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Andrew Trujillo Design has recently developed a new concept 25m wooden motor yacht. The yacht has been designed to be produced by a cold moulding process, whereby veneers of wood are laid out at angles to each other in combination with an epoxy resin. The process is not dissimilar to that used in the making of more conventional high performance composite yachts. The obvious advantages of this method are that the result shows off the natural beauty of the wood (if using a clear gelcoat finish) and the process is arguably more environmentally friendly than those used in more conventional high performance composites or even GRP (glass reinforced plastic).The moulds used...

The completion of the 350 million euro project has been hailed as evidence of an economic bounceback in Cyprus. The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has officially opened the 350m euro (£277m) Limassol Marina.At the launch event last week, Mr Anastasiades praised the "the vision, commitment, hard work and perseverance" of the seven companies that worked together to complete the job.With 650 berths, Limassol marina can accommodate motorboats and yachts up to 115m long, while shoreside options include restaurants and bars, as well as 162 apartments and 74 villas.Marios Lanitis, chairman of Limassol Marina, hailed the launch as...

The plate-cutting ceremony was held recently at the Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy, for the ‘Seven Seas Explorer’, the first super luxury cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings Group. The ceremony was attended, among others, by Kunal S. Kamlani, president of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, while Fincantieri was represented by Gabriele Cocco, executive senior vice president of merchant vessels, and Raffaele Davassi, the Sestri yard manager. With its 54,000 gross tons and 223m in length, ‘Seven Seas Explorer’ will be the flagship of the fleet, with accommodation for 738...