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Dal 1575 il nome Picchiotti è indissolubilmente legato alla storia della marineria italiana e mediterranea. Tradizione che dalle barche da lavoro, ai velieri oceanici, passando per le commesse militari conduce fino agli anni pioneristici dei primi yacht da diporto. Dal 2010 il nome Picchiotti è ritornato nel mondo dello yachthing contemporaneo con tre navi della linea Vitruvius. Oggi questa tradizione è confluita in The Italian Sea Group .

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Sapienza artigianale, cura dei dettagli e capacità di unire tradizione e innovazione in un design unico, questi i tratti caratteristici di Picchiotti e del Made in Italy. A tutto ciò Picchiotti ha unito la continua ricerca di nuove tecniche costruttive. E’ stato infatti il primo cantiere a creare motor cruiser da diporto in serie come il Giglio 10 metri, il Giannutri 14,50 metri, il Gorgona, il Giraglia o il Mistral.

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Competenza, professionalità ed infrastrutture uniche sul Mediterraneo garantiscono i più alti  STANDARD QUALITATIVI  nella progettazione e produzione di yacht fino e oltre i 100 metri.

Innovazione tecnica e stilistica assicurano un prezioso valore aggiunto ad ogni creazione del brand.

Nel registro navale italiano dal 1848 al 1978 sono iscritte 599 imbarcazioni create da Picchiotti.

Porta il nome Picchiotti il primo motoryacht costruito in Italia nel 1902, l’Espresso, e il panfilo Espero del 1905. E sempre Picchiotti costruì Liu’, il barchino da caccia su cui Giacomo Puccini navigava il lago di Massaciuccoli.

Nel dopo guerra, Picchiotti contribuì alla rinascita dei panfili con la costruzione di famosi yacht tra cui il Kon Tiki del 1947, l’Anita del 1955 o il 42,5 metri Solitaire del 1977.

Fino ad arrivare alla più grande, il 103 metri Al Said del 1982, che nacque proprio a Marina di Carrara, nei capannoni dei Nuovi Cantieri Apuania che oggi sono il nucleo operativo di The Italian Sea Group.

Tra il 2010 ed il 2014 il nome Picchiotti è ritornato sulla scena con tre navi a motore della serie Vitruvius: Falco Moscata, ex Exuma, 50m, Galileo G 55m, Nautilus, ex Grace E, 73 m

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These New Retro ‘Gentlemen’ Yachts Blend ’60s-Era American Design With Modern Tech

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The Italian Sea Group is making the leap from custom yacht builds to serial production with the rebirth of the storied Picchiotti brand, announced just six months after its acquisition. The first Picchiotti production boat is due for delivery in the summer of 2024, with a further 15 units said to be in the pipeline.

The Italy-based yacht conglomerate, which recently launched the Admiral Kensho and the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 , made big news when it acquired Perini Navi and Picchiotti last December for about $82 million. Perini Navi was the big catch since it’s considered royalty in the sailing yacht world.

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Picchiotti had been the former owner’s motoryacht brand, and although the superyacht designs were elegant and modern—especially for a name dating back to 1575—they built only a handful before the company went into bankruptcy in 2019.

The retro style is reminiscent of 1960s post-war American yacht design, though the stern folds out into a modern beach club.  Courtesy Italian Sea Group

The latest reincarnation of Picchiotti will mark another sea change for the brand. The Italian Sea Group tapped Florence-based designer Luca Dini to retrace Picchiotti’s historical style with a new fleet of serial production yachts, ranging from 78 to 180 feet in length. They have been nicknamed the “Gentleman” yachts, and are inspired by the silhouette of American yachts of the ’60s. The intention is to pair classic lines with new technology and engineering.

“This new line, clearly inspired by the golden age of post-war yachting, immediately conquered me because it recalls historical models such as the Giglio Series or the Mistral Series by Picchiotti,” said Giovanni Costantino, founder and CEO of The Italian Sea Group, in a statement. “I am very proud to give a new voice to a brand that represents the heritage of the entire nautical industry—one of the oldest shipyards in the world.”

Dini added: “It is a project dedicated to those owners who want to stand out but are also well acquainted with tradition and the concept of gentleman yachts.”

