Ambitious plans to transform the small Balkan state of Montenegro into a haven for superyacht owners could be sailing into trouble as the current crisis has forced one of the founder, Mr Deripaska, to give up stakes in several companies.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Lürssen Queen K in Venice
Moscow-based Alfa Bank has launched a legal case against the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in a bid to protect itself against the possible default of a $1bn (€780m) loan.
It comes as Deripaska faces a struggle to restructure his outstanding debt to other creditors.
Mr Deripaska is the a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of UC Rusal, a Russian aluminium industry company.
Mr Deripaska, who was last year ranked as the country’s richest man, is also the owner of the 72m superyacht "Queen K" (ex Queen M) built by Lürssen in 2004.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Porto Montenegro News
Mr. Deripaska's, the 72m Queen K superyacht owner and CEO of UC Rusal is also an investor, along with Barrick Gold Corp. chairman Peter Munk, Nathaniel Rothschild and several other wealthy businessmen, in Porto Montenegro, a luxury superyacht marina under construction on Montenegro's Bay of Kotor.
In an interview last month, Mr. Munk said the recession would not jeopardize the €260-million ($420-million Canadian) project and that the equity funding from the investors, including Mr. Deripaska, was in place.
The oceans are still brimming with yachts and Mr. Munk expects Porto Montenegro will attract a lot of them.
"They won't disappear," he said. "They have to live somewhere."
Latest news published on the official Porto Montenegro website: "
Current progress:
- Work on infrastructure, landscaping, site clean up and environmental remediation is now underway and the first of the major docks has been fully completed.
- The marina is scheduled to open by the summer of 2009, with a capacity of 150 berths.
- Construction of onshore facilities is commencing this year, with the first buildings expected to be complete by the spring of 2009.
Published on http://www.portomontenegro.com and /http://www.globeinvestor.com
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