High-Speed Yacht Carrier Destined For Transatlantic Route

Created by doina. Last modified on 2004-09-30 13:19:56
Topic: Global Yachting Services

Yacht transport specialist Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands is planning to operate a new sophisticated high-speed yacht carrier primarily on the trans-atlantic route. The new yacht carrier will enter service during summer 2006.

With this new project Dockwise Yacht Transport responds to an increasing demand for trans-atlantic yacht transportation. It is also for the first time ever a dedicated vessel for the sea transportation of luxury yachts will be built. This yacht carrier will be the largest vessel of her kind in the world and will provide regular monthly departures from the Mediterranean and Florida/Caribbean.

This specially designed yacht carrier is semi-submersible in order to maintain the unique float-on/float-off loading method. The yacht carrier will have a length of 205 meters (674 ft) and a beam of 32 meters (106 ft). The yachts can be safely accommodated between the spray covers in the dock bay, which measures a deck space of 165 meters (541 ft) in length and 31 meters (102 ft) in width. With a deck space of 5,115 square meters (55,060 ft) DYT is able to transport more yachts in one voyage.

"More important is that this sophisticated yacht carrier is designed to have a service speed of 18 knots", said managing director of DYT Clemens van der Werf. "Meaning that a trans-atlantic voyage from the Mediterranean to Florida/Caribbean with this ultra modern yacht carrier will be reduced by nearly 50% from 15 to 8 days! We can offer more owners the advantage of extra riders on board to accompany the yacht during the voyage and they can enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities on board. The addition of this new yacht carrier to our fleet implies an important step forward for DYT to improve the quality of our services towards our clients that is based on safety, regularity and reliability."

Dockwise employs about 800 people worldwide and operates a fleet of 15 semi-submersible vessels. Four of these specialised vessels are dedicated yacht carriers and offer owners and charterers safe and easy access to many of the world's premier cruising grounds. Up to now Dockwise Yacht Transport has transported over 4,000 motor and sailing yachts to the world's most desirable areas of yachting interest.

For more information please contact:

Dockwise Yacht Transport USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mr. Clemens van der Werf (Managing Director)

Telephone: +1 954 - 525 8707, E-mail: dyt.usa@dockwise.com

WEB: http://www.yacht-transport.com/