All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 27
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NewsAmels, Damen step up solar power capacity
Amels, the superyacht division of Damen Shipyards Group, says solar power generation at its yard on the Dutch North Sea now accounts for nearly one-third of its annual electricity need there.
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NewsDutch superyacht builder opens newly expanded interiors facility
Heesen Yachts says demand for more sophisticated interiors requires more space and equipment
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NewsIn difficult times, Belgian boating sector shows its can-do
The annual Belgian Boat Show in Ghent is roaring back There are no more boatbuilders in Belgium. Belgian boaters are greying, hurting sales and marinas. But the Belgian sector is making good tracks in undoing the damage of changing market conditions. The annual Belgian Boat Show in ...
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NewsHISWA Orange Yachting Group weighs new trade, marketing strategy
Having lost its superyacht unit, the former HISWA boating trade group in the Netherlands has merged with the RECRON leisure sector lobby. The HISWA-RECRON merger responds to new vacationing patterns and will raise export and trade promotion of Dutch builders of yachts to 50m (164ft) and their supply chain.
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NewsVadac takes the ‘groan’ out of moving a battery
Vadac BV, a Dutch maker of technical accessories for campers and boaters, has announced the world’s “first truly portable battery box”.
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NewsAre inland boaters being ignored? – Moves underway to raise profile of sector
Inland Waterways International hosts day-long Düsseldorf event
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NewsEU briefs boating sector on pricey climate change strategy
At Boot Düsseldorf, the EU shared with the global boating sector the outlines of its pricey climate change strategy in the decades ahead. It said the magnitude of making the 27-nation EU climate-neutral by 2050 “is something we have not faced before.”
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NewsDutch superyacht sector weighs offer of upgrade in new home
Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT), a grouping of 400-plus maritime know-how companies, showed Dutch superyacht builders and their suppliers a new home last week following the collapse of their HISWA Holland Yachting Group.
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NewsEU to show its climate-change hand at Boot Düsseldorf
The European Commission will use 2020 Boot Düsseldorf, opening this weekend, to brief the global boating industry on its ambitious strategy to make the 27-nation EU climate-neutral by 2050.
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NewsPon Holdings acquires RH Marine Group
Pon Holdings is acquiring all of RH Marine Group by buying the majority stake that private equity firm Parcom Capital holds in the Dutch marine services provider. The two companies became joint shareholders in 2015.
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NewsDutch superyachts cruise into new era
Lobbying job shifts to the Netherlands Maritime Technology pressure group after HISWA Holland Marine folds
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NewsDutchmen to sell French-made SeaBubbles in four European nations, Dubai
Two Dutch businessmen have acquired the exclusive right to sell and develop SeaBubbles – electric, hydrofoil water taxis and buses – in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Dubai.
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Product LaunchAkzoNobel launches Awlfair SF high-performance filler
AkzoNobel has developed a spray filler technology that greatly accelerates a yacht paint job by using a pressurised airless spray.
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NewsDMS fills “market gap” with universal stabiliser control system
Dynamic Marine Systems has begun marketing a remote-control operating system for any brand of large yacht stabiliser and that can add a zero-speed stabilising function.
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NewsDutch boatbuilder opts for Pirelli-branded tenders
Linssen Yachts of the Netherlands has begun offering Pirelli-branded RIB tenders as options on its displacement motoryachts from 9m-15m.
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NewsMARIN welcomes SMEs with ambitious ideas
In 2020, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands will again open its facilities to five SMEs to test a new maritime concept, see if it works and demonstrate it.
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NewsNetherlands steps up Dutch flag marketing
The Netherlands is stepping up marketing of its registry of sea-going vessels and superyachts to generate more work for the Dutch maritime sector. It has launched a website – www.nlflag.nl – with details on vessel registration and certification, manning requirements and Dutch shipping and tax policies.
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NewsEuropean boating lobby urges EU action on single market growth
Europe’s boating sector lobby has marked its 10th anniversary with a plea to the EU to show leadership in the years ahead in boosting Europe’s single market, easing transatlantic trade frictions, encouraging innovation and reversing climate change.
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NewsKudos for Hull Vane from a French naval giant
French defense giant Naval Group has model-tested the Hull Vane and says the below-the-transom wing “significantly improves” powering, seakeeping and stealth capabilities of naval vessels and cuts their fuel consumption.
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