Chairman’s Message 15 February 2022
February may be a short month, but there is no shortage of ASPA News!
February may be a short month, but there is no shortage of ASPA News!
Superyacht Australia, the peak body for the Australian superyacht industry, is excited to announce the date for the third annual Superyacht Australia Soirée as Saturday 26 February 2022 at Jones Bay Marina, Sydney, Australia. Benetti Yachts, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious manufacturers of superyachts, has once again signed as the Major Partner for the third year running. as has CEO Magazine as the Media Partner; Jones Bay Marina and Pantaenius as Event Partners and Fraser Yachts as a Broker Partner. Superyacht Australia Platinum member, City Index, is supporting the Soirée as an Event Sponsor along with Miele Professional.
After a two-year-long hiatus, the Dubai International Boat Show is back. Set to take place from 9-13 March, Dubai International Boat Show 2022 (DIBS) features first-look boat launches, an extensive variety of stunning new builds, and a wide range of up-and-coming boats and sea toys.
The Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) has announced the first round of speakers for its upcoming annual conference, ASMEX 2022, to be held in May at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast attracting several international industry leaders as speakers.
February has been a busy month, with the Miami International Yacht Show, Superyacht Australia Soirée 2022, and the German Superyacht Conference on the calendar. Coming up very soon is the Dubai International Yacht Show, YARE 2022, the Japan International Boat Show, Palm Beach International Boat Show, and the Thailand Yacht Show (Part 1) in Pattaya in April.
Cannan Oceanus is a new generation management company based in Hong Kong, China and Philippines. The team consists of highly experienced personnel passionate who provide creative solutions, are specialists in brokerage and sales, crew management, itinerary planning, shore support and refit management.
Travellers can arrive in Thailand by air, land, and water with the required prepaid accommodation reduced to 1 night or on board for those arriving on a yacht and COVID-19 tests are revised to 1 RT-PCR and 1 self-ATK from 1 March 2022.
Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) sails smoothly into 2022 with a new Marina Manager Tom Leung who has recently joined the team. LYC’s mission is to offer premium yachting facilities and become the preferred mooring destination and yacht club in Hong Kong. LYC are delighted to have Tom on board.
The first part of the 6th edition of the government-initiated Thailand Yacht Show will be staged in the Gulf of Thailand at Ocean Marina, Pattaya from 7- 11 April, with the second part to follow in Phuket later in the year.
Papa New Guinea (PNG) has relaxed its border rules to allow tourists back into the country provided travellers meet certain conditions which include: