Category: Yachting

September is Yacht Show Season – Southern France and the Mediterranean

September marks the peak of yacht show season in Southern France and the Mediterranean, with significant events like the Cannes Yachting Festival and the Monaco Yacht Show bringing together industry leaders and yacht owners alike.

At Asteria, we offer comprehensive services for yacht owners, from acquisition and registration to day-to-day management and eventual sale.

A yacht on display at the Monaco Yacht Show
Monaco Yacht Show brings together the majority of service providers in the yachting industry

Expert Yacht Management Services

Owning a yacht is a rewarding but complex experience. Whether you own a 100-meter superyacht or a smaller vessel for domestic navigation, proper registration, management, and ongoing compliance with international maritime conventions are crucial. Asteria offers a broad range of services to ensure that owning a yacht remains a pleasurable and hassle-free experience. Our services include:

  • Yacht acquisition and registration under the Malta flag
  • Day-to-day management, including crew selection and operational decisions
  • Charter management for commercial yachts to optimize revenue
  • Legal, financial, and tax advisory to make sound ownership decisions

We work closely with industry experts and ensure that every aspect of yacht ownership is handled professionally and efficiently.

Growing Yachting Industry in Malta & the Mediterranean

Malta has become a hub for the yachting industry, offering an attractive jurisdiction for yacht registration, operation, and charter. This is complemented by a growing network of professional services, from yacht servicing to legal and financial consultancy. Asteria stays ahead of industry developments, attending key yachting events to provide clients with the highest standard of service.

Networking at Key Yachting Events

September sees a flurry of yacht shows and events that bring together the best in the industry. After attending the Palma Superyacht Show earlier this year, Asteria will be at the Cannes Yachting Festival and the Monaco Yacht Show. These events are perfect opportunities for owners to explore new yachts, meet service providers, and network with potential partners. Asteria will be present at key stands, including Transport Malta, to continue forging relationships and stay at the forefront of yachting developments.

Why Choose Asteria?

Asteria provides a full range of services to ensure your yacht is well-managed and compliant with regulations. Whether you’re acquiring a yacht, exploring charter opportunities, or managing operational logistics, Asteria offers the expertise needed to make your yacht ownership experience seamless.

Ready to Learn More?

If you are attending one of the yacht shows or simply interested in learning more about our yacht management and consultancy services, please get in touch with us. Our team is ready to provide tailored advice to meet your unique needs.

Yacht Charter Season Support: Asteria’s Role Behind the Scenes

The Start of the Yacht Charter Season

Summer has arrived—and with it, the Mediterranean yacht charter season is in full swing. Ports are filling, crews are mobilised, and charters are underway. It’s a vibrant time, but also a demanding one. Asteria provides yacht charter season support to guide owners and operators through this busy time.

While guests enjoy turquoise bays and fine service, support teams work tirelessly in the background. Every successful summer on the water depends on expert planning and precise execution.

Why Behind-the-Scenes Support Matters

This is where yacht charter season support becomes essential.

Yacht managers and owners face tight schedules and increasing regulatory demands. Flag registration, crewing compliance, and documentation must be handled without delay. The smallest oversight can ripple into larger operational issues.

Having a reliable support team makes all the difference.

Asteria’s Role in Keeping Yachts Operational

At Asteria Advisory, we help our clients stay prepared. We offer:

  • Yacht and ship registration
  • Flag advice and administration
  • Corporate structuring for ownership
  • Crewing and compliance coordination
  • Documentation management for charters and operations

We understand how the marine environment works—because we’ve lived it, structured it, and supported it for years.

Our goal? To give owners, managers, and family offices peace of mind during their busiest season.

Building Bridges for a Successful Season

Our tagline, Building Bridges, reflects how we connect clients with the right solutions—across borders, time zones, and jurisdictions. Whether you’re preparing a vessel for charter or ensuring flag compliance mid-season, we’re here to help.

We work behind the scenes to support you during the yacht charter season so that your operations remain calm, clear, and compliant.

Wishing You a Smooth Season

To all our clients, collaborators, and colleagues in the maritime sector—we wish you a safe and successful summer. We have more updates coming – follow our Facebook and LinkedIn pages.

Let’s make this yacht charter season one to remember.

Asteria Advisory | Building Bridges
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Yachting Update: Commercial Yacht Code

Transport Malta has issued a new Commercial Yacht Code, applicable as of the 01 July 2025. This comes after months consultation and effort to bring together an updated standard for the industry.

🛥️ Scope & Applicability

  • Applies to all commercial yachts over 24 m in length, with any gross tonnage, replacing CYC 2020.
  • Small Commercial Yacht Code (sCYC) remains in effect for yachts under 24 m.