The Mistral was another of Picchiotti’s  landmark series in the 1960s.  Courtesy Italian Sea Group

In more recent times, Picchiotti is best known for building the 338-foot motoryacht Al Said , one of the largest yachts in the world at the time of its delivery in 1982. The company went on to build the award-winning 164-foot explorer Exuma and 239-foot Grace E.

The new Picchiotti fleet will be aluminum, with a hull designed for increased efficiency. The builder is also offering the option of hybrid propulsion or fully electric engines. A thoroughly modern beach club and tender that matches the mothership will also be part of the new package.

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The Picchiotti shipyard was originally founded in 1600 for the construction of commercial and military vessels. Over the centuries, the yard helped to pioneer the concept of the recreational motor boat and also became known for its luxury yachts.

Acquired by the Perini Navi Group in the early 1990’s, today Picchiotti is the motor yacht division of this notable Italian shipyard that’s perhaps best known for its sailing superyachts. Located in La Spezia, Italy, since 2010, Picchiotti builds custom and semi-custom motor yachts up to 246-foot (75m).

The Perini Navi Group has a reputation for innovation and the yard seeks to continue its pioneering personality seeking out the latest technology, engineering possibilities and design. Perini Navi has been a global leader in the design and construction of luxury sailing and motor yachts for over 35 years. Today, the Perini Navi Group is a crucial part of the Italian yachting industry. The La Spezia shipyard has three 230-foot (70m) hangars and two 164-foot (50m) piers, and is also the site of Perini Navi’s refit and repair department.

History of Picchiotti Yachts

Since the 1600’s Picchiotti has been constructing commercial and military vessels, originally operating out of Limite sull’Arno in Italy.

In addition to these commercial and military vessels, Picchiotti gained a growing reputation as a luxury yacht builder, and helped to pioneer the concept of recreational motor boats.

Picchiotti was acquired by the Perini Navi Group in the early 1990’s, enabling the sailing superyacht brand to offer motor yacht builds. Perini Navi itself was founded in 1983 by Fabio Perini, who pioneered automation and furling systems in large sailing yachts

In 2007, Perini Navi relaunched the Picchiotti shipyard and presented a series of new luxury motor yachts, designed in a collaboration between the naval architect Philippe Briand and Vitruvius Ltd, and marketed under the Picchiotti Vitruvius brand name.

In May 2017, Perini Group founder and CEO Fabio Perini opened the share capital of Perini Navi to a new investor. In came Fenix Srl, the holding company of Italy’s Tabacchi family, and this paved the way for many strategic developments. In order to grow the status of the Perini Navi name and its market share, the group’s two brands were merged into one. The motor yachts which were previously built under the Picchiotti header are now sold, built and operated under the same Perini Navi emblem as their sailing sisters.

Picchiotti has been located in La Spezia, Italy, since 2010.

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The Perini Navi Group specialises in the design and construction of superyachts in aluminium and steel, as well as refit and service work.

Quality lies at the core of the brand’s philosophy. Vessels are built to the highest standards and are known to be extremely seaworthy.

The Picchiotti motor yachts are intended as go-anywhere passagemakers, capable of roaming the world for weeks at a time. Described by the group as ‘rugged and reliable’, they are engineered to perform as long-range explorers in perfect harmony with the marine environment.

One of Picchiotti’s most notable builds came in 2010, in the guise of 164-foot (50m) EXUMA. This yacht was built in aluminum and features a dramatic exterior styling that won her several awards.EXUMA has a top speed of 16 knots and superyacht has a cruising range of 4,500nm at an economical 12-knot cruising speed. EXUMA accommodates up to nine guests along with a complement of nine crew members.

The yard’s flagship remains the 240-foot (73m) GRACE E. This steel-hulled superyacht was delivered in 2014 and was also designed by Philippe Briand. GRACE E has an impressive 7,500nm range and burns 15 percent less fuel than comparable diesel-powered yachts. GRACE E (now named Nautilus) has an interior by Remi Tessier.

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The 37m/121'5" sail yacht 'Freedom' (ex. Freedom of Ada) was built by Picchiotti at their Viareggio shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Sparkman & Stephens and she was completed in 1986. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Sparkman & Stephens and she was last refitted in 2007.

