http://www.boatinternational.com | January 2018total of 412 sales. Between January and
October 2017 340 sales were recorded,
and the tally should exceed 400 by the
time this issue goes on sale. Of the
superyachts sold this year on the second
hand market, 47 per cent went to
Americans, showing that the US iscurrently the most important brokerage
market. Superyachts sold in 2017 were
slightly smaller and older than yachts
sold in previous years, but some
impressive sales were recorded,
including the 107m Kleven Ulysses, the
86m Oceanco Y708 and the 85m LürssenSPEC VS SOLD PROJECTS
The number of yachts under construction in 2018,
by sold projects versus those being built on speccategories seem to be suffering: open
yachts and sailing yachts. The decline in
open yachts could be explained by a
move towards lower fuel consumption.
For sailing yachts, however, the market is
clearly evolving. Most clients are repeat
customers, with newcomers proving hard
to come by. There have been around 50
sales a year over the past few years,
counting both the brokerage and new
build markets, but brokerage is growing
every year (from 32 in 2015, to 38 in 2016
and 42 in 2017), while new build declines.
Motor yachts, however, show a clear
increase in construction. The number of
expedition yacht projects also continues
to grow – it’s slow but the trend is positive
and recent new orders seem to confirm
that next year will see more of the same.
Brokerage market
The brokerage market looks likely to post
a record number of sales in 2017. The bar
was set in 2014, which was the best year
since the global financial crisis, with a
TOP BUILDER NATIONS BY VOLUME
2018 GOB RANK COUNTRY TOTAL GROSS AVERAGE GROSS NUMBER OF TOTAL
TONNAGE TONNAGE PROJECTS LENGTH (M)
1 Italy 130,313 371 353 12,942
2 Germany 101,590 6,773 15 1,493
3 The Netherlands 75,239 1,158 65 3,974
4 Turkey 51,576 688 75 3,594
5 Norway 29,500 7,375 4 467PROJECTS BY VOLUME
The gross tonnage of all projects under constructionGLOBAL ORDER BOOK 2018
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