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M Yachts provides digital yacht management and personalised services on yachts from 20 meter onwards to make yacht ownership smarter, more efficient and transparent – and uniquely pleasurable.

Founded in 2015 on the principle that time is our most precious asset, M Yachts deploys cutting edge technologies and human experts to transform how our clients discover and enjoy their world. We help our yacht owners and yacht charter clients do and be more in the digital age.

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M Yachts gives access to the under-management 20-50 meter yacht segment with a highly efficient, cost effective and digital management solution. With the knowledge transfer from the commercial shipping to the yachting industry we provide through the right mix of remote supervision and on-site presents a process of automation and standardisation of ordering, maintenance and management processes. Our digital applications set new standards for yacht, crew and charter management and thus offer an individual solution for every customer.

Our team originates from all over the world. They are masters of their domains, and passionate about delivering superlative service. We are hiring across a broad range of disciplines, from Engineering to Operations. If you are passionate about technology, obsessed with delighting customers, and achieving great things with outstanding teammates, you will fit in well here. Please email a covering letter & CV to [email protected]

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Pamlico Yachtworks seeks CFO well-versed in all aspects of financial management ranging from simple accounting to broad investment and banking operations.

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Browse our latest yachts for sale. A mix of new and pre-owned yachts for private or charter ownership.

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Yachts for charter ownership are offered with a profitable charter business, tailored to your requirements or as a program. The New and Pre-Owned yachts can be combined with charter management too.

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Whether you prefer the traditional aspects of a charter ownership program or the more personal and customisable approach of a charter management agreement , you will have the option to compare them both with our unbiased and professional comparison tool and service.

The Yacht-Match Network: gathers the top offers and opportunities behind the scenes in the international yacht market from our network of yacht dealers, brokers, agents, and our trusted charter operators. Our unique position in the market and exclusive partnerships make this possible. We have a key negotiating position that directly translates into a better deal and leads time on your preferred yacht.

Access to: More yachts – Financing – Equipment/After-Market Options: We help you to understand the ins -and outs of the offers on the market and compare them with what is best for you. Alongside the available yachts for sale, we will source the market for pre-owned yachts that are not listed to complete your portfolio of options. We act as your advisor & purchase manager which ensures you have options for financing, registration, insurance, re- fitting and aftermarket options, and any yacht management or charter ownership solution that you will require.

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The Buyer’s Agent: receive your personal yacht advisor and purchaser for new builds or used yachts. We will find you the right yacht and manage the purchase, equipment selection or after-market, and manage the handover, ensuring you are in safe hands.

Yacht-Match is a Charter Ownership Specialist offering its thought leadership and advice to more than 200 professionals and charter businesses since early 2006.

The Yacht Charter Ownership Consultancy: ensures you are able to make the right decision regarding the yacht and creating a tailored charter management of your yacht. Outperforming traditional charter programs!

The Buyer’s Agent: receive your personal yacht advisor and purchaser for new builds or used yachts. We will find you the right yacht and manage the purchase and handover, making sure you are in safe hands all the way.

We see ourselves as your partner – not a vendor.

Yacht-Match is a turnkey and full-service provider if you are considering yacht ownership.

Our Mission and Core Values in the Group is the same throughout our different branches: “Empowering you with the same hind-sight that a second or third-time yacht owner has gained from his yacht ownership”.

The added value of having an experienced and professional yacht broker and consultant working with you makes sure you are advised unbiasedly and make the right decisions with your interest in mind.

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What if you could have a dedicated purchasing consultant who will do all the work for you?

With Y-M Yachts & Brokerage as your partner, you can be sure to receive a knowledgeable partner with a core team of specialists and a strong and wide network to advise and manage the purchase and ownership of your yacht.

You will be advised and understand the best way to own a yacht based on your preference and budget and you will have a dedicated partner in us to be there when you take ownership and make sure you have a reliable partner that takes care of your yacht with a strong after-market team and inhouse after-sales.

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Y-M Yachts & Brokerage is part of the Yacht-Match Group , a member of the Dutch trade association HISWA, a certified yacht broker with international credentials.

The Yacht-Match Group is a collaboration among companies in the leisure marine industry and the luxury travel market. We operate and focus on the sales, services & after-market installations, and rental market of motor yachts and sailing yachts worldwide.

We have registered companies in the leisure marine industry in Sweden, England, the Netherlands, Germany and Croatia, from where we have our offices and marinas.

