Azimut|Benetti ranked first out of 186 shipyards on five continents, accounting for 12.5% of the total number of projects FB272 M/Y “Luminosity”, the Hybrid Giga Yacht that defines ocean-based leisure.

Chairman’s Message

Executive Marine is an accomplished marine management specialist group with international experience in providing advice and services to government, commercial and private clients. Founder and CEO, Alan Hagg says that the company’s expertise covers crew and vessel management, high value construction and project commissioning, paired with knowledge in financial management, commercial, sales and resource leadership that makes them a competitive industry leader, with a reputation to match.

Discussions with Peter Mahony on Benetti’s Oasis Deck

Most of the world started the year on a bit of an unsure foot. Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM) was no different. They forged on, preparing as best they could for what 2021 might throw at them. With the lobbying to keep shipyards open as an essential service from the Marina Industry Association (MIA) back in 2020, GCCM and their 90 plus on-site marine businesses were fortunate to keep their doors open to a steadily increasing Australian marine industry.

A Five-Star fully integrated “Private Jet Terminal” in Phuket, attracting high end Superyacht visitors and tourists worldwide, was announced at a Grand Opening ceremony December 16 th by Siam Land Flying.

Over the past year at Asia-Pacific Boating, we have continued our push to blend ocean conservation with the passion for boating and the ocean that we see in so many yacht owners. We introduced a Blue Planet section online when we relaunched the title in 2020. In 2021, we incorporated this content into a distinct section of the print magazine, in response to the overwhelmingly positive response we received from readers and advertisers alike.