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Royal Yacht International Signs 125m+ Lürssen Project M for 2032 Delivery

Sept. 23, 2026 Projects Lürssen

Image: Lürssen / Espen Øino International — illustrative rendering; does not depict Project M.

Royal Yacht International has signed a fully custom 125m-plus Lürssen new build exceeding 6,000 GT, with Espen Øino exterior design and delivery planned for May 2032.

A 125-metre-plus Lürssen contract

Royal Yacht International has announced the signing of Project M, a fully custom Lürssen superyacht measuring more than 125 metres. The brokerage says the yacht will exceed 6,000 gross tons and is scheduled for delivery in May 2032.

RYI founder and chief executive Tommaso Chiabra is representing the buyer alongside the wider project team. The announcement confirms a construction contract and delivery target, but it does not disclose the contract value, exact length or detailed propulsion specification.

Espen Øino leads the exterior design

Espen Øino has been appointed for the exterior design, bringing one of the industry's established large-yacht studios into the programme. Royal Yacht International says the yacht is being developed entirely around the owner's long-term vision rather than from a standard platform.

No interior designer was named in the initial announcement, and the published information does not yet include accommodation numbers or deck plans. Those details should therefore remain open until the project team or shipyard releases them directly.

Brokerage role extends through the build

Royal Yacht International says its work has included securing the build slot, negotiating commercial terms and assembling specialist design and technical expertise. The brokerage expects to represent the buyer throughout development, construction and delivery.

That role makes Project M a long-duration new-build management assignment as well as a brokerage transaction. With a 2032 delivery target, specification development and construction milestones will extend over several years and may evolve as approvals and owner decisions progress.

Illustrative Lürssen design image

The hero image is an official Lürssen Sketchbook rendering associated with Espen Øino International. It is included as an illustrative image for the designer and shipyard and does not depict Project M itself.

No verified Project M rendering or construction image has yet been released on the source page used for this article. Any future project-specific imagery should replace this illustrative rendering once it is published by Lürssen, Royal Yacht International or another authorised project participant.

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