ICON Yachts is a Dutch shipbuilding company headquartered in

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. ICON Yachts is a highly specialized

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for yacht conversion and refit projects, which has established a leading position in the sector of Explorer yachts and purpose vessels. Since 2021, Mr. Micca Ferrero, a prominent Swiss businessman, has owned the ICON Yachts group.

The shipyard

The shipyard is located outside the historic port of Harlingen and it has unrestricted open-water access from locks and bridges. The yard facilities include a 150 x 33m covered and heated dry dock with a 7.5m maximum draft and a 90m long floating dock. ICON Yachts strategic site has been crucial in defining the company's specialization in conversions and refits.

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awarded ICON Yachts

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and ISO 14001 certifications. Thus, since 2021, the shipyard uses 100% green energy and it was the first Dutch shipbuilding company to be awarded with the ISO 14001.

History

ICON Yachts was founded in late 2005 by the investor Ton van Dam and Alex Shnaider, former F1 team owner and real estate investor. The founders were shortly after joined by business partners, who helped further the shipyard's growth. In its early years, ICON Yachts launched several superyachts. In 2009, the 67.50 m (221.5 ft) superyacht MY ICON (now sold and re-named MY LOON) was launched in collaboration with the renowned British Yacht Designers Redman Whiteley Dixon, who carried out her exterior design. Afterward, and using the same proven hull platform, ICON Yachts created MY BATON ROUGE, MY PARTY GIRL (now sold and re-named MY NORA), then later a smaller yacht MY BASMALINA II In 2015, ICON Yachts launched MY LEGEND (77m), one of the shipyard’s greatest refit works. The original vessel, an ice-breaking tug named MV GIANT, underwent an extensive refit/conversion that was conducted at the Dutch shipyard in a short amount of time. Upon completion, the vessel was renamed MY LEGEND and she is now one of the first ice-capable yachts with Lloyds 1A Ice Class. In August 2017, ICON Yachts signed a contract to convert the commercial motor vessel Sanaborg, a 68m icebreaker built by Koninklijke Niestern Sander, into a luxury superyacht. In 2020, in association with the UK design team RWD, ICON launched

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(68m), an eye-catcher Explorer Yacht that turned into the brand’s flagship piece. In 2024 the yacht changed ownership to a US client and is re-named MY Q. Since 2020, Tony Gale has headed the company, as CEO. In July 2021 Swiss businessman Micca Ferrero became sole shareholder and operates as the ‘face of’ ICON Yachts, playing a key role in the company as co-Director. The shipyard is currently working on a massive 70-meter conversion project, Project MASTER, to create a luxury explorer yacht that includes a collaboration with the world-renowned designer and naval architect Espen Øino, who is responsible for the superyacht's new appearances.

List of yachts built/rebuilt

Rebuilts

Under construction

References