has hired Orhun Senturk as its new sales and marketing director. Senturk (pictured) replaces Antonio Caviglia in the role. He has more than 17 years of experience in the marine industry and 20 in sales. He was
