Australian luxury motor yacht builder Oceanfast has launched the first of its new range of vessels - the 36 metre “Eendracht”, soon to be followed by a 48 metre currently under construction.

Designed for a previous Catamaran owner, the W115’ Powercat is intended for extended passages with a full owners stateroom aft and on the upper deck and three ensuite cabins, one up and two on the main deck.

September 20, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Burger Boat Company launched Tò-Kalòn, a 101′-06″ Enclosed Bridge Motor Yacht.

Alloy Yachts has launched its latest superyacht, the 52m (170ft) flybridge ketch, Mondango, built for an international businessman and his wife. Mondango is a Dubois Naval Architects design. The hull, which is finished in Majestic Blue, is similar to the recent Red Dragon, but the ketch configuration makes the yacht distinctive.

On 6 September 2008, Royal Van Lent launched the latest Feadship in the F45 Vantage custom-series. The 44.65m motoryacht was built for a client who has a long-standing relationship with the Van Lent yard, which built a pair of groundbreaking Feadships for the owner’s father in the 1980s.

Cantieri di Pisa - Gruppo Baglietto - is proud to announce the launch of New Akhir 108' that will be shown for the first time at the Festival de la Plaisance, in Cannes from the 10th to the 15th September 2008.

Moonen Shipyards-a leading builder of "pocket-size superyachts" up to 124 feet, has launched the first in its new Moonen 97 series, the latest of the shipyard's acclaimed Displacement models.

The elegant M/Y Casino Royale is the most luxurious and sophisticated Christensen yet. The 163’ Christensen “Millennium” Edition Tri-Deck yacht was recently completed by the world renowned shipyard, and was christened a few weeks ago.

The Horizon Group is pleased to announce the recent sale of a new construction position for a 130 Premier Yacht to a US client. This is the fifth in the 130 series to be sold and is scheduled for delivery in May 2010.

Heesen Yachts is pleased to announce the launching of motor yacht “Elandess” yard number 14047. On Friday the 4th of July 2008 “Elandess” was launched at the Heesen shipyard.