August

Brisbane is on the crest of a marine industry apprentice boom with a new wave of opportunities expected from a proposed Trade Centre of Excellence at Rivergate Marina and Shipyard. The state-of-the-art facility would position Australia as a world leader in training and skilling a global marine workforce as well as significantly enhancing the services on offer across the country. It would provide marine courses and practical, customised hands-on learning, together with research and development activities, all in one central location.

Wheelhouse, MV Indies Trader, Beran Island, Republic Of The Marshall Islands, 08-27-2021

Autumn is around the corner and it is definitely a mild and pleasant weather for sailing. Lantau may be your next location to explore if you are tired of the other popular and congested yachting spots in Hong Kong. LYC offers a Yachtcation package for visiting yachts. Come enjoy the unspoiled waters on the west side of Hong Kong and the newest marina in Hong Kong! And from here you can sail to the sandy beaches on Lantau and many outlying islands nearby. The LYC even suggests some cruising itineraries in this sailing paradise.

Integrated Marine Group has opened an office in Whangarei, working in conjunction with Port Nikau. Currently managing three refit & repair projects, Integrated Marine Group is on site onboard MY Senses, SY Sea Eagle II and SY Altair. MD Mark Wightman, says the broad diversity of these three vessels ranging from a 1931 Fyfe Classic schooner to a brand-new thoroughbred from the Royal Huisman stables, serves to reinforce IMGs broad skill set and experience in the refit & repair sector.

Throughout July, the SuperYacht Group Great Barrier Reef with the support from the Queensland Government hosted four Great Barrier Reef information seminars across Queensland to educate the industry and superyachts on all details of cruising and chartering the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Water Revolution Foundation is leading a new approach to ocean conservation, and hoping to draw a crowd.

METSTRADE and RAI Amsterdam announced with great sadness that the Marine Equipment Trade Show, which was scheduled on 17-19 November in RAI Amsterdam, has been cancelled. For more than 32 years, METSTRADE has been providing the most complete meeting place for the global marine industry. Due to the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, our mission cannot be accomplished successfully, therefore we believe it is the right decision to cancel this year’s show. METSTRADE 2021 will take place on 16-18 November 2021 in RAI Amsterdam.

The 2020 edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival has been cancelled, according to reports and it is understood that organiser Reed Expositions is now reaching out to exhibitors to informing them of the news. The official cancellation of the show, which was due to take place from September 8-13, comes after organisers applied for special dispensation from the French government to hold the event.

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation the Thailand Charter Week 2020 has been postponed to 2021. The new dates are the 12th to the 15th of November 2021. The preliminary plan is for the opening ceremony from 5pm on Friday the 12th of November followed by two days of on and off water displays at the Phuket Yacht Haven. On Monday the 15th all yachts will participate in a cruise in company to Phang Nga Bay before returning to the Yacht Haven marina for the closing party.