Sailing Yacht A was released from arrest today. Liam Yeats, registrar for the Judiciary in Gibraltar, has told Superyacht Investor that Sailing Yacht A has been released by the Gibraltar Port Authority. The world’s largest sailing yacht was arrested following
The principal investment arm of the government of Dubai the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) has bought the Porto Montenegro Marina and Resort from Montport Capital. Porto Montenegro was conceived and developed by Canadian entrepreneur Peter Munk, founder of Barrick
The most common insurance claim for superyachts comes from contact damage with either other vessels or stationary objects, according to AIG accounting for nearly 12% of all claims, according to new figures released by the AIG private client group. Despite a series
In the first of our series on some of the movers and shakers in the superyacht investment industry, Superyacht Investor talks to Alison Vassallo, partner at law firm Fenech & Fenech Advocates. She tells us about why the Maltese flag
As the shipping downturn continues, many marine insurance companies which ordinarily only provide insurance to cargo vessels are attracted to break into a new sector – yacht insurance. This article provides a guide to some of the more unusual clauses
The superyacht industry accounts for $22 billion globally according to “The State of Wealth, Luxury and Yachting 2016” report released by marketing consultant Wealth-X and superyacht sales and charter company Camper & Nicholsons addressing the habits of the world’s ultra-wealthy.
Lürssen will launch Project Mistral this Saturday (16 March) a 100-metre plus yacht designed by Espen Oeino. It will launch from a floating dock 31 months after its keel was laid in 2013. Project Mistral will be delivered later in
Brand management and marketing agency SocratesQ and global risk management company Securewest International have partnered to launch a crisis communications service named Crisis Counsel for the superyacht industry. The launch builds on the success of a crisis management workshop that the
The designer of the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage Henrik Fisker has created a 50-metre superyacht concept the Fisker 50. He has teamed with yacht designer Benetti for the project. The launch of the yacht came on the second
NOTE: The below originally appeared as the editorial in our April 7 Superyacht Investor Insight newsletter. To find out more, and sign up for free, please fill out the form to the right. It’s extremely difficult to comprehend now, but when
