Dutch shipyard Oceanco has delivered its latest project, the 109-metre motoryacht Seven Seas, previously known as Y720. The vessel launched in March 2022 from the Oceanco facilities in Alblasserdam after being constructed in Zwijndrecht. Reports speculate the superyacht could belong to film director Steven Spielberg. In 2021, Spielberg sold an 86-metre 2010 Oceanco yacht, also […]
A record-breaking sailing superyacht understood to have been commissioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been delivered. The 127-metre Oceanco superyacht Koru is now the largest privately owned sailing yacht in the world, unseating 106.7-metre Black Pearl. (The 142.81-metre Sailing Yacht A is considered a sail-assisted motor yacht.) Koru — estimated to have a $500m […]
Dutch superyacht firm Oceanco has revealed details of its latest superyacht concept, Aeolus, on the first day of the Dubai International Boat Show 2023. Named after the Greek god of the wind, the 131-metre Aeolus features spectacular exterior design from Giles Taylor, in partnership with Oceanco, and interiors from Njord by Bergman Design House. Oceanco […]
The 127-metre Oceanco Y721 sailing yacht Koru, believed to have been commissioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been spotted on its first day of sea trials in the North Sea. The megayacht — estimated to have a $500m price tag — was pictured for the first time in 2021 at the Zwijndrecht shipyard in […]
Jeff Bezos’ megayacht has made a stealthy escape in the middle of the night after months of controversy following a request to dismantle an historic bridge in Rotterdam. In the early hours of Tuesday (2 August 2022), the €430 million ($485 million) sailing yacht was quietly towed away from the Dutch shipyard, according to German Magazine Der Spiegel. […]
Superyacht builder Oceanco will launch a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), branded Superyacht NFTs. The company says the collection is being created with the philosophy that yachting is about fun and experiences, not just the status that ownership might convey. “Entering the world of NFTs felt like a natural progression for Oceanco and we wanted […]
An historic bridge in Rotterdam is to be temporarily dismantled to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass. Bezos’s gigantic, 430-million-euro ($485 million) sailing yacht with its 40m high trio of masts is too big for the iconic Koningshaven Bridge, which dates from 1878, according to NDTV. The yacht’s builder, Oceanco, […]