All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 26
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News2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show cancelled
The 2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show has been cancelled because of COVID-19, delivering yet another blow to the Dutch boating sector already reeling from a pandemic that has caused it an estimated €1.1bn in damage to date.
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NewsDMS Holland expands portfolio of stabilisers
Dutch stabilisation specialist entered the market in 2013
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NewsEU headed for ‘deep, uneven recession of historic proportions’
The EU head office says the coronavirus pandemic is savaging the European Union economy this year, creating a “recession of historic proportions”. It adds Western Europe will not fully recover until at least the end of 2021. In its spring economic forecasts, the European Commission says the economies of the ...
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NewsDamen Shipyards Group launches yachting division
Family-owned Damen Shipyards Group has formally created a division housing its Amels superyacht unit, its Yacht Support and SeaXplorer brands, its Full Custom yachts and yacht refit services.
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NewsDutch superyacht sector crafts new home
The Dutch superyacht lobby has moved into new digs, but its shift from HISWA Holland Yachting Group into a unit of the Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) trade group has been slow due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsNetherlands: longer lockdown puts 20,000 sector jobs at risk
The Netherlands has extended its coronavirus lockdown through May 20, piling on the economic pain for the boating and leisure sectors that expect damage to total €1bn. The HISWA-RECRON lobby also says close to 20,000 jobs are at risk. It has expressed dismay that the government has not yet accepted ...
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NewsDamen builds six patrol vessels with Hull Vanes
Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands is completing an order for six police patrol vessels, each equipped with a Hull Vane – a below-the-transom wing that cuts fuel use, renders a higher speed, dampens a ship’s motions and makes for a quieter ride.
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NewsAkzoNobel Q1 profitability up 31%, but revenues down 6%
Paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel posted a 31% rise in Q1 profitability – to €214m – but saw its revenues sink to just over €2bn, a drop of 6%.
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NewsU-Boat Worx of Netherlands starts production line of small subs
U-Boat Worx is hoping to tap into a larger market U-Boat Worx has added to its range of submarines a small, lightweight two-seater sub called the Nemo that can dive to 100m (330ft) of depth for up to eight hours and fits on a wider range of ...
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NewsAmels on track to launch nine yachts in 2020
Dutch superyacht maker Amels is confident it will be able to launch nine yachts in 2020, despite the coronavirus’ debilitating impact on the company and the Dutch economy as a whole.
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NewsDutch boating sector issues vouchers for cancelled services
The Dutch recreational boating sector has launched a voucher system for people who have paid for a rental, training course, holiday package or other service that was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The vouchers can be used at a later date for a new booking with the same company ...
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NewsFight against coronavirus creates “dire situation” for Dutch boating industry
The recent tightening – and extension – of anti-coronavirus measures in the Netherlands have increased financial harm to the country’s already hurting recreational boating sector, says the Dutch leisure industry trade lobby.
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NewsCoronavirus disrupts AkzoNobel transformation, financial planning
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting AkzoNobel’s transformation strategy, forcing the Dutch paints and coatings giant to abandon its 2020 financial planning. It says Q2 demand is in a free fall.
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NewsDutch sector seeks guarantee fund as economic outlook darkens over coronavirus
The coronavirus will force a 3.5% drop in Dutch economic growth this year, says ABN AMRO. The Netherlands’ third largest bank sees growth returning in 2021, possibly by as much as 2.5%.
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NewsDamen Shipyards Group names new COO
Damen Shipyards Group has named Marc van Heyningen as its next chief operations officer as of April 1. He joins after years at Fluor Corporation, a US engineering, construction and maintenance giant where his last position was vice president of operations.
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NewsDutch builders embrace remote working as coronavirus crisis deepens
As the coronavirus tightened its grip on the Netherlands, workers at Dutch yacht-builders have begun working remotely from home. And those who cannot work remotely – such as painters, carpenters and electricians – are kept at a safe distance from one another even if that requires organising separate shifts.
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NewsDutch boating sector seeks urgent relief; Cites "significant" losses due to coronavirus
The government has signalled it will provide tax relief and other assistance for SMEs
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NewsHISWA Amsterdam Boat Show opens 65th edition
The 65th annual HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show opened March 11, as scheduled, bucking a worldwide trend of cancellations and rescheduling of all sorts of events in the face of a coronavirus outbreak going global.
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NewsAmsterdam Boat Show “definitely on”
As the first boats were nudged into place, organisers of the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show said their event will be held March 11-15, as scheduled.
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NewsBlueGeneration opens jobs site to boost blue economy employment
The BlueGeneration Project, a pan-European initiative to promote jobs in marine sectors, has launched a jobs portal where companies can post jobs and internships across the continent.
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