This week Boatshed.com celebrate the opening of a new office in Dubai, this is location number 56 for the growing International Yacht Brokerage organization.

As part of the launch Boatshed Dubai.com join over 750 companies and brands from 40 countries exhibiting at the 20th anniversary of the Dubai International Boat Show.

The Boatshed model has fully Boatshed trained partners on the ground operating a full yacht brokerage service and integrating this standard service approach across all locations with clever use of technology and data.

The Boatshed Dubai business will cover the UAE, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Saeed Al Marri, Ali Al Marri and Khalid Anib, along with a professional team of yacht brokers will be operating the business and they see a large untapped potential for used boat sales in Dubai and UAE.

Ali Al Marri General Manager for Boatshed Dubai comments: “We’re already seeing strong demand for good used boats, motor boats and sail boats in the UAE and we are launching our new Boatshed business to service this demand”

Boatshed.com now has offices worldwide and has been growing steadily since its inception in 1999. Founder, Neil Chapman, believes that the Dubai operation will be an important strategic player between the current Boatshed businesses in Asia, America and Europe.

He said: ‘Whilst the global economy is still in the doldrums, there’s always a market for well priced, well looked after, used boats, in many areas world-wide. Our combination of strong local service and support, linked to a global model of technology and processes, is a proven formula for selling boats in the current climate”.

The Dubai Boat show is being held at the Dubai International Marine Club – Mina Seyahi until the 17 March 2012 and open to trade visitors and the general public from 3:00pm – 9:30pm daily.