Amels has launched its largest ever new-build superyacht, the 120m Project Tanzanite. Scheduled for delivery in 2026, Project Tanzanite has been floated inside the dock of Amels’ Vlissingen City shipyard in the Netherlands.

Following the milestone, the yacht has entered her final outfitting stage. The shipyard revealed that a team of over 1,000 internal and external skilled workers will be involved in bringing the project to fruition over the course of the next year.

Named after a violet-coloured gem, Project Tanzanite is a fully-custom, five-deck superyacht penned by Norwegian designer Espen Øino. She has a volume of 6,083GT and will be able to host up to 22 guests, with quarters for an impressive team of 48 crew members including the captain.

To limit her environmental impact, Project Tanzanite will be powered by a hybrid diesel and electric propulsion package, which offers a top speed of 18 knots and a cruising range of 6,000nm. Amels has kept other details about the design of Project Tanzanite tightly under wraps, although photos show an exterior design featuring a raked bow.

Project Tanzanite easily surpasses the length of Amels’ previous flagship, Here Comes The Sun, which was 83m upon delivery in 2017 and extended to 89m following a major refit in the Vlissingen shipyard that was completed in 2021.

Project Tanzanite initially began construction in 2020, with the hull built at the Amels yard in Galati, Romania, before moving in 2023 to the Netherlands, where she’s currently the country’s largest superyacht in build.
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