/ ⚓ Same Yachts, Different Fates: Why the Country Matters I’ve posted a bit over the last 12 months about the fate of superyachts and their roles as pawns in Geo-Political chess. However 12 months is a long time in politics and what was previously gridlocked, has become free flowing……. well for some it has! […]
South Korea’s Hanwha just went all-in on U.S. shipbuilding, pledging $5B to transform Philly Shipyard. Two new docks, three quays, and the muscle to boost output from a trickle of 1–2 ships a year to a fleet of 20. They’ve already stacked the order book: 10 Medium Range (MR) tankers — the workhorses of refined […]
I guess when you buy the company, you get priority attention! Oceanco’s Project Y722 — now aptly named Leviathan — hit the water this weekend. At 111 m, she’s a tech-packed, research-ready superyacht for Gabe Newell, long-time co-founder and owner of Valve… and short-time owner of Oceanco itself. Another superb “beast” from the yard. #ocenaco […]
And I though the Oasis tickets were expensive! So is this price gouging or effective, essential filtering??? I mean I’ll still be at both events nonetheless 🙂 #somemightsay #mys2025 […]
Well… not quite. But with gaming tycoon Gabe Newell—co-founder of Valve and the mastermind behind Steam (the iTunes of gaming)—now acquiring iconic Dutch yacht builder Oceanco, the waters just got a whole lot more interesting. Newell’s no stranger to the marine world. He’s already deep in it (literally), with the 127m Y722 currently in build, […]
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The Paris MoU 2024 report is out and as usual it makes interesting reading! MLC Title IV deficiencies (seafarer employment agreements, medical care, welfare) make up around 10–10.4% of total detainable deficiencies. MLC deficiencies, coupled with SOLAS deficiencies highlight to very real risk to our seafarers. These costly detentions reasons can be avoided by engaging with […]
Geo-political events of the past 72 hours have once again shone a spotlight on the Hormuz Straight. Over 1,000 vessels per day are reporting GPS (GNSS) jamming and spoofing near Bandar Abbas and across the Strait, likely tied to Iranian electronic warfare efforts after recent U.S. airstrikes and escalating tensions tied to Iran–Israel dynamics. A collision […]