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Our co-founder and an acknowledged yachtsman with over 35 years of experience in the leisure marine industry working for the largest shipyards and acting an independent yachting consultant. Yacht-Match Group

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Our co-founder and a well merited broker and purchase advisor within the yacht charter management market. Yacht-Match Group

Daria Petrova

Our yacht charter agent -and charter manager with 20 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge if the yacht charter market. Yacht-Match Charter & Management

Kristina Karg

Our sailing event coordinator and charter agent specialist with a true passion for sailing and coordinating exceptional sailing adventures and regattas. Yacht-Match Charter & Management

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Our customer relationship coordinator and a true adventurer and avid sailor dedicated to making sure all of our boatowners are taken care off and their yachts. Yacht-Match Yachts & Brokerage

Maja Juzbasic

Maja is an experienced overall yachts-woman, currently racing in a woman's team in Croatia and for a local team in the Melges 24, Maja is our regional sales manager for Croatia and race team organizer for Italia Yachts. Yacht-Match Yachts & Brokerage

Lee Gallacher

Lee is highly skilled with lots of experience in the marine industry including skippering and as a cruising instructor. Y-M Yachts & Brokerage

Our inhouse naval engineer and one of the leading pioneers into green energy and propulsion systems from his ventures with Naval DC and Soel Yachts. Yacht-Match Propulsion

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Master's degree student of Naval Architecture, focused on the development and implementation of renewable energy solutions for the leisure marine industry, with emphasis on the reduction of C02 emissions. Yacht-Match Yachts & Brokerage

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Extensively experienced regatta sailer. Sales representative for the Yacht-Match group services and especially for Italia Yachts and ITA Catamarans in the UK.

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Our passionate pre-sales coordinator and sales administrator with experience from the Adriatic yacht charter market. Yacht-Match Group

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Our inhouse web developer & graphical designer with over 10 years of experience in the travel industry. Yacht-Match Group

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Equipped with ice-breaking technology, these huge fancy yachts are the only river cruisers running all year around. The round trip journey takes two and a half hours and floats past all the big sights like the White House, Novodevichy monastery and the Kremlin. There’s a large open air observation deck up top, while the main body of the ship houses a restaurant with a dance floor for a romantic post dinner dance. For a particularly romantic experience take one of the evening boats and admire the bright lights of the city skyline at night.

The most relaxing and picturesque tour that Moscow can offer: a great way to see the city center and its main attractions. This is a perfect alternative to exploring the city by car, if you only have time to do sightseeing during weekday rush hours.

Your English-speaking guide is eager to share every bit of their knowledge about the surrounding landscape, the architecture and historical details.

We conduct Moscow river tour on Radisson Flotilla boats all year around!  It’s warm inside during winter months, while there’s air conditioning during hot summer days. You may also treat yourself to drinks, lunch or dinner on board (drinks and food are not included in tour price).

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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2 dead after boat collides with yacht in South Florida, police say

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Two men died in a Miami-Dade hospital after the boat they were on collided with a yacht in Biscayne Bay, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officials.

The crash happened around 6:45 p.m. Sunday off waters near Homestead, Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue said. The cause of the accident is unclear.

The collision was between a 51-foot Azimut yacht with seven people on board and a 17-foot Key West center console boat with two men on board, police with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission noted.

Both the driver and passenger on the Key West vessel were seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where they died, according to Arielle Callender, a fish and wildlife police spokesperson.

Andrea Rudchenco, a Fire Rescue spokesperson, added the men were airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center.

Callender said the crash remains under investigation.

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Northern communities rattled after boat arrivals walked into Australia's unfenced Truscott air base

Remote northern residents are demanding more be done to protect the coast after Chinese men walked ashore and entered an Australian air base without being intercepted.

The men came ashore close to the northern tip of Western Australia in early April, with sources – including one of the Chinese men involved – reporting several of the group entered the unfenced Truscott-Mungalalu Airbase apparently undetected.

That's despite a document viewed by the ABC showing the Australia Defence Force started aerial activity 'in support of Operation Sovereign Borders" at the site in December.

Flight records show unmanned military drones patrolling the coast from the commercial air base — which is mainly used by the oil and gas industry —​​​​​​​   for hours at a time.

There's also been a ramping up of surveillance in the area as part of an operation targeting illegal foreign fishing boats.

Matthew Niikkula chairs the North West Defence Alliance, which represents the seven local governments in the area.

"I think the main thought on everyone's mind is, 'How on earth did this happen?'" he says.

