New Super Ship to be Ringside at Monaco Yacht Show

Created by doina. Last modified on 2007-04-24 10:59:33
Topic: Global Yachting Services
Countries: Monaco

Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) has released the schedule for its newly launched super ship, the 686-foot (209 metre) Yacht Express, and has plans to make a special visit in September to the Monaco Yacht Show. The ship is the largest vessel of its kind in the world with a semi-submersible dock bay that allows yachts of any size to be safely floated on and off as cargo. It was added to the DYT fleet to provide yacht owners with faster and more frequent delivery of their power and sailing yachts across the oceans.

"We will have a re-christening celebration, complete with fireworks, onboard Yacht Express during the Monaco Yacht Show," said DYT's President and CEO Clemens van der Werf. "The Monaco Yacht Show is Europe's largest in-water display of super and megayachts, so it makes sense that the world's only float-on/float-off yacht transport service is there, with its finest ship, to celebrate the role we play in the lives of yacht owners and boat captains who travel the world with their prized possessions."

Built in Yantai, China, Yacht Express has an official delivery date of May, 2007. It will travel from China to Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand before making its first transpacific voyage, from Auckland to Ensenada, Mexico. After a run to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the ship will cross the Atlantic to Toulon and then Monaco. It will remain moored offshore during the Monaco Yacht Show's run from Tuesday, September 17 through Saturday, September 22, and depart the next day for Genoa.

The Yacht Express schedule through March of 2008 is as follows:

Yantai 06/3/07 - Shanghai 06/25/07

Shanghai 06/28/07 - Kaohsiung 07/01/07

Kaohsiung 07/04/07 - Brisbane 07/14/07

Brisbane 07/18/07 - Auckland 07/23/07

Auckland 07/27/07 - Ensenada 08/12/07

Ensenada 08/15/07 - Port Everglades 08/28/07

Port Everglades 08/31/07 - Toulon 09/13/07

Toulon 09/16/07 - Monaco 09/17/07

Monaco 09/23/07 - Genoa 09/24/07

Genoa 09/28/07 - Port Everglades 10/11/07

Port Everglades 10/14/07 - Genoa 10/26/07

Genoa 10/30/07 - Port Everglades 11/12/07

Port Everglades 11/16/07 - Genoa 11/29/07

Genoa 12/03/07 - Port Everglades 12/16/07

Port Everglades 12/20/07 - Ensenada 01/01/08

Ensenada 01/04/08 - Brisbane 01/23/08

Brisbane 01/27/08 - Auckland 01/31/08

Auckland 02/5/08 - Ensenada 02/21/08

Ensenada 02/25/08 - Port Everglades 03/09/08

Port Everglades 03/12/08 - Genoa 03/25/08

Yacht Express will also be outfitted with the International SeaKeepers Society's innovative SeaKeeper 1000TM ocean and meteorological monitoring system. The SeaKeeper 1000 TM is a fully automated unit that samples, measures, records and then transmits its data to various scientific and public communities across the globe. It is deployed in some 50 locations, plotting a broad and continuous picture of the critical measures of ocean health, such as salinity, temperature, oxygen and pollution.

"The ship's regular routes will enable us to provide consistent, ongoing readings of ocean conditions over time," said Clemens van der Werf, "which will offer better analysis opportunities compared to private yachts that are only in certain regions on different occasions." Clemens added that those who typically use the DYT service have the same sentiments as the original group of luxury yacht owners who founded the SeaKeepers Society in 1998 - they are concerned by the deteriorating health of the waters they have come to know and love. "This is our chance to give back something to our clients and the marine environment."

The International SeaKeepers Society has grown over the years to include international leaders, governments, scientists and marine organizations. Endorsed by such organizations as the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, NOAA and the U.S. National Weather Service, it promotes knowledge and support of sensible, achievable marine protections and restoration initiatives.

Dockwise Yacht Transport, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., specializes in the maritime transport of private yachts and is a group company of Dockwise Transport B.V., the global leader in maritime transports of extremely large and heavy cargos. Since its maiden voyage in 1987, DYT has transported over 8,000 motor and sailing yachts to various destinations around the globe, offering owners and charterers safe and easy access to many of the world’s premier cruising grounds. For more information, visit http://www.yacht-transport.com or contact Catalina Bujor, Dockwise Yacht Transport, 954-525-8707, pr@dockwise-yt.com

International SeaKeepers Society www.seakeepers.org/