Catalano Shipping Indonesia is the newest office of the ‘AGents by Catalano’ Group from the Mediterranean which includes ‘Catalano Shipping’ in Monaco and ‘Pesto Sea’ among others. They are the first multi-national yacht agency to open in Indonesia, and Richard Lofthouse has come on board as the Managing Director.
Clare Sidwell from SuperyachtNews spoke to Tim Davey, Founder and Managing Director at [Global Marine Travel (GMT)](https://www.superyachtnews.com/syindex/profile/514/iss-gmt),about the current COVID-19 situation, how the demands from so many crew are being catered for, as well as providing an insight into the peer industry of private aviation.
At an Extraordinary AIMEX Board Meeting it was decided that the Australian Superyacht, Marine Export & Commercial Marine Industry Conference (ASMEX) needed to be cancelled for 2020, as a result of the Australian Prime Minister’s announcement on Wednesday 18 March, declaring an indefinite ban on indoor gatherings of 100 people or more. ASMEX organisers, the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX), the Australian Commercial Marine Group (ACMG) and Superyacht Australia stated that the health and well-being of their members, sponsors, speakers, staff and other stakeholders is their top priority and ticketholders would be contacted regarding a refund.
The Singapore Yacht Show (SYS) organizing team, working closely with its exhibitors and event partners over the past few weeks to determine the most suitable new dates for the re-scheduled SYS 2020, have finally announce that the 10th Anniversary edition of Asia’s most important boat show will take place on **15 – 18 October 2020**- the dates preferred by the vast majority of participants – in the completely re-designed and rejuvenated ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove.
From strength to strength, Benetti confirms its excellence specializing in luxury yacht manufacturing by launching not one but two Class category yachts within just two days of each other: there were the sixth 29-meter Delfino 95 hull and the fourteenth 40.2- meter Classic Supreme 132 superyacht.
Australia’s climate, and particularly its winter season in the sub-tropical areas, is ideal for refinishing projects. The weather is stable, warm and dry. Increasingly, yachts are seeing the efficiency of undertaking paint projects during the Australian winter. The most recent to do so is M/Y SuRi, and there is nothing ‘standard’ about the project that is currently underway at Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM).
Phuket marinas cannot accept any more yachts, even those already in country. The port is closed to all foreign vessels except cargo ships, which only stay long enough to offload goods and then leave. No crew is allowed off the ship. The whole island is locked down and there is no unnecessary travel between districts with highway check points.
Operating a travel management company within the Covid-19 environment has gained a new level of significance with a real test in our ability to navigate through this uncertain period. As countries embarked on extensive lockdown periods, the result has been disruption to travel which has seen a significant drop.
