PRIVATELY OWNED SUPERYACHT
AZZAM “THE WORLD’S LARGEST”
On the 5th April 2013 Lürssen, the leading shipyard for large luxury
yacht building , launched the180 m yacht AZZAM - the largest
motor yacht in the world! A title once held by Russian Billionaire
Roman Abramovich’s “Eclipse”, has been dwarfed by a whopping 57 feet.
Its builder Lürssen is the globally leading yacht-builder today,
based in Bremen, Germany. With a workforce of 1550, Lürssen
maintains four state-of-the-art shipyards in North Germany. The
privately run company, which remains solely in the hands of the
Lürssen family to this day, has earned an international reputation
as best the specialist in exclusive, large custom-built yachts. “Azzam” which means “determination” in Arabic, is an apt title for
what is described as the most complex and challenging yacht
built to date.
Eng. Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi is the principal designer and the
man who defined the original creative idea based on his indepth knowledge of the environment. He assembled a worldclass team which he personally directed in all areas of the development of this sophisticated project. Under his leadership the
original concept of the yacht was developed starting with the
overall requirements with regards to general layout, size and performance and exterior style.
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His brief was to build a large luxury yacht with an innovative and
timeless design that would be able to travel at high speed in
warm and shallow waters, whilst providing luxurious and sophisticated accommodation to its guests.
Under the personal guidance of Eng. Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi,
the technical engineering was developed by Lürssen, the exterior design by Nauta Yachts and the interior design by Christophe
Leoni to create what is, without doubt, the most complex and
challenging yacht which has ever been built.
The yacht AZZAM is breaking new grounds in terms of dimension,
performance and technology. In addition to being the largest
yacht in the world with a length of 180 meters and with a top
speed of over 30 knots she adds another record in terms of building time. Lürssen Managing Partner Peter Lürssen proudly said:
“When she will be delivered later this year, she will have been
in build for only three years following one year of engineering.”
“She truly represents another milestone in not only our history but
yachting history as well” he adds.
The design has strength of character and sense of purpose, yet
has a timeless elegance, incorporating all the elements of visionary contemporary modern design.