Yacht Transport Companies Merge
Have you ever wanted to spend three months cruising the Med, the Baltic, the Inside Passage to Alaska, or Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but didn’t want to pay the exurbanite charter rates to do so? Now with the merger of Dockwise LTD, the company that submerges its ships so yachts can steam aboard, and Yacht Path International, a company that specializes in smaller yacht transport as deck cargo, makes yacht transport easier than ever before. Now you can ship your 40-footer to virtually any spot on earth and cruise to your heart’s content.
 Yachts as deck cargo is an affordable way to go cruising in another part of the world for a summer. |
Two full-service yacht transport companies have been merged with Dockwise Yacht Transport buying Yacht Path, it was announced on Monday. While business in the yacht transport market has been slow this year, the folks at Dockwise figure it will come back and when it does they will have one stop shopping for boat owners wishing to enjoy the most exotic cruising venues on earth.
This is a good marriage because Yacht Path specialized in shipping boats up to 80’ in length, while Dockwise specialized in boats up to 200’. So if you have a 40-footer, don’t think you are too small for yacht transport. When you arrive at your destination, you'll discover that your 40-footer is bigger than most of the yachts in that locale (a few places excepted, of course).
Like a lot of other things these days, there are some specials to be had. The following list was copied off of Dockwise’s website and it looks like they have some capacity available for some of their ships that appear to be dead heading. Why not ship your boat in the off season, haul it out in paradise, then launch at the beginning of the season and save on transportation?
Last Minute Specials!
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Dockwise Yacht Transport
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) is the world's leading yacht logistics company and offers hassle-free yacht transport & boat transport to the most desirable cruising grounds of the world. DYT serves its customers with a global network of 10 offices and representatives. With its own fleet of four semi-submersible dedicated yacht carriers, DYT provides top quality service and reliable scheduling throughout the year to best serve your boat transport needs.
A partnership with BBC Chartering and Logistics also allows DYT to manage safe lift-on/lift-off boat transport service aboard BBC's fleet of 140 vessels transporting cargo around the globe. The service is for yacht transport clients who need additional scheduling flexibility or the ability to get to destinations not normally serviced by DYT's semi-submersible ships.
Since its maiden voyage in 1987, the company has transported over 9,000 motor and sailing yachts to various destinations around the globe with our exclusive boat transport service, offering owners and charterers safe and easy access to many of the world's premier cruising playgrounds.
Yacht Path Yacht Transport
At Yacht Path, we are more than yacht transit. Far more. We are a full-service concierge, ready to meet your needs at any time and in any ocean. Need specific details about a marina in Hawaii? We’ve got it. Don’t have time for customs paperwork? It’s done. We’ll handle it. In short, we’re happy to go out of our way, even far out of our way, to keep you happy. We want you to call us so that, we hope, you’ll call on us again. This signals our business philosophy of long term service, not one-time transactions.
Last year we moved 300 yachts from one ocean to the other. This is only the result of deliberate and thoughtful planning. Every vessel is carefully inspected and measured before being lifted aboard, and our crews follow a rigorous, well practiced operating procedure. To leave nothing to chance, we naturally check and recheck every clasp, latch, strap, safety tie and restraining line. Then we check them all again. This may take a little longer, and cost us a little more, but it’s time and effort well spent to protect your yacht.
To visit Yacht Path’s website...