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400 years of passion for the sea and excellence in yachting

From the historic Becolini to the Gentleman yachts of the 1900, the Picchiotti brand has ridden the history of yachting for more than four centuries .

At the beginning of the 1600, Cosimo dei Medici, developed the trade on the Arno River, building the Canal of Navicelli. At that time, the Picchiotti family was committed in the construction of Becolini, first river vessels used in the transport of the goods from Florence to the port of Leghorn. Since then for over four centuries Picchiotti has marked the history of the military, commercial, recreational and sporty Italian navy, experiencing all the phases of technological development with the transition from wood to iron, and from steel to aluminium.

In the 19 th century, the Picchiotti family decided to focus on new ocean-going transport starting the construction of ocean sailing ships. Since 1848, there are registered 602 Picchiotti ships in the Italian naval register.

Among the 1900 milestones, there is the MAS 15 of the MAS series, a famous antitorpedo ship that was able to sink the Wien Austrian battleship in Trieste during the First World War.

In the 1950s, however, the construction of the Kon Tiki, a motor yacht of 36.4 meters, marked the return to the production of Gentleman yachts after the war, thus contributing to the revival of yachts.

Years crowned with success until arrived to the progenitor, the 103 meters Al Said (1982).

After a long phase of transition, the Picchiotti brand comes back on the scene between 2010 and 2014 under the guidance of Perini Navi, which creates a new line of Explorer characterized by the exclusivity and timeless lines typical of the classics of the brand, with innovative engineering solutions and unmistakable design.

A mission that starts with the Vitruvius series of Philippe Briand. Among the most famous yacht, are the Falco Moscato, ex Exuma (50 metres), Galileo G (55 metres) and Nautilus, ex Grace E, (73 metres).

The Tuscan coast remains the centre of the production also after that Picchiotti, in 2021, joins The Italian Sea Group, a global operator in luxury yachting based in Marina di Carrara, and creator of the brand relaunch in just six months. Highlighting the new fleet of Gentleman yachts – born from the collaboration among TISG, Luca Dini Design & Architecture Consultant – inspired by the yachting golden age, the post-war age, with models ranging from 24 to 55 metres.

The fully sustainable design, with engines that take advantage of hybrid or full electric propulsion, features an aluminum hull and superstructure, while optimizing cruising comfort there is a new line of hull. Lines and finishes are elegant: from the glossy mahogany details on the flanks to the polished plating of the bow and on the sides of the stern. On the main deck, a side corridor allows you to move from stern to bow, a convenient solution that, together with the sophisticated mahogany finishes, helps recreate the atmosphere of the most renowned yachts of the time.

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For the first time Rosatom Fuel Division supplied fresh nuclear fuel to the world’s only floating nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arctic

The fuel was supplied to the northernmost town of Russia along the Northern Sea Route.

The first in the history of the power plant refueling, that is, the replacement of spent nuclear fuel with fresh one, is planned to begin before 2024. The manufacturer of nuclear fuel for all Russian nuclear icebreakers, as well as the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, is Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC), a company of Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL that is based in Elektrostal, Moscow Region.

