by Natalie | Mar 22, 2018 | Features, Industry Insider 1
Oyster Yachts has been bailed out of administration by gaming software entrepreneur Richard Hadida in a rescue which is hoped to save most of the company’s staff. The Southampton-based builder of luxury sailing yachts ceased operations last month in a collapse caused...
by Natalie | Mar 20, 2018 | Industry Insider 1
Global marine services provider expands Global marine services provider BWA Yachting has opened an office inside superyacht refit and repair yard La Ciotat Shipyards in France. The new office is being run by Malourène Corbeille in close cooperation with Sarah...
by Natalie | Mar 13, 2018 | Features, Industry Insider 1
Northrop & Johnson (N&J), the global superyacht brokerage and yacht services provider, has expanded its office network with a new base in Monaco and a relocation of its office in Ft Lauderdale, Florida to the Lauderdale Marine Center. The new N&J office in...
by Natalie | Mar 6, 2018 | Industry Insider 1
AkzoNobel is to develop a revolutionary fouling prevention technology which uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). The pioneering solution – which uses underlying technology developed by Royal Philips – will be applied to underwater surfaces to...
by Natalie | Feb 28, 2018 | Features, Industry Insider 1
In the spotlight: Marja Kok was born in Den Helder, Netherlands, a town surrounded by water on 3 sides. Being out on the water and sailing was a way of life for her from childhood, and led to an occupation as a yacht skipper in later life. At 52 years of age,...
by Natalie | Feb 20, 2018 | Industry Insider 1
Philanthropic design proved the key to success at this year’s annual Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition 2018, in partnership with Pendennis Shipyard and Olesinski, as Christopher Mobley, a transport design student from Staffordshire University, was crowned the...
