Bénéteau celebrates the 500th Oceanis 46.1
The Bénéteau Group, and in particular the 350 employees at the Cholet plant, celebrated the 500th Oceanis 46.1 to leave the factory. The cruising yacht has reached this milestone in 5 years of production.
Aqua superPower finances its "electric highway
Electric boat fast-charging station specialist Aqua superPower has announced that it has secured £3.2 million in funding from the UK government as part of a consortium to develop the electric transition. Ten sites are currently being connected along the UK's south coast. For the "Electric Seaway" project.
A superyacht campus in the Netherlands
Launched by billionaire Wim Beelen's Larendael company, a campus dedicated to superyachts is to be built near Amsterdam. Work has begun on the 66-hectare site, designed to house the construction and repair of yachts up to 200 meters in length.
Acquisition of Robertson & Caine finalized
Capitalworks has finalized the sale of Robertson & Caine, manufacturer of the Leopard catamarans, to Vox Ventures, a subsidiary of the PPF group. The deal, announced on March 3, 2023 was closed on June 15, 2023.
Nautical sector contract in Occitania
On June 13, 2023 in Montpellier, Zoé Mahé, Deputy Secretary General for Regional Affairs at the Occitanie Regional Prefecture, Didier Codorniou, Vice-President of the Occitanie Region in charge of the Mediterranean, Jalil Benabdillah, Vice-President of the Region in charge of the economy, employment, innovation and reindustrialization, and Jean-Paul Chapeleau, President of the Nautical Industries Federation, signed the Occitanie Nautical Industry and Services Sector Contract, a first in France. The contract will enable us to provide better support for companies, and in particular to meet recruitment needs, support innovation and assist the regional industry in its ecological transition.
