Pendennis completes Aquila refit

Pendennis completes Aquila refit

Pendennis Shipyard in the UK has redelivered the 85.6m motoryacht Aquila after an extensive refit programme that took exactly one year to complete. Burgess oversaw the management of the refit, supporting Aquila’s owners throughout the project from concept to...
Will FLIBS leave Ft Lauderdale?

Will FLIBS leave Ft Lauderdale?

The future of the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) could be a big question mark following the decision by a group of developers to drop plans to develop the Bahia Mar complex. Tate Capital CEO James Tate said in a public letter that his company is pulling...
Russian marina investors turn to Med

Russian marina investors turn to Med

  Russian businessmen are considering investing in new marina construction in Cyprus, Israel and other European Mediterranean countries, according to Vitaly Mutko, Russia’s Minister of Sport and Tourism. Investment in new marina construction and related...
Good news on the VAT on APA issue

Good news on the VAT on APA issue

On the initiative of MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association, and with a fruitful cooperation between Carla Bellieni and Benedetto Santacroce, the Italian Tax Authority has laid a cornerstone in the tax regime affecting yacht charter, overturning a previous...