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M/V Yacht Express - DYT Yacht Transport

M/V Yacht Express

Meet the yacht express.

The launch of Yacht Express on January 19th, 2007, was a significant milestone in developing the yacht transport and delivery industry, and DYT (formerly known as Dockwise) was proud to be at the forefront of it.

Yacht Express is semi-submersible and offers our unique float-on/float-off loading method. It has an impressive length of 209 meters (685.7 ft) and a beam of 32.2 meters (106 ft). Your yacht is safely accommodated between spray covers in the docking bay, which measures 165 meters (541 ft) long and 31 meters (102 ft) wide. With a deck space of 5,115 square meters (55,060 ft), DYT can transport many yachts in one voyage.

This sophisticated yacht delivery vessel is designed to have a service speed of 18 knots, meaning that a trans-Atlantic voyage from the Mediterranean to Florida/Caribbean with this ultra-modern yacht carrier will be significantly reduced from 10 to 15 days! Owners can enjoy the advantage of extra onboard riders accompanying the yacht during the voyage and enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities.

The loading process involves the carrier taking on ballast water until the main deck is submerged to a critical depth that allows the yachts to sail aboard. When all the yachts are loaded, divers are dispatched to attach temporary supports to keep the boats elevated as the ballast is released. The ballast water is then pumped out, bringing the carrier back above the waterline. When the carrier deck is dry, the yachts are then welded to specially designed seaworthy fastenings to maintain them safely for transportation.

Yacht Express Specifications

• Length: 209 m. (685.7 ft)
• Deck Space: 5,115 sq. m. (55,060 ft)
• Gross Tonnage: 17951
• Net Tonnage: 5386
• Max Submerged Draft: 13.2 m
• Cruising Speed: 13 knots
• Port of Registry: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Amenities for the ride-aboard crew:

• Conference room
• Atrium with lounge
• Swimming pool
• Fitness room
• Laundry facilities

In 2013 Boskalis acquired Dockwise, the global market leader in heavy marine transport with over 30 years’ experience. As of 30 April 2018, Dockwise will continue to offer its services under the brand name Boskalis. This name change follows the decision by Boskalis to merge all of its activities under a single brand name in the course of 2018. By providing our services under the Boskalis brand name, we will continue to combine our knowledge, strength and expertise in the provision of heavy marine transportation, offshore installation and onshore logistical management. With strategically positioned engineering hubs around the world, we mainly service the oil and gas, renewables, mining, and port and marine industries.

Fleet and equipment

The Boskalis fleet of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels is the most trusted, reliable and flexible in the industry. Boskalis can be relied upon to deliver a professional service in line with the highest safety and environmental standards - on time. We ensure that our vessels are in top condition, while our focus on the latest state-of-the-art technology keeps us at the forefront of our industry. Our highly motivated, passionate staff are key to our success. We can offer highly differentiated service packages to our global clients thanks to our expert engineering capabilities.

Our heavy transport vessels

With a total of eleven semi-submersible heavy transport vessels in our fleet, we are in an excellent position to deliver the right vessel at the right time and location. Our most distinctive asset for the transportation of production facilities is the Boka Vanguard. Its unique ‘bowless’ design can accommodate overhang at both bow and stern. With a deadweight capacity of 117,000 tons, it is the world’s largest semi-submersible vessel.

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Dockwise Yacht Transport: A Practical Choice for Cruisers

• By Michael Lovett
• Updated: August 28, 2009

For cruisers lacking the time, or the temerity, to sail across an ocean, the traditional means of delivering one’s boat to far-flung destinations involved hiring a captain and crew and having them do the dirty work. And when you consider the costs involved in such a delivery-including wear and tear on the boat-paying $35,000 to load your vessel onto a Dockwise cargo ship for a stress-free ocean crossing starts to make a lot of sense.

At least, it started to make sense to me after I took a tour of Yacht Express, the 685-foot flagship of the Dockwise Yacht Transport fleet, and saw how professionally these guys operate.

Earlier this summer, the world’s first purpose-built yacht carrier made its inaugural visit to Newport, Rhode Island, and Dockwise invited members of the media aboard to witness the loading and unloading process. Approaching the ship through the fog, I didn’t grasp its enormity. It wasn’t until a few minutes later, standing on the upper deck, looking over the dock bay where boats were floating in and out like transients at a marina, that I realized the scale of the operation. Wait a minute, I just watched a 49-foot boat pull a U-turn in the belly of a ship!

As colossal an undertaking as the Dockwise process may seem to a first-time observer like me, it’s becoming part of the routine for many sailors. William Borel is project manager for Challenge Twelve, a 12-meter racing campaign based in Antibes, France. When the boat’s owner opted not to sail in the 2009 12 Metre World Championships (Sept. 22 to 27), the crew came together to finance the regatta themselves– and chose Dockwise as the logical means of transporting the boat from France to Newport. On a July morning, Borel hopped aboard KA 10 and, with a skillful touch and an air of insouciance, backed it off the ship and into Narragansett Bay.

Dockwise charges about $35,000 to ship a 40-foot boat from Newport to the Mediterranean. One family I met (they asked not to be named) had used the service to transport their Hylas 49 Insieme from the East Coast to Palma Mallorca, where they spent two years cruising, and then used it again for the return trip across the Atlantic. They were anxious to float off of Yacht Express and on to the continuation of their journey, two more years of cruising along the East Coast. “When you factor in the costs of hiring a crew and food and fuel and wear and tear on the boat, it just makes more sense to do this,” said the owner.

On deck, Yacht Express felt like your average marina on a Tuesday morning– people working on their boats, preparing for big races, setting out on cruises. The real action happens below the surface of the dock bay. To start the unloading and loading process, the ship takes on water until its cargo bay becomes a 27-foot-deep boat basin, the front of the ship open to surrounding water. Departing boats simply untie and sail off; oncoming boats move into their predetermined positions. As the ship rises and water drains from the dock bay, divers position supports beneath the boats. Before the ship departs, the crew welds seafastenings to the deck and straps down its precious cargo.

Not long after our tour concluded, Yacht Express departed Newport for Port Everglades, Florida. Currently, these are the only U.S. ports Dockwise services, but the company has plans to add Long Beach, California, to its list of more than 20 ports worldwide. www.yacht-transport.com

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