Yacht shows join forces in South-East Asia
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n a joint statement issued by Andy Treadwell, CEO of Verventia Pte Ltd, owner of the Singapore and Thailand Yacht Shows, and Gael and Olivier Burlot, owners of Asia RendezVous Pte Ltd, which organises of the
Phuket, Penang and Singapore RendezVous events, it was announced that the two companies have agreed to collaborate by jointly producing only one show in Thailand and one in Singapore – the destination hub and the business hub, respectively, for the yachting industry in South-East Asia. The move was precipitated by a request earlier in the
year from the Tourism Authority of Thailand to gather the industry together in one major event in Thailand, so as to demonstrate united support for the government’s yacht tourism initiative. In essence, after a three-year campaign spearheaded by the Thailand Yacht Show, the Thai Government has agreed to change some of the prohibitive yachting regulations and allow foreign yachts to charter in Thai waters, effectively opening up the ASEAN cruising grounds to superyachts from overseas for the first time. This initiative is now in its final stages, with the Thai Marine Business Association working with the Ministries of Finance and Transport to work out a business model for collecting
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VAT on charter income, rather than on the value of the yacht itself. At the same time, the yachting industry has been
vocal for years that there should only be one boat show in each strategic location and has requested just such a ‘get together’. The two show organisers acknowledge that they have different yet complementary strengths and skill sets that, combined, will create bigger and better single events in each country. Similarly, with their joined-up resources and budgets, they will be able to activate an aggressive and far-reaching promotional plan that should draw many more potential buyers and charterers into the market. The new event in Phuket, Thailand, will be a
straightforward joint venture between the two existing businesses named the Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous and there will be an additional jointly-owned event alongside the current Singapore Yacht Show, which will be called the Singapore Yacht Show RendezVous. The Thailand Yacht Show & Rendezvous will take place
from 10-13 January, 2019, and the Singapore Yacht Show Rendezvous will replace the current Luxury Pavilion at SYS 2019, which will run from 11-14 April, next year.
Core themes at Workboat Forum
Taking place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center, on the afternoon of 6 November, 2018, the 3rd Commercial Marine and Workboat Exhibition & Forum, held in conjunction with Seawork Asia, will focus on ‘Workboats and Patrol Boats – Market Development, Trends and Analysis’. Seen as part of one of the most influential and
The ICOMIA World Marinas Conference will provide the perfect platform to discover the very latest in marina product development and technology. The three-day programme from 25 -27 October, 2018, will connect East to West and North to South (upcoming marina markets in the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East) to share expertise, innovation and technology with developed and traditional yachting markets. This biennial event will take place at the Stavros
Niarchos Cultural Center, which was developed by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (
www.snf.org) as part of a major project that also included the construction and outfitting of new facilities for the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera, as well as the creation of the 210,000 sq m Stavros Niarchos Park.
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significant commercial marine exhibitions in Asia, the Forum themes of new technical development, developing industrial trends and market demand for commercial marine, workboats and patrol boats are set to attract industry-leading audiences from shipyards, design and research institutes, government departments, suppliers, service providers and other organisations. Core themes include: Interpretation and analysis
of the development and demand trends for the industry’s ‘13th Five-Year’ phase; China Manufacturing 2025 – opportunities and challenges for China’s workboat and patrol boat industries; Analysis of the representative types of domestic and foreign workboats; Offshore wind power – operation and maintenance; Hovercraft applications.
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BOAT SHOWS Diary of events
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Club Marine Perth International Boat Show Perth, Australia 21-24 September, 2018
www.mandurahboatshow.com.au
Aukland On Water Boat Show Aukland City, New Zealand 27-30 September, 2018
www.aukland-boatshow.com
ICOMIA World Marinas Conference Athens, Greece 25-27 October, 2018
www.iwmc2018athens.com
China (Xiamen) International Boat show Xiamen, China 2-5 November, 2018
www.xmboatshow.com
Seawork Asia Shanghai, China 6-8 November, 2018
www.seaworkasia.com
METSTRADE Amsterdam, The Netherlands 13-15 November, 2018
www.metstrade.com
Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show Pattaya, Thailand 29 November-2 December, 2018 www.
oceanmarinapattayaboatshow.com
Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous Phuket, Thailand 10-13 January, 2019
www.thailandyachtshow.com
Singapore Yacht Show RendezVous Sentosa Cove, Singapore 11-14 April, 2019
www.singaporeyachtshow.com
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show Gold Coast, Australia 23-26 May, 2019
www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com
Marinas19 Gold Coast, Australia 27-28 May, 2019
www.marinas.net.au
China (Shanghai) International Boat Show Shanghai, China 20-23 June, 2019
www.boatshowchina.com
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