Hamburg-based luxury yacht builder Blohm+Voss and world-renowned architecture firm Zaha Hadid have joined forces to create five luxurious yachts. So futuristic that they look like they're from another world.
Titanic II, a replica of the Titanic, will be a mirror image of the sunken Titanic, except with many extras such as wireless internet, air conditioning and a heliport. The 385 million dollar project of the shipping company Blue Star Line will be floated in 2018, and today we can already see some of the rooms that ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
Typically, yachts focus on the abundance of luxury inside. That's why we often call them luxury hotels on the water. Unlike most megayachts, the 108M does not hide its comfort from the public eye, as it is practically completely exposed. It is extremely open, with which the designers wanted to create a platform for a more authentic experience of the surrounding nature.
South Korean architecture firm Shinslab Architecture has turned an old rusty ship into a spectacular building bursting with greenery. It is located next to the entrance of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul. It is the award-winning Temp'L pavilion with an upside-down ship, with which the young authors wanted to show that beauty is everywhere.
Luxury yachts are rarely associated with clean energy, but not Duffy London's solar-powered luxury ship Solaris, which requires no fossil fuels to sail. The vessel features an unusual design and the latest technology in the field of solar energy and batteries. She will be aborted in 2020.
Seataci's new superyacht aims to change the way luxury travel is done on the water. The vessel, which imitates the movement of a whale, is signed by industrial designer Charles Bombardier, who is no stranger to unusual designs. As much as 100 million dollars will have to be paid for the ecoyacht!
Is Lexus venturing into maritime waters? The prestigious Toyota brand is known for luxury cars, but that doesn't mean they've only limited themselves to the road. Recently, they wanted to see how their technology would perform on water. And the result is the Lexus Sport luxury yacht, which will surely be added to the wish list of all millionaires.
Sun, wind and hydrogen. This is all that the watercraft Energy Observer needs to sail, with which the Frenchmen Jerome Delafosse and Victorien Erussard are going on a six-year journey around the world. Their catamaran, which is a converted racing vessel (a former winner of the Jules Verne Trophy regatta), will be powered by solar and wind power (it is belted with solar panels and wind turbines) and will also be aided by fuel cells.
Famous Monaco boat builder Palmer Johnson and luxury car maker Bugatti have joined forces and the result of their collaboration is the sinfully expensive yacht Niniette 66, which boasts a fireplace and jacuzzi.
The Norwegians already have the longest road tunnel in the world (Laerdal), and in the future they could get the world's first shipping tunnel. From 70 to 120 ships will be able to sail through the tunnel daily, which will thus avoid the challenging weather conditions around the Stad peninsula. Both ferries and tourist and fishing boats are supposed to sail through it.
RMS Titanic (Royal Mail Ship Titanic), which today rests at a depth of 4,000 meters, even a century after it sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic, stirs the public. All those who are not satisfied with this unfortunate transoceanic voyage will be able to venture among the shipwrecks in 2018 and relive the movie classic of the same name.
Nautical lovers, beware! Internautica is approaching, the largest Adriatic nautical fair is approaching, which for twenty-two years has been offering an interesting look into the world of nautical innovations before the start of the new season. Internautica 2017 will take place in the Portorož marina from May 4 to 7, 2017. Tickets are already on sale.