Member’s Updates

For the first time ever, hospitality professionals in Australia can become accredited through the prestigious Guidelines for Unified Excellence in Service Training (GUEST) program. It’s an exciting time for the hospitality industry. As the world starts to reopen after COVID isolation, people will be seeking comfort and luxury in hotels, resorts, and especially superyachts with…

“The past few months have taught us all to cherish our families. Spending time together, playing together, laughing together and in some cases, like ours, surviving together. If we have learned one thing, it is this: families matter.” Whilst the Whitsundays region has had its fair share of adversity over the past few years, the…

By George Bains – superyachts.com On Friday 31st July, a Captains’ dinner held in Cairns by the SuperYacht Group Great Barrier Reef highlighted the startling potential of the Australian city as a superyacht homeport for the South Pacific region. Perfectly nestled between two natural wonders, Cairns is a truly inexhaustible destination resting on a strong backbone…

Sharing the stories of The Superyacht Gathering 2020 While COVID-19 may be preventing us from coming together in person and sharing our stories at The Superyacht Gathering, we are making sure we can still bring the stories to you. Next in the series is Captain Michael Gooding, of M/Y Silentworld and the Silentworld Foundation.  www.thesuperyachtgathering.com   As Captain…

This morning, an Extraordinary AIMEX Board Meeting took place to discuss the developing situation of COVID- 19 with the resulting decision that the Australian Superyacht, Marine Export & Commercial Marine Industry Conference (ASMEX) has been cancelled for 2020.  ASMEX organisers, the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX), the Australian Commercial Marine Group (ACMG) and Superyacht…

Major Development Planned for Rivergate Marina & Shipyard   By George Bains from superyachts.com Images supplied by superyachts.com and Superyacht Australia   12 MAR 2020 Speak to anyone in the Australian superyacht industry about Steve Fisher and they will first tell you about the gentleman with a distinctively wry sense of humour. Second, they will likely…

GULF CRAFT SELECTS GCCM AS SERVICE CENTRE FOR THEIR AUSTRALASIAN CLIENTS Dubai and Gold Coast, 9 March 2020:   Gulf Craft, Emirates based yacht builder, has selected Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard (GCCM) as their preferred service centre to support Australasian based clients with service, maintenance and refit.  Based on the Gold Coast, midway on…