One of the most expensive and luxurious yacht's in the world has been sited in the waters of Panama recently. As I love boats of most any size I wanted to share a little about this one.
Excerpt from the luxury property blog: Introducing “A” – the most recent member of the giga-yacht club, and to put things in perspective, the fuel tank is 757,000 liters. Diesel fuel costs around €1.40 per liter currently, so it would cost just over €1 million to fill the fuel tank. $1.4 million US just to fill the tank. That amount of fuel will last 15.5 days at cruising speed. So the cost of building the ship becomes a little academic when the running costs are taken into consideration. I am exaggerating slightly as I have no doubt they are not paying retail for the fuel, but you get the idea. Seeing as the owner also owns one of the largest coal companies in the world, I very much doubt the cost of fuel is an issue.
After reading a number of 
Although this may initially look like a put down of Panama it is actually a very positive aspect of the country. Were not talking about Panama being a pain in the ass, although many would argue that it is, were talking about paved roads from the airports in Central American countries and how it affects life and investment. My friend Kevin Brass has the story on his International Property Journal.
This is a rather unusual post for me to do, especially because it has nothing to do with business in Panama, but it made international news and I did not want to be accused later of missing a major story in my own back yard. 






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