🔍 Key Updates & Enhancements

1. Regulatory Alignment & Streamlining

  • Reflects international safety standards, updated technologies, and industry practices.
  • Aims to streamline the regulatory framework, making compliance more operationally effective.

2. Enhanced Safety Measures

  • Greater emphasis on safety systems, including improvements in navigation, firefighting, and structural integrity (though specific clauses are in the full Code).

3. Environmental & Operational Efficiency

  • Introduces stricter provisions on pollution prevention, waste handling, and fuel safety for onboard aviation refuelling, reflecting modern environmental best practices.

4. Technological Advancements

  • Broadened acceptance and specific requirements for battery-powered and hybrid vessels, with mandatory classification throughout certification.
  • Updated provisions for helidecks, including CCTV coverage and fuel handling protocols.

5. Surveying & Certification Regime

  • Maintains existing structure: initial, intermediate, and annual surveys for vessels ≥ 24 m, renewing every five years.
  • Potential allowance for alternative compliance agreements, enhancing flexibility.

6. Crew & Operational Management

  • While details are in the Code, improved clarity is suggested for manning, training, and crew welfare.

🧭 Why This Matters

  • Regulatory consistency: Harmonises Malta’s code with global standards and advances in marine design.
  • Ongoing compliance: Existing vessels are given a clear update pathway, minimizing disruptions.
  • Environmental leadership: Demonstrates Malta’s dedication to marine ecology through enhanced pollution controls.
  • Tech readiness: Encourages adoption of eco-friendly propulsion and modern safety systems.

✅ What You Should Do:

  1. Familiarize yourself with the full CYC 2025 document, especially chapters relevant to safety, environment, and systems integration.
  2. Schedule your vessel’s first renewal survey after 31 Dec 2025 to ensure compliance.
  3. Discuss with your surveyor/RO about updated battery and helideck requirements, classification needs, and operational policies.
  4. Follow this page, or our profile on LinkedIn, or see what Geraldine is up to in the yachting world.

Asteria Advisory Attending the Palma International Boat Show 2025

Asteria Advisory will be attending the Palma International Boat Show 2025 from April 29, joining industry leaders and professionals for one of the most anticipated events in the yachting calendar.

This year’s show is particularly significant for Asteria, marking the official relaunch of its brand within the superyacht sector. As the Mediterranean charter season begins, Asteria is re-entering the maritime space with renewed focus, expanded services, and a clear commitment to supporting clients in the operation, management, and legal oversight of high-value assets.

The Palma show provides an ideal platform for networking, exploring new developments in yacht regulation and technology, and strengthening connections with collaborators and clients across the industry. It is always part of our priority to talk to our counterparts and colleagues in person. It keeps Asteria’s personal touch in the work we do. That is why we love to attend shows and in-person meetings in a time when technology has completely coverted how people connect.

While the team may be slightly slower to respond during this period, Asteria will return with fresh insights, new opportunities, and exciting news to share.

To connect during the Palma International Boat Show 2025, please get in touch.

Asteria attends Palma Superyacht Show
Geraldine is attending the Palma International Boat Show

The Women-In-Maritime Initiative

A few years ago, I gave a speech in an IMO International Maritime Institute (IMLI) discussion on women in the maritime industry. The IMLI Board of Studies had given me a scholarship to read my masters in 2006 (completion in 2007) so this seemed a good opportunity to give something back.

Today, I attended a similar-themed breakfast, She Leads the Seas. MaritimeMT, in Malta, organised this event as part of the MARMED project.

This get-together focused on the opportunities for women in the shipping industry.

MARMED

The MARMED project is a part of ERASMUS+. It aims to bridge the gap between the existing needs and the current skillset of Maritime Clusters Managers.

MARMED aims to look at upskilling of members of the industry. Other aims include:

  • Outlining an innovative professional profile for increased competitiveness of Maritime Clusters in the Mediterranean area; and
  • Overall, boosting innovation and sustainable growth in the Blue Economy sector.

THE EVENT

This in-person seminar included:

  • an outline of the project,
  • a discussion on the role of women in the maritime industry; and
  • a good overview of available opportunities.

Women are still widely under-represented in the maritime industry. Only 22% of the industry workers are female. There are many actions that the industry can take to change this balance.

The audience included IMLI students, various professionals and lecturers from the industry and officials from the Flag, Transport Malta.

Participants of the meeting also touched upon Women in Transport – EU Platform for change. The objective of this Platform, launched on 27 November 2017, is to strengthen women’s employment and equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector through the actions brought about by the Platform members. It will also serve as a forum to discuss and exchange good practices.

REMEMBERING – INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN IN SHIPPING

The IMO Resolution A.1170(32) of 09 December 2021, established the 18th May as the IMO International Day for Women in Maritime.