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- Based in the United Arab Emirates,
luxury yacht builder Gulf
Craft has embarked on a phase
of major expansion. Its current design and construction facility in Um Al-Quwain
(which houses 11,600 square meters of covered workshops on a 43,000-square-meter
site) is intended to grow 80 percent. Improvements include a 150-ton Travelift,
a 30-ton hoist, new paint and tooling facilities, and computer-guided
engineering systems. Gulf Craft is also upgrading its repair yard in the
Maldives. Up by one-third in the last year, its staff numbers almost 600. By
expanding its distributor network to include Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and
New Zealand, export market penetration is expected to increase as well. Gulf
Craft’s top-of-the-line range, Majesty Yachts, includes models at 118, 130 and
145 feet. Visit
www.gulfcraftinc.com
Stuart Archer, formerly of
Northern Marine, has left the company to start another. Along
with three additional partners, Archer has launched American Expedition Yachts (AEY), which will build semi-production and custom
expedition yachts as well as production models. Construction of the latter will
take place primarily in China, where property has been purchased and
construction of the facilities has begun. Semi-production and custom boats will
be delivered from the company’s Anacortes, Washington, shipyard. AEY will be
building expedition yachts in the 60- to 110-foot range. Visit www.americanexpeditionyachts.com
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