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Benetti starts the new year by launching motor yacht Eurus at their Viareggio shipyard, which is the fourth piece of Delfino 95’ model - the yard's entry-level model which was introduced last year. Eurus is 29-meter-long and 7-meter-wide displacement yacht with refined interior with parquet and marble flooring, combined with sleek exterior design created by Giorgio M. Cassetta.Once the ceremony was concluded, Franco Fusignani, Benetti’s CEO, declared: “Today we have witnessed a new important milestone for Benetti and the Viareggio shipyard. Throughout 2019, the shipyard in Via Coppino will deliver 13 new vessels, including 4 more Delfino 95′ units. This model proved to be a successful one for Benetti, with 6 units already sold and 4 in production right here in Viareggio. For two of these we have almost finalized the sale”.Eurus's layout is on 4 decks, able to accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. Key features of the yacht are the plated finishes and the internal flooring, with a refined parquet that alternates light and dark oak. The only exceptions are the Master Suite and the guests’ cabins, where the floors are in Zebrino and Limestone marble.On the Main Deck, there is the main saloon, divided into a relax zone, furnished with two armchairs and a comfortable sofa, and a dining area dominated by a table for 10 people. On the same deck, there is the owner’s suite, with its private bathroom, as well as the galley, equipped with a wine-cell and an ice machine.From the galley, where two washing machines and two dryers are located, one may enter in the Lower Deck, straight into the crew area where the 3 cabins can host 4 people of the crew and the captain. Moving forward, on the same deck, there are 4 guest cabins, two Vip and two guest, each with private bathroom.The Upper Deck, dedicated to convivial moments, is characterized by spacious outdoor areas furnished with sofas and sunpads, as well as a long table at stern. All the elegant furnishings of this area have been personally selected by the owner. A glass sliding door grants access to the interior areas where the wheelhouse is located. A second pilothouse can be found on the Sun Deck that has been designed to fully enjoy every moment of the cruise and enriched with a fabric sofa for the guests.

Heesen is planning to begin new year with the same momentum of 2018, as they launched 55-meter Project Antares on 4th of January, as a 55m Steel class featuring a FDHF (fast displacement hull form) hull. Project Antares is the first of five yachts scheduled for launch in 2019 and part of a fleet of 13 yachts currently under construction at Heesen’s shipyard in Oss, The Netherlands. Their very busy order book includes the yard's largest project to date - 80-metre Project Cosmos, which boasts an innovative naval architecture and will be built from all-aliminium to achieve a top speed close to 30 knots. “In 2018 the market in our core segments grew slightly, which is a good sign for us, and last year was a very good year,” comments Arthur Brouwer, CEO of Heesen. “We see a stable and slowly growing number of serious customers and our expectation for 2019 is that it will continue to grow. The biggest market,” Brouwer continues, “is the 40m to 60m bracket and we are still active there. However, Heesen has made a strategic move into the spec build 50m to 60m bracket and we see that segment as a core market for us with the best potential, alongside the full custom 60m to 80m bracket.”Such positive signs for the market in general and for Heesen in particular come off the back of a successful final quarter for the yard in 2018, during which time it announced a number of exciting new offerings including a 57m explorer – the first such yacht to be offered by Heesen in its 41-year history.“I think our explorer yacht concept could be very interesting for the next generation of yacht owners,” says Mark Cavendish, Heesen’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “I understand that the children of today’s UHNWIs are quite interested in the concept of going off on longer voyages; carrying a large number of toys with them so they can go exploring, or perhaps for example heli-skiing in the Arctic or Antarctic – all those kinds of projects that the average yacht isn’t really set up for. I think the explorer concept is great for the future.”That future also includes a strategy to continue to develop yachts that push through the 500GT regulatory boundary. “We still see the 50m, sub-500GT as a very important product and market for us, but we have built sheds and docks where we can operate between 50m and 60m where we can optimise the length and volume of boats we build to create the maximum capacity of opportunities for ourselves” says Brouwer. “We have, for example, been very successful with the 55m design, and of course there is our custom build program particularly in the 60m to 80m size range.”This also means that 2019 will see significant investment in expansion, both in facilities and in personnel. “That represents the next phase of our strategy,” enthuses Brouwer. “We have acquired add-ons for our interiors division in Winterswijk – we have acquired the land and location and we are expanding our workforce quite a bit. Heesen is a fast growing organisation right now. If you put it all together, we see a stable growth both in gross tonnage and in length of yacht, which translates into further growth in turnover for Heesen in the next three to five years, based on our current portfolio and based on the current order intake we have already seen. We are,” Brouwer concludes, “very happy, and we hope to optimise our position in the slowly growing wider market.”

