Horizon Yacht Company and Pearlson Shiplift Corporation have announced the signing of a new contract
Horizon Yacht Company (Horizon) and Pearlson Shiplift Corporation (PSC), has announced the signing of a new contract for the Design and Build of a new State-of-the-Art Shiplift System in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Horizon has been making major infrastructure investments over the last several years, as demand for Asia’s leading Yacht Builder to produce more vessels continues to increase. Most recently in 2021, Horizon completed a 106,745 sqft expansion to their Kaohsiung shipyard, allowing them to accommodate the build of seven (7) yachts up to 120 feet in length simultaneously.
With this latest announcement in the design and build of a new #pearlsonshiplift System, Horizon will further expand their position as the leading Asian Yacht Builder and will have the capacity and capability to provide unprecedented maintenance, repair and refit service to Asia’s superyacht market.
Horizon selected the team from Pearlson Shiplift Corporation based upon the shiplift builder’s reputation and dominance as the world leader in shiplift technology, which aligns well with the yacht builders’ leading reputation in their industry. Horizon recognized that the time-proven wire rope system, when combined with Pearlson’s latest Articulated Platform design, provides far superior reliability and lower maintenance and operational costs compared to any other drydock technology currently in existence.
Upon completion in 2024, the new Pearlson Shiplift System will measure 60m long x 13.7m wide and accommodate vessels up to 1,800 metric tons.
John Lu, CEO of Horizon Group said: “Horizon Refit and Maintenance Center has provided maintenance, repair, and refit services for yachts from all around the world. We are very excited to announce the latest iteration in our continued expansion at the Horizon Group with the construction of a new Pearlson Shiplift System. Upon completion, the shiplift will provide our shipyard with vastly increased capability and capacity helping to fulfill unprecedented demand for global superyacht owners. Following significant research by our team in shiplift and drydocking technologies, the selection of Pearlson Shiplift Corporation was the clear and obvious choice for our shipyard expansion project”.
Bryan Fraind, Vice President and C.O.O. of Pearlson Shiplift Corporation said: “We are very excited to be associated with the outstanding team from Horizon Group, ranked as Asia’s Best Motor Yacht Builder for the past 14 years in a row, in the design and build of this state-of-the-art shiplift system. This latest investment by Horizon will ensure the stunning luxury yachts served by the shipyard will be launched and retrieved using the drydocking industry’s safest, most reliable technology, a Pearlson Shiplift System.”