DCH Marine’s Rising Presence in Southeast Asia

DCH Marine is a rising Hong Kong-based, Asia-Pacific yacht providers enterprise which regionally distributes the Sunseeker, Saxdor and Willams Jet Tenders manufacturers. Singapore Nation Supervisor Andy Toh spoke to Andrew Dembina in regards to the firm’s enlargement, with current highlights together with internet hosting VIPs on a Sunseeker Manhattan 68 at a privileged berth through the Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

Andy, what has been your focus since DCH Marine opened its Singapore workplace in June 2024?

As Nation Supervisor, my accountability is primarily to deal with and handle the Singapore workplace, and to additionally work on gross sales of each new and brokerage boats. Singapore is close to Malaysia and Indonesia, the place we count on extra marinas will likely be opening quickly, so I’m additionally caring for these markets. Vietnam is one other market, and is rising slowly.

Nonetheless, our focus stays on Singapore as a result of we handle components of our Southeast Asia enterprise via this workplace. As a yacht hub, we’ve all of the after-sales tech and logistics located domestically.

Beforehand, I labored in marine parts gross sales in Singapore together with for the distributor of Swedish OXE outboard engines, and for the corporate promoting US-made Seakeeper stabilisers.

What are DCH Marine’s plans for including to its workplaces in Asia-Pacific?

Singapore was the primary workplace outdoors of Hong Kong, and never inside the Hong Kong and China market. We now have workplaces because of open quickly in Thailand and developing after that in Australia. The Thailand operation that we’re organising now will likely be in Phuket and will likely be run by my colleague Danny Zheng because the Thailand Nation Supervisor.

Throughout the area, the present yachting market is experiencing a interval of regular adjustment because the Covid pandemic’s over-supply of yachts. However after-sales providers are going nicely, which is essential for us and homeowners, and we are actually seeing some gentle on the finish of the tunnel.

DCH Marine offered the Asia-Pacific premiere of the Sunseeker 90 Ocean at Singapore Yachting Competition 2025 and can do likewise in Hong Kong with the 90 Ocean Enclosed at this 12 months’s Lantau Yacht Membership Boat Present – Festa Nautica (October 17-19). How do these fashions go well with regional homeowners?

These 90-footers have generated a whole lot of curiosity in our market – they’re completely completely different boats. They not solely have the aptitude of lengthy vary however are additionally spacious and opulent. By way of quantity and deck area, they’re comparable with 100ft-plus yachts. The enclosed-flybridge model has caught a whole lot of curiosity as a result of in our area’s tropical climates, some homeowners need full air-conditioning.

What are the points of interest of the Sunseeker Manhattan 68 in your stock?

It has the identical key elements because the upgraded Manhattan 68 (2025) when it comes to efficiency and luxurious. Its Asia-Pacific structure has three cabins, as an alternative of the 4 which can be customary. This permits for a really massive, luxurious master bedroom with separate research and lounge areas. Additionally, there’s one staircase to the decrease deck, reasonably than the usual two, which permits extra social area within the saloon.

For extra data, go to dch-marine.com

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