Dutch shipbuilder Heesen started year with the launch of YN 18455 Project - 55m superyacht Antares. 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We look forward to sharing more images with you as soon as she will leave the shed to undergo rigorous sea trials in the North Sea. #staytuned #launch #FDHF</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">Публикация от <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heesenyachts/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank"> Heesen Yachts</a> (@heesenyachts) <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2019-01-11T23:18:47+00:00">11 Янв 2019 в 3:18 PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Francesco Paszkowski created her interior design, while Omega Architects was responsible for exteriors, with the Van Oossanen Naval Architecture design of steel class fast displacement hull form hull.Heesen is planning to launch more 4 superyachts in 2019, with more than 10 currently under construction. Heesen are active in 40-60m yacht segment, but they are more focused now on 50-60m yachts, as they see their potential there, as well as fully-customized yachts up to 80m.

Massimo Perotti - chairman and chief executive of Sanlorenzo has bought 23% of company's shares back from the Chinese company Sundiro Holding, that was sold in 2013 to protect the Italian shipyard from financial crisis, as Chinese yachting market under 20 metres was growing. Now, Sundiro Holding has problems with liquidity and Chinese market is falling. Previously, Mr. Perotti bought back the 16% of shares, that were previously sold to Fondo Italiano di Investimento. After this equity restructuring operations the Perotti family owns 96% of the company's shares, with 4% of shares owned by Sanlorenzo management.The company now is expecting the increase of revenue by 20% this year on 2018’s reported €380 million. Company will also invest €100 million by 2020 into new facilities, products and R&D. Sanlorenzo will also develop new production lines with the Blue Game shipyard which was bought last year and a series of boats under Sanlorenzo Sport label."At the time we needed to increase our working capital to support the sector in crisis, and there was also an agreement to help our partners build boats under 20 metres in China,” Perotti told the Italian newspaper. “Now things have changed: boating in the region did not take off and Sundiro has a liquidity problem and needs cash, so they proposed that I buy back their shares.”“We have recorded an increase in turnover from €300 million in 2017 to €380 in 2018, and we estimate a growth of around 20% to €460 million in 2019,” Perotti says. “And most importantly, we have a portfolio of orders between now and 2020 worth €500 million.”

A new Italian builder Cetera Yachts will present their new Multispace Yacht concept at boot Dusseldorf yachting show. Cetera Yachts is formed by a team of well known yachting professionals (Francesco Guida, for example). Key feature of this concept is what the shipyard named "Stretched Liveability" - a division of interior and exterior spaces, maximizing liveability and making more space available. Cetera Yachts rearranged the living areas on a single deck level, instead of two or more levels. For example, they decided to locate the salon and guest cabins on the main deck, while usually it's located on the lower deck. Interior and exterior spaces are interconnected by large windows. Client will benefit from this concept as the shipyard use high-end raw materials, which means lower production costs and faster delivery, and also because the cabins, for example, are not shaped to the hull forms makes the outfitting process much easier. Yacht designer and naval architect Francesco Guida derived inspiration from ‘a one-story villa’ with many different private spaces, which he has applied to a yacht in order to maximise the use of available space from bow to stern.Cetera's new range of motor yacht starts from 18.9 meters in length and beam of 5.5 meters, varying hybrid propulsions systems. This type of yacht is targeted at young families, boat-loving singles and superyacht owners looking to downsize. Cetera is already building their first unit, with delivery in summer 2019.