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Y.CO Acquires Single Letter Domain Name
Posted: 19th October 2013 | Written by: Y.CO
Y.CO is the first brokerage to acquire a single letter web address: y.co. It's a clever move but it comes with a hefty price tag running into six figures! -
Medical Crew Placement by MedAire
Posted: 25th September 2013 | Written by: Erin Mitchell, MedAire
MedAire will now place medical professionals on vessels for clients around the world. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and specialists are available for short-term or long-term placements based on a yacht’s specific needs. -
Fifth Edition of (Super) Yachting Index
Posted: 5th August 2013 | Written by: Camper and Nicholsons
Providing in-depth analysis of the industry, the Index uses a cross-reference of industry data. Camper & Nicholsons (super)Yachting Index shows the realities of a booming sector that has evolved from a cottage industry into one of the world’s strongest-growing luxury markets. -
Princess Yachts Secures Government Funds
Posted: 8th April 2013 | Written by: BBC
Luxury boat manufacturer Princess Yachts has secured £4.6m of government funding for a new boatyard in Plymouth. The company said the money from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) would secure 400 jobs in the city. The French-owned firm said the RGF offer had persuaded it against the alternative of buying an overseas yard, possibly in Germany. -
Dutch Builders Open Up to Discovery
Posted: 7th January 2013 | Written by: Daniel Shea
The Dutch shipbuilding industry is opening itself up to the world in a Discovery Channel series called “SuperYachts.” The documentary series – slated to be six episodes – will open the doors on what has traditionally been a guarded sector of this already private industry. Each episode features different builders and shipyards, and takes viewers through the entire process, according to Farouk Nefzi, the director of HISWA Multimedia BV, a Dutch shipbuilders and watersports trade association. HISWA worked in partnership with the shipyards and Discovery Channel to develop the series.
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Y.CO Acquires Single Letter Domain Name
Posted: 19th October 2013 | Written by: Y.CO
Y.CO is the first brokerage to acquire a single letter web address: y.co. It's a clever move but it comes with a hefty price tag running into six figures! -
Medical Crew Placement by MedAire
Posted: 25th September 2013 | Written by: Erin Mitchell, MedAire
MedAire will now place medical professionals on vessels for clients around the world. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and specialists are available for short-term or long-term placements based on a yacht’s specific needs. -
Fifth Edition of (Super) Yachting Index
Posted: 5th August 2013 | Written by: Camper and Nicholsons
Providing in-depth analysis of the industry, the Index uses a cross-reference of industry data. Camper & Nicholsons (super)Yachting Index shows the realities of a booming sector that has evolved from a cottage industry into one of the world’s strongest-growing luxury markets. -
Princess Yachts Secures Government Funds
Posted: 8th April 2013 | Written by: BBC
Luxury boat manufacturer Princess Yachts has secured £4.6m of government funding for a new boatyard in Plymouth. The company said the money from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) would secure 400 jobs in the city. The French-owned firm said the RGF offer had persuaded it against the alternative of buying an overseas yard, possibly in Germany. -
Dutch Builders Open Up to Discovery
Posted: 7th January 2013 | Written by: Daniel Shea
The Dutch shipbuilding industry is opening itself up to the world in a Discovery Channel series called “SuperYachts.” The documentary series – slated to be six episodes – will open the doors on what has traditionally been a guarded sector of this already private industry. Each episode features different builders and shipyards, and takes viewers through the entire process, according to Farouk Nefzi, the director of HISWA Multimedia BV, a Dutch shipbuilders and watersports trade association. HISWA worked in partnership with the shipyards and Discovery Channel to develop the series.
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Will Ocean Racers Follow Franklin to the ends of the Arctic?
Posted: 19th September 2014 | Written by: CNN World Sport
Robert Molnar has a vision: an ocean race from New York to the Canadian Pacific city of Victoria, via the Arctic. -
Naval Chiefs: Scottish independence will do 'immense damage' to Forces
Posted: 18th September 2014 | Written by: The Telegraph - Ben Farmer
Five former First Sea Lords warn defence plans for an independent Scotland are unachievable and will leave the new country badly defended. -
Malta Boat Sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM
Posted: 17th September 2014 | Written by: BBC News
About 500 migrants are feared dead after their ship was rammed by another boat near Malta last week, a migration body said. -
Superyacht Spats Sail Into Rougher Legal Waters
Posted: 16th September 2014 | Written by: FT.com / Jane Croft
Superyachts moored in glitzy locations such as Monaco or Portofino have long been the playthings of oligarchs or tech billionaires, but until the 2008 financial crisis, their owners preferred to settle disputes over the vessels in private. -
14 Rescued, 2 Missing From Replica Tall Ship Sunk by Sandy
Posted: 15th September 2014 | Written by: The Valdosta Daily Times
Coast Guard helicopters Monday rescued 14 of 16 crew members from a replica 18th- century tall ship in the path of Hurricane Sandy 90 miles off the coast of North Carolina. -
Is Bravo's 'Below Deck' Hurting the Yachting Industry?
Posted: 12th September 2014 | Written by: Huffington Post/Sandy Malone
What is BravoTV's Below Deck doing TO or FOR the yachting industry? 10 Examples of How Kate Chastain Makes Them Look Bad. -
VAT Cut for Italian Marinas
Posted: 11th September 2014 | Written by: Yachting Monthly
Italian marine industry association UCINA has confirmed that overnight visitors berthed in the country's marina resorts are now subject to a reduced rate of 10% VAT, reports IBI Magazine. -
Ainslie Unsure Whether he Will be Part of Americas Cup Team
Posted: 10th September 2014 | Written by: Western Morning News
Sir Ben Ainslie believes a British team winning the America’s Cup for the first time would be ‘massive’ for the country – but admits he is unsure whether he will form part of the crew at the 2017 event. -
How Much North Sea Oil Revenue Can an Independent Scotland Extract?
Posted: 9th September 2014 | Written by: The Guardian
The SNP stresses the economic importance of oil and gas but experts aren't sure how much is out there or how much it's worth. -
Two Centuries on, French Ship Hermione Sails Again
Posted: 8th September 2014 | Written by: France 24
A life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate made famous when it carried General Lafayette to Boston to help fight in the American War of Independence, embarks on its maiden voyage Sunday, more than 200 years after the original one.
