Interviews

Stefano de Vivo, Chief Commercial Officer of Ferretti Group and Executive Director and Board member, joined the Group in 2014, playing a key role in the development of the CRN brand. SuperYacht Times sat down with Stefano de Vivo to discuss CRN’s latest construction projects, the brand's approach to expanding its production capacity and its evolution during his tenure.Could you provide insights into the superyachts that are currently under construction at CRN? Project Maranello, the 67.55-metre full Nuvolari Leonard design is well underway, due for delivery in 2025, while the 85-metre Vallicelli designed CRN 144 will make her debut in 2026. Thunderball, the 69.7-metre Vripack and Nauta designed superyacht began construction in mid-2023 and is set to be a very exciting yacht with classic lines and a low profile. Lastly we are working on the 67.6-metre Project 146, which is our latest project signed at the Fort Lauderdale boat show at the end of October

Last September, MarineMax’s Chuck Cashman announced that after “one of the most extensive worldwide searches ever” Anders Kurtén, the man who had helmed Baltic Yachts’ major strategic turnaround, had been appointed CEO of historic brokerage house Fraser. With an extensive and diverse background within the yacht building and supply manufacturing sectors, Anders has been tasked with delivering even greater growth to the firm, and to turn his expertise to further development of the client and support services of the company. In an industry first, we sat down with Anders to get his insight into the new role, his ambitions for the company and to understand why he thinks Fraser is on path for industry domination. You bring an extensive amount of marine and management knowledge to Fraser, what encouraged you to make the transition from builder to brokerage? I’ve been working in the sector for 20 years, with yards, builders and suppliers, and it felt