Palmer Johnson's EUR 40M Order, Rolls Royce Says Yes to Crew-less Boating & much more

Headlines: Palmer Johnson’s EUR 40M order, Rolls-Royce marine says crewless boating is right around the corner and Monaco based yacht design studio to showcase megayacht in style. It’s April 12th and this is Morgane with your daily marine news Yacht builder Palmer Johnson has in a recent signing secured the build of 30 of their new PJ 48 and PJ 63 Open Sport series yachts. The contract which is valued at over EUR 40,000,000 will see the yachts be delivered to the US market, with most of these models destined for South Florida. As part of the deal, a dedicated Palmer Johnson Centre will be set up in Miami where the design of the yachts can be displayed in a lounge and showroom environment. Rolls-Royce Marine says remote and autonomous commercial shipping will become a reality by the end of the decade. Rolls-Royce is heading a consortium which is developing the technology to allow crewless boats to be controlled on land. The first year findings of the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) project were presented at a conference at Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall earlier this month. The Monaco-based luxury yacht design studio of Stefano Pastrovich has unveiled a new teaser image and some information about the 80M X-PRIME mega yacht concept. X-PRIME represents a luxury yacht ideal for owners that share the studio’s core philosophy of creating elegant and innovative vessels where you can enjoy your time with friends and family, in privacy and comfort. Thank you for watching and don’t forget to visit boatshowavenue.com for more marine news! More boats here: http://boatshowavenue.com Join Boat Show Avenue to browse new boats daily and visit thousands of other types of boats. Community: facebook.com/boatshowavenue