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Merrill-Stevens announces the September opening of a new office in Mexico City, which will be headed by Jose Arana, Sr. and his son Jose Arana, Jr. Together the team represents more than 15 years of experience in the yacht brokerage business and in-depth knowledge of the Latin American yachting market.
“Mexico City is a center for Latin American wealth. It reflects our interest in reaching one of the international markets we have targeted for development,” said Whit Kirtland, President of Merrill-Stevens Yachts. “This area’s concentration of wealth coupled with our current clients’ connection to Latin America and the interest in yachting in both the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to the east makes Mexico City a strategic location allowing Merrill-Stevens to serve this part of the world.”
The new office, located in the heart of Mexico City’s business center, will provide and coordinate the full range of Merrill-Stevens’ services.
In addition to its Miami River shipyard, Merrill-Stevens currently has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Mallorca, San Diego and Singapore. Merrill-Stevens offers complete yacht services, from their full service shipyard and yacht sales to fleet management, charter brokerage and crew placement.
About Merrill-Stevens
Founded in Jacksonville in 1885, Merrill-Stevens is Florida’s oldest continuously operating corporation and has operated at its present site on the Miami River since 1923, when it took over an existing boatyard. In 2005, the family-owned company was reinvigorated by the new ownership of longtime Miami entrepreneurs Hugh Westbrook and Carole Shields. In concert with Merrill-Stevens’ experienced executive team, Westbrook undertook an assessment of the company’s potential and future and determined that Merrill-Stevens possesses the location, expertise, client base and financial strength to become the leading mega-yacht repair and refit facility in the world. The Merrill-Stevens Modernization and Expansion Project uses the restored natural features of the Miami River, captures the glamour of the city skyline that frames the site, and harnesses the skill and pride of the area’s working population.
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