February

Five leading marinas stretching from Sydney to the Gold Coast have collaborated to form the East Coast Luxury Aquatic Travellers Club or E.C.L.A.T. A strategic alliance between Gladesville Bridge Marina, Empire Marina Bobbin Head, Soldiers Point Marina, Sanctuary Cove Marina and Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard, the group extends complimentary membership to its permanent marina clients who in turn benefit from reciprocal berthing at all the marinas in the group.

GMT Global Marine Travel confirms that SIA, SilkAir and Scoot customers can transit through Singapore Changi Airport from approved cities to destinations in the SIA Group network currently operated by SIA, SilkAir or Scoot.

Over 2,000 miles southwest of Hawaii, Beran Island might not be the easiest place to access, but that’s the point. This private island is just about as far away from the crowds as you can get, making it an exclusive hideaway for ocean lovers from around the world.

A pioneer in providing luxury cruise experiences in Sri Lanka, Sai Lanka began its latest venture and has launched operations in Colombo Port City. Having two internationally designed yachts that are majestically in the moored Marina, Sail Lanka charter yachts can offer unique private events, parties and celebrations of your preference.

Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) a group of marine industry personalities strategically located around the globe, have celebrated their first anniversary, and reflect on the past 12 months of providing their knowledge, expertise and contacts to various businesses and industry bodies across the globe.

At a meeting in Bangkok yesterday evening chaired by the new Minister of Finance, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, and attended by officials from both the Customs and Revenue departments, it was finally confirmed that foreign-flagged visiting superyachts will from now on be welcome to spend the winter seasons in Thai waters and offer their yachts for charter there without having to pay VAT on the value of the vessel.

The Indonesian government is currently considering plans to do away with the tax in an effort to boost the country’s tourism trade, Indonesia Investments reports. “Scrapping the PPnBM on foreign cruise ships & luxury yachts would encourage the arrival of ships and yachts to Indonesia, hence boost the number of foreign tourists and hence would enable authorities to collect more foreign exchange earnings from the tourism industry.” – Indonesia Investments.

Straight Talk With Superyacht Owners: Tuesday, 23 March, 2021

Jan Maarten Boissevain, Sales Director of Sevenstar Yacht Transport is one of APSA’s founding members of APSA and the company strongly believes that there is a need to keep informing clients about the world’s fantastic cruising grounds now and in the future.

The 21st Benetti Yachtmaster, organised in phygital format on February 18 and 19, was a huge success, with over 250 people, of which 125 captains, connected from all over the world to follow a rich programme of meetings, workshops, analysis and the virtual trade show, the online space where event partners showcased their products.