Nearing the end of 2022, international superyacht broker Burgess has announced an extremely healthy sales year across all departments. The brokerage saw a domino effect as a result of the pandemic, with more customers looking to travel in the summer, which boosted demand for charters.
According to recently released industry data, the demand for luxury yacht charters is up 20 per cent this year compared to 2021.
The London, UK-listed Informa, organiser of events such as the Monaco and Ft Lauderdale boat shows, is seeing an improved business climate which has allowed it to increase its 2022 full-year targets for revenue and profits.
The Italian Sea Group (TISG) has acknowledged a revenue growth of 64.6% in the first three quarters of the year,with total revenues at €210.3 million entering Q4 of 2022.
Spain’s national pleasure boat registrations in the January-October 2022 period fell by a total of 16.2%, but the drop in the Balearic Islands was only 5.1% for a total of 1,041 boats.
Regional authorities of Murcia seek new operator of La Isleta Marina in Cartagena
Regional authorities of Murcia seek new operator of La Isleta Marina in Cartagena
Malta’s 173-berth Kalkara Marina, which is located in Kalkara Creek in Malta’s Grand Harbour, is to be expanded with a further 334 berths for boats of up to 10m (39ft) in size.
The French government is to provide €30m for the modernization of nautical bases and marinas as part of the Destination France plan for the transformation of tourism in the country. Some €20m is being allocated to marinas and the balance to nautical bases.
France’s Dunkirk has unveiled plans to invest in modernising the city’s marina and increasing the facility’s berthing capacity.
After more than two decades of planning and debate, the long-awaited renovation of Southern California’s Dana Point Harbor has begun.
The Skydeck edition of Ferretti Yachts 1000, a huge success story for the Forlì-based shipyard, features an upper deck redesigned to create an enclosed, sheltered space that can be enjoyed year-round and conveys the breathtaking feeling of being able to touch the sky.
Sunreef Yachts has unveiled a brand new range of hybrid catamarans. Named ULTIMA, the performance-orientated yachts are described as “hi-tech hybrid power catamarans” and will be fully customisable.
From the end of May, New York City and the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca will once again be moving closer together. As it did last year, the airline United Arlines will then again offer direct flights from Liberty Airport in Newark (New Jersey) to Palma de Mallorca
The planned “luxury tax” on Mallorca, which was demanded by the Balearic government, meets with strong criticism from the regional business association CAEB. In particular, the yachting industry warns of the possible collateral damage that such a tax could cause and fears an “exodus” of private luxury yachts.
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