DLBA was proud to be involved with the Palmer Johnson Sportyacht series back in 2005. This was the first large project that DLBA Director, Jeffrey Bowles, had the opportunity to lead for the company.
Lifting a yacht with a travel lift can be a stressful and difficult process. Using a travel lift can cause unexpected damages and other difficulties. However, there are times when using a travel lift is unavoidable and must be done for required maintenance.
We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence (AI) and different ways to leverage this technology into yachting for the benefit of the owner. Emirates Team New Zealand capitalized on this technology in a big way in this year’s America’s Cup. If you haven’t heard about how the boat designers and operators teamed up to leverage AI, you need to check out this story.
When launched in 1931, MV Savarona was the largest luxury yacht in the world at length of 446’ (136m). Named for an African swan living in the Indian Ocean, the ship was designed by Gibbs & Cox in 1931 for American heiress Emily Roebling Cadwallader, grand-daughter of John A. Roebling, engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
DLBA’s Director of Workboats, Jonathan Soja, led DLBA’s largest incline experiment to date in March, 2021 in tandem with Norfolk Dredging Company. The experiment was performed to determine the vessel weight and center of gravity for U.S.
IMO Tier III regulations changed as of January 1, 2021 regarding emissions control on recreational vessels. Craft with a load line length of 24 meters (just under 79 feet) or greater are now required to meet the new limits with regards to Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) levels in the exhaust of marine diesel engines (a reduction of as much as 70%).
DLBA Naval Architects is always ready to look beyond the horizon, and Turkey is well beyond what we can see from the coast of Virginia. There, on the Turkish coast, is Vicem Yachts, a new DLBA partner.
DLBA is excited to be working with Silver Ships, Inc. on a 40ft Buoy Tender for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Two, and maybe three, buoy tenders of this design will be operated the Pittsburgh District of the USACE.
Earlier this year DLBA unveiled a 58-meter, artificial intelligence-powered superyacht concept, TEMPO. Now DLBA is expanding on the improved safety, efficiency, and reliability the superyacht industry can expect from AI in an upcoming webinar which the team invites you to join.
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