I recently attended the Transas Global Conference in Malta, an international symposium that focuses on technology in the maritime industry. David Rowan, editor-at-large of WIRED and leading expert on technological change, was the keynote speaker. He spoke about how...
Provision of crew entertainment is about more than just complying to ship staff welfare regulations’ says Andrew Sirkett, Marine Commercial Manager, NSSLGlobal… Of late, there has been a significant upsurge in personal crew internet usage, and the need for...
Picture the scene An owner is trying to stream his favourite football team playing in a live match on Sky Sports. At same time, a crew member is downloading the latest series of Peaky Blinders on Netflix. This maxes out the yacht’s bandwidth and therefore the owner’s...
Andrea Angliolani, Manager of Yacht Services at Fraser Yachts, has been selected as the latest winner of the Superyacht Lottery, winning him a pair of bespoke, hand-made and fully-recycled sunglasses. In February, innovative glasses designer Yoptica (in association...
YachtCloud, specialists in delivering innovative products and professional services for AV and IT systems on board of superyachts, is delighted to announce the appointment of Luxury Hospitality Management, known as LH, as a key product partner for their recently...
Oculus Technologies, the Dutch company behind superyacht infotainment solutions YachtEye™, Odyss, TRiN and ORBIIX plus VXcruise and VX?ight for the cruise and aviation industries, has made a further two new appointments to their fast growing team. As the company...
British company RolleyGolf has released the most bespoke and innovative luggage transporter we have seen yet. Designed specifically to be used in superyachts, the power-assisted trolley can instantly be transformed into a ride-on vehicle, ideal for the transportation...
In this Exclusive Tech Walkthrough with owners rep Derek Munroe, our editor look at the heart of this Behemoth and meets the crew who keep it running. Capable of running fully on recovered energy and with a crows nest 70m a loft this is no ordinary yacht, it's the...
Applying racing and regatta heritage within the superyacht sector Superyacht Technology was delighted to get the opportunity to spend some time with Mark Wiss, Director of Global Grand Prix and Custom Yacht Sales at Harken. With 24 years in the company he is an...
Kymeta shares some challenges solved with flat-panel, electronically-steered satellite terminals and we catch up with Roger Horner, Managing Director of e3 Systems, to get an integrator’s perspective. The demand for reliable, seamless, always-on communications for...