MARQUIS YACHTS, LLC FORMS JOINT VENTURE (JV) PARTNERSHIP WITH POLY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF CHINA FOR THE EXCLUSIVE SALES RIGHTS FOR CHINA Above: Irwin Jacobs (r) and Chairman Jiang of China’s Poly Group at the formal signing of the new Poly Marquis joint venture in Beijing Hopkins, Minnesota – Jan. 2… [read more]
Post Marine Group, owned by the Patnovic Family, acquired the assets of Post Marine and will build the full range of Post Sportfish Yachts at its facility in Chestertown, Maryland on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. “Post Yachts are wonderful boats with a rich heritage of excellence and success… [read more]
1,575 brokerage superyachts, boats, and sailboats were sold in the United States during December 2011, a 1% decline from December 2010, according to U.S. yacht broker members of YachtWorld.com reporting in Soldboats.com. Those yacht sales brought 2011 sales to a close with 28,669 boats sold, 3%… [read more]
Italian yacht-maker Canados Yachts is set to launch the first superyacht of the Canados 100 Flybridge series. The exterior of the vessel, which will be 31.8-meters in length, designed by yacht designer Carlo Galeazzi, will be equipped with contemporary windows resembling horizontal slats in pl… [read more]
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced a partnership between the state Department of Motor Vehicles and the state Department of Game and Inland Fisheries that supports his government reform initiative to streamline services. Beginning in late January, 2012, Virginia residents and citize… [read more]
Ferretti Yachts was recently purchased by a Chinese company which bought a 75% position in the Italian yacht manufacturer for 374 million euros ($480 million USD) in the latest of a series of large Chinese acquisitions across Europe. Shandong Heavy Industry Group-Weichai Group said it would also… [read more]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA: Bob Denison at Denison Yacht Sales announces Denison’s latest central listing: Westport 130 Megayacht Mary Alice II as Bob Crow takes over her central agency for sale. The superyacht was launched in 2002 by Westport Yachts and features generous accommodation fo… [read more]
New marine protected areas went into effect January 1, 2012 from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County, California, to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the California’s Department of Fish and Game. In December, the state Office of Administrative Law approved the regulatory package put f… [read more]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – At Denison Yacht Sales, globalization is much more than a 21st Century buzzword. Six yacht brokers from the exclusive dealer for Beneteau Power Boats in Florida recently traveled to the Vendee region of France to tour Beneteau’s multiple factory locations in order to f… [read more]