Derecktor – Florida: 2015 was an outstanding year Derecktor Florida saw excellent results in 2015 with an increase in business in every sphere. General maintenance services saw an uptick with a total of 125 large vessels being lifted during the year as compared with 106 in 2014. The refit business also showed resiliency marked by the… Continue Reading
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Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2015 – Issue #3
Derecktor – Florida: Lazy Z refit completed Derecktor Florida saw the departure of Lazy Z – 164′ Oceanco in mid-June after a lengthy refit. The scope of work included opening the hull to permit the removal of main engines and the installation of two new MTU 16V2000’s. The exterior of the vessel was also painted in its… Continue Reading
Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2015 – Issue #2
Directions—A Quarterly Newsletter For Our NY And FL Shipyards Volume 2015 – Issue #3 Derecktor – Florida: 2015: An Excellent First Quarter Derecktor Florida has enjoyed a very strong first quarter of business in 2015. Existing long-term refit projects that carried over from 2014 include Mirage (131′ Heesen) which is undergoing significant structural modifications, a re-power and… Continue Reading
Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2015 – Issue #1
Directions—A Quarterly Newsletter For Our New York And Florida Shipyards Volume 2015 – Issue #3 Derecktor – Florida: 2014 vessel #100 – 180′ Calixe December 12th saw the Derecktor Florida lift team handle their one hundredth vessel of the year with our 900ton Cimolai® mobile boat hoist, successfully hauling and blocking the… Continue Reading
Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2014 #3
Directions—A Quarterly Newsletter For Our New York And Florida Shipyards Volume 2014 – Issue #3 Derecktor – New York: Launching Spirit of the Sound The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk officially christened its new research vessel Spirit of the Sound on September 26th. Designed by Incat Crowther and built by Derecktor – New… Continue Reading
Derector Newsletter Volume 2014 Issue #2
Directions—A Quarterly Newsletter For Our New York And Florida Shipyards Volume 2013 – Issue #4 Photo: Giovani Romero/SuperYachtPhoto.com Derecktor – Florida: Highlander Checks In … “I am writing after completion of the total refit of M/Y Highlander which was accomplished at Derecktor’s over the last year. This project’s magnitude easily surpassed our expectations when… Continue Reading
Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2014 Issue #1
Derecktor Florida: Hilarium refit completed – on time, on budget “We recently finished a complete re-power and complete paint job of motor yacht Hilarium at Derecktor Shipyard of Florida. Hilarium is a 1984 137 foot Hakvoort built in Holland. She had original engines (12V396’s) in her and we replaced them with MTU 16v2000’s. This was… Continue Reading
Derecktor Newsletter Volume 2013 Issue #4
Directions—A Quarterly Newsletter For Our New York And Florida Shipyards Volume 2013 – Issue #4 Derecktor – Florida: The Highlander is launched The iconic 150′ Feadship motor-yacht The Highlander, built by de Vries in 1986 for legendary Malcolm Forbes, was long seen as one of the best-known symbols of big business, plying the east coast… Continue Reading
