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catalina@dockwise-yt.com
Dockwise Yacht Transport Forms Partnership with The Billfish Foundation
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (April 2, 2008) -- Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), the
world's leading yacht logistics company with its own fleet of
semi-submersible ships that offer a unique float-on/float-off service, has
entered into a corporate conservation partnership with The Billfish
Foundation (TBF). TBF is the only non-profit organization dedicated solely
to conserving and enhancing billfish populations around the world. Its
constituency is a comprehensive network of anglers, captains, mates,
tournament directors, clubs and sportfishing businesses.
"While we have continued to improve our services to the yachting world, we
have committed to offering more targeted routes for the sportfishing
community with its growing mobility needs," said DYT Vice President Raymond
Fisch. "By supporting TBF, we are supporting such programs as the
organization's signature research project, a Tag and Release Program in the
Gulf and Caribbean Conservation Zone that uses the efforts of anglers to
provide data and research to scientists and fisheries managers. As the
largest and most successful international billfish tagging program in the
world, it unites thousands of anglers from every corner of the world through
a common pursuit--fishing the world's oceans and improving billfish
conservation."
DYT's new super ship, the 686-foot (209 meter) Yacht Express, already is
partnered with the International SeaKeepers Society to sample, measure,
record and then transmit ocean monitoring data to various scientific and
public communities across the globe. Yacht Express is the largest vessel of
its kind in the world and has been added to the DYT fleet this year to
provide yacht owners with faster and more frequent delivery of their power
and sailing yachts across the oceans.
"It is a pleasure to see Dockwise Yacht Transport willing to put such an
emphasis on the importance of conservation in the marine industry," said TBF
President Ellen Peel. "They set an example by giving back to the resource,
and without the support of businesses like them we could never hope to
accomplish our goal of keeping billfish in the water for future generations
of anglers to enjoy."
More about DYT
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
specializes in the maritime transport of private luxury yachts and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd., the global leader in maritime
transports and installation. DYT's ships utilize semi-submersible dock bays
that allow yachts of any size to be safely floated on and off as cargo.
Since its maiden voyage in 1987, the company has transported over 9,000
motor and sailing yachts to various destinations around the globe, offering
owners and charterers safe and easy access to many of the world's premier
cruising grounds. Along with area representatives around the globe, DYT has
additional operating offices in Italy, France, Martinique and Newport (RI).
A partnership with BBC Chartering and Logistics also allows DYT to manage
safe lift-on/lift-off service aboard BBC's fleet of 140 vessels transporting
cargo around the globe. The service is for clients who need additional
scheduling flexibility or the ability to get to a destination not normally
serviced by DYT's semi-submersible ships.
More about The Billfish Foundation
TBF was founded in 1986 by Winthrop P. Rockefeller and is the world's
leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing research,
socio-economic awareness and public policy to conserve billfish worldwide,
which helps ensure healthy oceans and strong coastal economies. For
additional information on The Billfish Foundation, please contact Julia
Shafer, (954) 938-0150, x.102, Julia_shafer@billfish.org.
For more information, visit http://www.yacht-transport.com or contact
Catalina Bujor, Dockwise Yacht Transport, 954-525-8707, pr@dockwise-yt.com.
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