Fort Lauderdale based Yacht Path Marine Group recently arrived into Port Everglades with a cargo of precious Superyachts. The heavy lift cargo vessel M/V HHL Tokyo started loading operations in Victoria, BC, and then proceeded to Mexico and Costa Rica loading over 13 yachts, of which 5 were over 100 ft in length; the largest yacht onboard was 156’ Feadship motor yacht Strange Love weighing over 350 tons.

Yacht Path heavy lift cargo vessel M/V HHL Tokyo

“Just as every vessel is unique, the loading, transport, and unloading of each yacht is a custom operation, meticulously planned out by our diversely specialized crew”, stated Kevin Cummings the Director of Operations at Yacht Path.

“Our team completed a flawless tandem lift of the super yacht Strange Love utilizing the ship’s own cranes each with lifting capacity of 700 tons” said Cummings.

“The whole process was professional, within all time frames, and well communicated throughout,” said Captain David Hoey of the luxury yacht Strange Love.

M/V HHL Tokyo at sail

“We look forward to continued future work with Yacht Path, and highly recommend them as leaders in heavy lift yacht transportation.”

Over the past few years the yacht transportation industry has benefited from the recent ship building boom, which has consequently flooded the market with heavy lift ships, such as the HHL Tokyo, that are equipped with their own cranes with lifting capacity up to 1,400 tons. “Combining our expert loadmasters and specialized equipment with the talented crews and extreme lifting capacity of vessels such as HHL Tokyo, we are now able to safely lift yachts up to 200 ft and carry them across oceans to highly-desired and continuously expanding cruising destinations,” said Cummings. He further stated that “Transporting yachts onboard ships actually saves the owners money and wear and tear on mechanical systems.”

Off-loading of a 130’ Westport Superyacht

Since 2001, Yacht Path Marine Group has become the world’s largest direct provider of lift-on/lift-off yacht transportation services carrying over 800 yachts per year. With five offices around the world including Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, Palma de Mallorca, Ensenada, and Kaohsiung, Yacht Path is a direct provider of transportation services for sport fish, motor and sailing yachts of all sizes by ocean-going vessel. Yacht Path offers frequent, year-round service to North America, Central America, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia and South Pacific.