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<strong>Yacht</strong> News<br />
DMCA reiterates call for strict safety<br />
compliance among floating <strong>res</strong>taurants<br />
Icon <strong>Yacht</strong>s unveils<br />
project Gotham<br />
interiors<br />
I<br />
con <strong>Yacht</strong>s together with Bristow<br />
Holmes brokerage firm unveiled 46m<br />
Project Gotham last November. Now<br />
the Dutch shipyard has revealed the<br />
interiors, created by Ivan Erdevicki.<br />
Built by the Dutch shipyard and<br />
designed in partnership with ER <strong>Yacht</strong><br />
Design, she promises to be one of the<br />
most iconic yachts of the future. Ivan<br />
Erdevicki styled both the exterior and<br />
interior, whilst Icon <strong>Yacht</strong>s and Van<br />
Oossanen were <strong>res</strong>ponsible for the<br />
naval architecture. The Gotham Project<br />
is able to accommodate 10 guests in<br />
5 cabins, as well as a crew of 10.<br />
The Maritime Inspection Department of the Dubai Maritime City Authority<br />
(DMCA) continues to fol<strong>low</strong>-up with all owners of floating <strong>res</strong>taurants<br />
operating in Dubai to strictly adhere and comply with the DMCA’s safety<br />
and high quality operational requirements in light of the increasing maritime<br />
traffic in Dubai in order to ensure the enhancement of maritime safety and the<br />
efficiency of maritime navigation within Dubai waters.<br />
The initiative made by the DMCA’s Maritime Inspection Department, which is<br />
<strong>res</strong>ponsible for enforcing maritime safety regulations in Dubai, forms part of the<br />
Authority’s efforts ensuring that all floating <strong>res</strong>taurants in Dubai strictly conform<br />
with globally recognized standards and international best practices. It also aims<br />
to guarantee that all marine crafts observe the highest levels of maritime safety<br />
and high quality operational <strong>res</strong>ponsibility off Dubai waters at all times.<br />
Sunseeker reports $7.5 million profit for 2016<br />
Sunseeker International Holdings Ltd. said it returned to profitability in 2016<br />
with a profit of 6 million pounds, or about $7.5 million, and plans<br />
to add 170 new jobs this year. The British boatbuilder said<br />
it delivered five new models in 2016 and saw its order book<br />
increase 41 percent by volume year over year. The figu<strong>res</strong><br />
reflect a 36 million-pound (about $45 million) EBITDA profit<br />
improvement since 2014, and Sunseeker said they are the <strong>res</strong>ult<br />
of a significant <strong>res</strong>tructuring and refocusing of its business, as well<br />
as substantial investment across new products, improved facilities and people.<br />
4 APRIL - MAY 2017
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