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For the first time the power units of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant were connected to the grid in December 2019, and put into commercial operation in May 2020. The supply of nuclear fuel from Elektrostal to Pevek and its loading into the second reactor is planned for 2024. The total power of the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, supplied to the coastal grid of Pevek without thermal energy consumption on shore, is about 76 MW, being about 44 MW in the maximum thermal power supply mode. The FNPP generated 194 million kWh according to the results of 2023. The population of Pevek is just a little more than 4 thousand, while the FNPP has a potential for supplying electricity to a city with a population of up to 100 thousand people. After the FNPP commissioning two goals were achieved. These include first of all the replacement of the retiring capacities of the Bilibino NPP, which has been operating since 1974, as well as the Chaunskaya TPP, which has already been operating for more than 70 years. Secondly, energy is supplied to the main mining companies in western Chukotka in the Chaun-Bilibino energy hub a large ore and metal cluster, including gold mining companies and projects related to the development of the Baimsk ore zone. In September 2023, a 110 kilovolt power transmission line with a length of 490 kilometers was put into operation, connecting the towns of Pevek and Bilibino. The line increased the reliability of energy supply from the FNPP to both Bilibino consumers and mining companies, the largest of which is the Baimsky GOK. The comprehensive development of the Russian Arctic is a national strategic priority. To increase the NSR traffic is of paramount importance for accomplishment of the tasks set in the field of cargo shipping. This logistics corridor is being developed due regular freight voyages, construction of new nuclear-powered icebreakers and modernization of the relevant infrastructure. Rosatom companies are actively involved in this work. Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL (Rosatom Fuel Division) includes companies fabricating nuclear fuel, converting and enriching uranium, manufacturing gas centrifuges, conducting researches and producing designs. As the only nuclear fuel supplier to Russian NPPs, TVEL supplies fuel for a total of 75 power reactors in 15 countries, for research reactors in nine countries, as well as for propulsion reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world runs on TVEL fuel. Rosatom Fuel Division is the world’s largest producer of enriched uranium and the leader on the global stable isotope market. The Fuel Division is actively developing new businesses in chemistry, metallurgy, energy storage technologies, 3D printing, digital products, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. TVEL also includes Rosatom integrators for additive technologies and electricity storage systems. Rosenergoatom, Joint-Stock Company is part of Rosatom Electric Power Division and one of the largest companies in the industry acting as an operator of nuclear power plants. It includes, as its branches, 11 operating NPPs, including the FNPP, the Scientific and Technical Center for Emergency Operations at NPPs, Design and Engineering as well as Technological companies. In total, 37 power units with a total installed capacity of over 29.5 GW are in operation at 11 nuclear power plants in Russia. Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC, Elektrostal) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fuel for nuclear power plants. The company produces fuel assemblies for VVER-440, VVER-1000, RBMK-1000, BN-600,800, VK-50, EGP-6; powders and fuel pellets intended for supply to foreign customers. It also produces nuclear fuel for research reactors. The plant belongs to the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom.

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Strange Glow Over Moscow Skies Triggers Panic as Explosions Reported

B right flashes lit up the night sky in southern Moscow in the early hours of Thursday morning, new footage appears to show, following reports of an explosion at an electrical substation on the outskirts of the city.

Video snippets circulating on Russian-language Telegram channels show a series of flashes on the horizon of a cloudy night sky, momentarily turning the sky a number of different colors. In a clip shared by Russian outlet MSK1.ru, smoke can be seen rising from a building during the flashes lighting up the scene.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the details of the video clips, including when and where it was filmed. The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations has been contacted via email.

Several Russian Telegram accounts said early on Thursday that residents of southern Moscow reported an explosion and a fire breaking out at an electrical substation in the Leninsky district, southeast of central Moscow.

Local authorities in the Leninsky district told Russian outlet RBC that the explosion had happened in the village of Molokovo. "All vital facilities are operating as normal," Leninsky district officials told the outlet.

The incident at the substation in Molokovo took place just before 2 a.m. local time, MSK1.ru reported.

Messages published by the ASTRA Telegram account, run by independent Russian journalists, appear to show residents close to the substation panicking as they question the bright flashes in the sky. One local resident describes seeing the bright light before losing access to electricity, with another calling the incident a "nightmare."

More than 10 villages and towns in the southeast of Moscow lost access to electricity, the ASTRA Telegram account also reported. The town of Lytkarino to the southeast of Moscow, lost electricity, wrote the eastern European-based independent outlet, Meduza.

Outages were reported in the southern Domodedovo area of the city, according to another Russian outlet, as well as power failures in western Moscow. Electricity was then restored to the areas, the Strana.ua outlet reported.

The cause of the reported explosion is not known. A Telegram account aggregating news for the Lytkarino area described the incident as "an ordinary accident at a substation."

The MSK1.ru outlet quoted a local resident who speculated that a drone may have been responsible for the explosion, but no other Russian source reported this as a possible cause.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Moscow with long-range aerial drones in recent months, including a dramatic wave of strikes in late May.

On Sunday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the region's air defense systems had intercepted an aerial drone over the city of Elektrostal, to the east of Moscow. No damage or casualties were reported, he said.

The previous day, Russian air defenses detected and shot down another drone flying over the Bogorodsky district, northeast of central Moscow, Sobyanin said.

There is currently no evidence that an aerial drone was responsible for the reported overnight explosion at the electrical substation in southern Moscow.

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