 "If a random boat can arrive and people into an air base, what else is happening in the north?

"The most vulnerable coastline we have is along the north, so this shows that we need to see a focus of key assets, key infrastructure and a lot more of a defence presence."

He said while the increase in staffing and surveillance in response to recent boat arrivals was welcome, it is a 'kneejerk' reaction that exposed the need for a more permanent presence.

The men who arrived by boat on April 5 have since been transported to immigration detention in Nauru.

One of the men has told ABC they are economic migrants, and there is no suggestion they had malicious intent when entering the airstrip.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) did not respond to questions about the air base arrival, but said in a statement it was 'adequately resourced and prepared' to respond to security threats.

"A combination of Australian Defence Force and ABF aerial and maritime assets are always postured to detect and intercept maritime people smuggling ventures in Australia's key maritime threat corridors," the statement reads.

"In 2023-24, additional assets were deployed to support the posture.

"The ABF does not go into specifics about capability assessments and requirements, other than to say that we are adequately resourced and prepared to address … maritime security threats."

Visit to the frontline of remote coast patrols

The far north Kimberley has found itself on the frontline of northern border protection efforts in recent months.

7.30 travelled to the remote coastline in the days after the arrival of the Chinese men to see how locals are feeling about the recent increase in foreign boats.

Two of the recent landings occurred close to Truscott-Mungalalu Airbase, which was built in secret during World War II to try to protect the northern coast.

The area has long been recognised as a vulnerable section of coast due to its proximity to Indonesia and minimal population.

Truscott is now privately owned and used primarily by the oil and gas industry.

Recent arrivals 

The first boat dropped a dozen men — believed to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh  — at a beach in November.

According to a government document viewed by the ABC, within several weeks the Australian Defence Force had launched flight activities focused on the area.

"The Australia Defence Force will be conducting flying activities at Truscott Aerodrome and in the nearby coastal and offshore areas in support of Operation Sovereign Borders, from 15 December to an estimated end date of 30 May 2024," the document states.

"The expected aviation timings … are up to sixteen hours daily."

Flight records show unmanned military drones doing tight circles over the vast, mangrove-lined coastline.

Despite the ongoing operation, the group of Chinese men were able to come ashore in early April and approach the air base without being intercepted. 

One of the Chinese nationals has told the ABC several of the group walked into the facility and alerted staff, before the remainder were rounded up on the surrounding bush tracks.

A land search got underway to find the tenth member of the group, who WA Police said was found not far from Truscott in 'relatively good condition'  the following day.

The men are now being held at the Nauru processing facility, from where one of the men has told ABC he came to Australia in the hope of making money, and was now keen to return home.

Journey to Truscott

The area where the two recent boats arrived is sparsely populated, with only a handful of families living on scenic beachfront blocks.

Among them are Lancho and Joy Davey, who run a tourism campground and fishing charters at Honeymoon Bay.

Travelling across the bay, it's easy to see why the area is appealing to those attempting the late-night deliveries of asylum-seekers and economic migrants.

There is little boat traffic and the mangrove-lined creeks offer plenty of coverage to avoid the unmanned drones and spotter planes that peruse the coast.

"There have always been boats coming from overseas," Lancho reflects as the boat engine roars across the water.

Lancho says that his grandfather Les French once found a boat of Indonesian men close to the shore.

With the authorities some hours away,  his pop ended up grabbing his .303 rifle from the house, and kept it levelled at the men until reinforcements arrived.

And at night-time, from their beach-front home, the Davey family sometimes sees movement on the islands offshore. 

"We have boats that come and do illegal fishing around Niiwalarra [Island] and they'll set up on the beach and we'll find Indonesian wrappers," Lancho says,

"I think they come regularly because we'll find fresh stuff, and you might see a fire pop up on the island.

"But usually they're long gone before anyone knows they're there."

The family has noticed an increase in patrol planes in the last month, which they describe as reassuring.

What do locals think?

The nearest major settlement is the Kalumburu community, which is located 35 kilometres south-east of and is home to about 400 people.

Community CEO Madeline Gallagher-Dann says she was shocked to hear the news of the Chinese boat arrival.

"It's a pretty scary thinking they got this far and made it to land not far from us," she says.

"[Border protection] could definitely be done a bit better because we're vulnerable — we're open and there is no patrols on this side."

Locals in Kalumburu face daily challenges around overcrowded housing and inflated living costs, so national security is not front of mind for residents.

