Yesterday in the shipyard of Naples group Palumbo was launched the Columbus 177 '"Before", the largest yacht ever built in Central and Southern Italy that was built for the shipping company and the broker Columbus Yachts Fraser Yachts Monaco sports priced at 24.5 million euros. The boat, which is 53.9 meters long and can accommodate 12 passengers, will be delivered at the end of next month.
Fulvio Luise at the launch, President of the Yacht Federagenti, said: "The launch of a new super yacht for the men of the sea has a strong symbolic value and is always good news for the economy. This is especially true today where the best Italian excellence through clenched teeth are fighting to end the crisis.The Italian shipbuilding industry - said Luise - is a leader in the superyacht and is a flagship of the Made in Italy uses high-quality workmanship and coagulates around him led to a major. Shipping agents of yachting, which are part of this induced, confirming their daily commitment to excellence and to the side of all the actors to create a real "Italy System" for the development of yachting as a development tool tourism excellence. "
Federagenti Yacht, which is the section of the National Federation for yachting agent Maritime Maritime and Mediators (Federagenti), estimates that in 2009 in Italy there were about 6,200 superyachts in touch with an average stay of three days and a relapse in the territory of over 200 million euros. In total, the federation estimated as operating in the Mediterranean more than 1,000 vessels over 30 meters that generate a total value of over one billion euros and the potential for Italy is a further 800 million euros.
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Yesterday in the shipyard of Naples group Palumbo was launched the Columbus 177 '"Before", the largest yacht ever built in Central and Southern Italy that was built for the shipping company and the broker Columbus Yachts Fraser Yachts Monaco sports priced at 24.5 million euros. The boat, which is 53.9 meters long and can accommodate 12 passengers, will be delivered at the end of next month. 
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