The industry of luxury yachting is booming. Every day the number of new yachts being built which surpass the length of 30 m is increasing. The development of the last 10 years in this field is so tremendous that even yachts ranging in size from 60 m to over 100 m in length are not a rarity anymore. REUTERS reports that whereas just 15 years ago there were only 800 luxury-yachts in Europe which surpassed a length of 20 m, nowadays already 30 000 vessels can be counted. And it seems that the booming success of these vessels with a length of over 30 m has still not reached its peak… read more

There is no doubt that the Schleswig-Holstein capital of Kiel is the unchallenged gateway to the Baltic Sea. The “Kiel Canal” is the direct link between the world’s oceans. The increasing armada of cruiser ships berthed at Kiel’s port as well as the Baltic ferry-boats of Stena Line and Color Line which link Kiel’s seaport with Sweden and Norway, show Kiel to be a great starting and finishing port for a tour of the Baltic Sea. The shipyard industry is highly developed and has also established its reputation through its construction of mega-yachts such as; “Lady Moura”, “MIPOS”, “Octopus”, the wonderful classic “Sea Cloud” as well as the fantastic “Sigma” (still under construction) which were… read more