But Ms Gallagher-Dann says there are legitimate concerns about biosecurity hazards and the possibility of diseases being brought to the Aboriginal community.

"It would be good to be kept more informed," she says.

"People are wondering what's going on — we're a great community but often it feels like we end up 'out of sight, out of mind', when it comes to stuff like this."

'It's a big tough job'

Australia's northern coast is notoriously vast and difficult to patrol, due to its rugged terrain and minimal population.

There are logistical challenges. Each year the wet season rains cut across highway one, and limited mobile phone reception means locals find it difficult to phone through reports of foreign boats to the authorities.

In recent months the Australian Border Force has used the threat of crocodile attack to try to dissuade foreign skippers from entering Australian waters, publicising Indonesian reports of fishermen being mauled at an Island off the Kimberley coast.

Elders like Lancho's grandfather Les French are philosophical about the latest wave of arrivals.

He points out Indonesian boats were visiting the coast for hundreds of years before the British arrived.

"It's a big tough job they've got," he said.

"You need someone out there all the time, checking, make sure they don't come around here.

"I think they could keep in touch with us who live here, because we know the country and we can help watch for people coming from overseas."

Les was the Kalumburu chairman for almost a decade, and ran the construction crew that sealed the airstrips at Truscott air base.

He says it's the people-smuggling trade that bothers him most, and the grim prospect of groups being dropped too far from settlements to survive.

"It's very hard to survive on the coastline," Les says, as he gazes out across the glinting ocean.

"You can't survive, unless you've been born and bred up here and know the coastline, or you go inland.

"The only way they can survive is inland, not out in the mangroves around the coast area, because it’s a dangerous area and they can be picked up by the croc. They don’t know where the crocodiles are."

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USPS is reinventing Mr. ZIP for a new generation

The effort is helping the postal service build its brand — and generate revenue.

Mr. ZIP is back.

The Postal Service is giving the beloved character new life through children’s products that aim to expand the appeal of the USPS brand.

“Our vision is that Mr. ZIP becomes a beloved character to today’s children, and they grow up remembering him and having an affinity for mail and the Postal Service,” said Amity Kirby, the organization’s licensing and creative manager.

USPS isn’t producing the Mr. ZIP products itself.

Instead, the organization is licensing Mr. ZIP to companies that pay the Postal Service a fee to use the character.

This has allowed USPS to enter the world of licensed entertainment characters, the most lucrative segment of the licensing market.

Retail sales from products featuring licensed characters — such as T-shirts bearing Barbie’s likeness or toys based on the M&M mascots — generated $129.9 billion in 2021, according to Licensing International, the industry’s largest trade group.

The Postal Service has successfully licensed its brand for other products, including Vans sneakers and the Great American Mail Race board game. Revenue from licensing has grown almost 500 percent during the past seven years.

So far, Mr. ZIP’s reinvention as a licensed character is off to a good start.

The first new product featuring the character — a children’s book called “Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day” — was published last fall and proved so successful, four more books are in the works.

Sales were also strong for a series of licensed plush toys featuring Mr. ZIP and his new cast of supporting characters, including B. Franklin — an eagle named for Benjamin Franklin.

Additional licensed Mr. ZIP products are planned — and Kirby and her team are taking care to ensure the character remains true to his essence.

The Post Office Department adopted Mr. ZIP as a mascot in the 1960s to help introduce the nation to the ZIP Code.

In his new iteration, Mr. ZIP remains a teacher of sorts, helping kids learn how to be good members of their community.

He’s also been given a bit of a makeover, including a modern postal uniform and a more relaxed smile.

“We asked ourselves: How do we make him more relatable for audiences in 2024?” said Alicia Marlatt, the Postal Service’s creative art manager.

USPS is carefully choosing the companies it works with, including top publishers and toymakers in the children’s market.

Kirby and her team are also taking care to ensure Mr. ZIP reflects well on the Postal Service.

In “Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day,” for example, some mail gets blown out of the character’s hand but he steadfastly collects each piece so he can resume his deliveries.

“We are the first line of defense for brand protection, so that is a huge component of licensing and it’s very important to us,” Kirby said.

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The Shyft Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

NOVI, Mich. — NOVI, Mich. — The Shyft Group, Inc. (SHYF) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its first quarter.

The Novi, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 4 cents per share.

The maker of chassis for Last Mile Delivery, RVs and other vehicles posted revenue of $197.9 million in the period.

The Shyft Group expects full-year earnings in the range of 28 cents to 51 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $850 million to $900 million.

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