In number of vessels, the Greek owners mega yachts, charter yachts of over 40 meters, occupy third place in the world, according to the report of the Knight Frank in 2018 after Russia is in second place and the United States in the first.
The Average Greek interests mega yacht has a length of 50 meters and gross tonnage (GT) 598 tonnes. The set of such charter yachts greek ownership or Greek interests amounts to 107 vessels.
After Greece, the fourth country in number of owners of mega yachts is the United Kingdom with 96 yacht harbor, followed by Saudi Arabia with 54, but with a yacht harbor is much bigger than the length and displacement. Us interests is 407 mega yachts and Russian 168, with the average length of 52 and 59, respectively.
In accordance with the VesselsValue, there are 6.245 mega yachts worldwide, the aggregate value of which is estimated at 77,3 billion dollars. It should be noted that, although after the outbreak of the world financial crisis, in 2008, the market for mega yachts has dropped by 90%, now moves from historically high levels.
In addition, the Greek seas are the fourth most popular destination for the mega yachts worldwide, with more than 100 vessels average length of 50 meters be present at a distance of two miles from the Greek coast each week in the summer.