German shipyard Lürssen has launched its latest vessel, the 122-metre superyacht Kismet. The yacht, which has been built for a serial superyacht owner and a repeat Lürssen customer, left the shipyard on 7 May 2024 to embark on its maiden voyage. Kismet has been designed by Nuvolari-Lenard, which prioritised balancing the yacht’s proportions between the […]
A 140-metre-plus Lürssen superyacht currently under construction has crashed through the doors of the dry docks at the German boatbuilder’s facility in Bremen. Images published by Nord-West Media TV show the superyacht breaching the gate of the yard’s 170-metre dry dock on Thursday (7 December), in an apparent failed attempt to leave the shed. Today […]
German shipyard Lürssen has launched its latest vessel, the 82-metre superyacht Project Cali, from the construction shed at its facilities in Rendsburg. Bremen-based Lürssen says delivery of the 82-metre vessel is scheduled for the first quarter of 2024. Cali’s exterior concept was designed by Lürssen’s in-house exterior designer Jim Robert Sluijter, and is defined by […]
The 115.1-metre superyacht Ahpo has been sold in an in-house deal by Moran Yacht & Ship, just three months after being listed. Ahpo was asking €330m, and the deal is among the largest brokerage deals of all time. The vessel will now be renamed Lady Jorgia. Ahpo was built by Lürssen for Canadian-Jamaican billionaire Michael […]
German shipyard Lürssen has launched its latest vessel, the 90-metre Norn, previously known as project 1601. Lürssen has confirmed the owners are a couple who previously sailed a 20-year-old, 70-metre yacht built by the shipyard, which is based in Bremerhaven. It has been reported that Norn is a replacement for the 70-metre expedition yacht Skat, […]
The German shipbuilder Lürssen, which makes luxury superyachts and military vessels, has reportedly been targeted by a ransomware cyberattack. The firm, which is based in Bremen, was attacked over the Easter holiday period, according to local news outlet Buten un Binnen. Police are investigating. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the victim’s files, […]
Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has delivered two of its fastest tenders – a 12.3m limousine catamaran tender and an 11.7m open sport catamaran tender – to Lürssen Shipyard in Germany, for the 160m mega yacht, Blue, said to be one of the largest superyachts in the world. Incorporating a unique, asymmetric high-speed hull that […]
The 146.4-metre superyacht Opera has been delivered to its owners after leaving Lürssen’s Bremen facility in north Germany. The superyacht — now the tenth largest in the world and the shipyard’s sixth biggest to date — made its maiden voyage in Portsmouth on the UK’s south coast on Sunday (5 March 2023). The vessel undertook […]
Rolls-Royce and Lürssen have partnered to work on specific projects to develop the use of methanol as an environmentally friendly fuel for superyachts. Speaking at the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show, the two companies confirmed they are already working on specific projects, including the propulsion of a Lürssen yacht using mtu methanol engines from Rolls-Royce. The […]
After a successful second sea trial at the end of June, Lürssen’s latest superyacht left the shipyard in Bremen on 2 July and embarked on her maiden voyage. Blue is now heading to the Mediterranean where its new owners will enjoy their first season aboard. The shipyard reports efficiency and the desire to be as […]
The 115-metre Lürssen superyacht Ahpo, previously known as Project Enzo, has been delivered to its owner. Ahpo was designed and styled by Nuvolari Lenard Design and was sold by Moran Yacht & Shop to a repeat Lürssen client, who previously owned an 86-metre also designed by Nuvolari Lenard. Nuvolari Lenard released footage of the yacht being delivered. […]