Azimut-Benetti

Longtime Fiat executive Franco Fusignani plans to inject an automotive culture into Italy’s Benetti yard.

The company reported an 18 percent increase in sales for fiscal 2017-2018, with 97 projects larger than 80 feet.

After selling $50 million worth of yachts at FLIBS, Azimut executives are planning on it.

Italian, Dutch and English builders all reported strong activity last week.

Longtime CEO Vincenzo Poerio to retire after 25 years with Benetti.

The Azimut Grande 35 Metri has won the Best of the Best award from the Robb Report, a magazine that covers the luxury lifestyle.

For the second straight year, Azimut Yachts won the “Best Brand Presence in Asia” honors at the Asia Boating Awards 2018, which is held ahead of the Singapore Yacht Show.

Azimut Yachts said at the Dusseldorf boat show that orders for the four-month period that ended last December were up 30 percent from the same period in 2016.

Azimut Benetti Group said the Global Order Book 2018 has ranked the company as the world’s top builder of yachts of more than 78 feet this year for the 18th year in a row.

Azimut Benetti held its 2016-17 Yachtmaster conference at the Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Miami in May.