VV Interns: A Week in the Life of Jennifer Pinto

Last month Jennifer Pinto spent a week interning with VV, here’s how Jennifer found her time with us:  “I recently spent a week interning at VV in the PR department. Having come from Antibes in the south of France, my experience with the PR team has aided my career aspirations and future journey in becoming …

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Sponsoring the Local Web Community

Behind the scenes at VV, we have a large in house team of enthusiastic developers continually innovating, adding to and improving the services available to our customers. It is a well known fact that technology is advancing at incredible rate which can make it challenging to stay ahead of the curve. However, with access to …

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$17.6Bn Increase in Top 10 Global Fleet Values

#1 Greece The Greek fleet has increased its total value by over USD 5 billion in one year. This is the second biggest increase in value for any of the top 10 shipping nations. The total asset value of the Greek owned fleet has topped USD 100 billion, a significant milestone. The increased fortune comes …

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Outstanding Orderbook 2018

Vessel deliveries typically slow down towards the end of the year. If shipowners wait a few weeks, allowing the delivery to slip into the new year, the vessel is considered a whole year younger. Many sectors can expect a higher proportion of the orderbook to hit the water in future years. There are 1,966 vessels which have …

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Monaco Yacht Show 2018

The VV Superyacht team spent last week in Monaco for the Monaco Yacht Show and Marine Money Superyacht Finance Forum 2018. As with previous years, Port Hercule was packed full of some of the worlds best yachts both newly built and second-hand. The anchorage outside was also full of fantastic vessels all looking their best …

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Top 10 Global Fleets Worth £516Bn USD

VesselsValue has released its yearly World Fleet Values Ranking.  Topping the list is Greece, with an owned fleet worth just shy of 100 billion USD, followed closely by Japan and China, worth 89 and 84 billion USD respectively.  Greece Greek owners remain the dominant force in global shipping. The current value of their owned fleet …

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