All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 30
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News2019 European Inventor Award for Finsulate antifouling
Antifouling fibre wrap that prevents the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on boat hulls
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Dutch yard opens Palma de Mallorca service centre
Vitters Shipyard, the Dutch maker of 30m-plus custom sailing yachts, has opened a service facility in Palma de Mallorca.
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NewsVitters, Royal Huisman stay the course in a tough market
In the tough and tiny niche of super sailing yachts, Vitters Shipyard and Royal Huisman hold their own, serving younger clients new products and services that are sometimes out of their comfort zones.
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NewsFinsulate antifouling gets Dutchman into inventor awards finals
Nothing gets more attached to a boat, apart from the owner, than marine life teeming below it. Fighting hull fouling costs the global boat and shipping sectors a fortune each year and is environmentally unsound.
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NewsFeadship opens fourth yard in Port of Amsterdam
Dutch superyacht-builder Feadship has officially opened its fourth yard, a vast and eco-friendly complex in the Port of Amsterdam. The inauguration by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands coincided with the 170th anniversary of Royal van Lent Shipyard, a constituent member of the Feadship alliance.
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NewsDutch yard starts on 80m superyacht with radical ‘backbone’ hull
Hot on the heels of two “incredibly successful” years, Heesen Yachts has unveiled a patented “backbone” hull design to solidify the Dutch builder’s name and reputation as a maker of very fast superyachts.
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NewsSecond Dutch SY builder to set up shop in Amsterdam
Royal Huisman of the Netherlands has agreed to open a yard in the Port of Amsterdam, making it the second Dutch superyacht builder, after Feadship, to do so as part of a drive to make Amsterdam a superyacht destination to lure maintenance and refit business away from, notably, Mediterranean yards.
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NewsOceanco-BMT partnership yields first project
A year after it was announced, the strategic partnership between Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco and British engineering giant BMT has yielded its first project.
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NewsLarger, more complex yachts fuel “rapid growth” at Dutch firm
De Keizer Marine Engineering, a Dutch integrator of electrotechnical systems on sail and motor yachts, says its 2018 turnover ballooned by 45% to €50m and expects to repeat that in 2018.
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NewsHamburg signs up for northern European superyacht route
Hamburg has joined a Dutch superyacht sector drive to craft a northern European superyacht route as an alternative to the well-worn Mediterranean and Caribbean sailing areas. Other northern ports are expected to follow suit.
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NewsDutch stabiliser-maker names Turkish distributor
Dynamic Marine Systems Holland, the Dutch maker of roll-damping systems, has named Istanbul-based Arti Marin Mobil Enerji Sisemleri AS as its distributor for Turkey.
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NewsDutch SY builder acquires new build halls
Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco has acquired two large build halls from Heerema Fabrication Group, a builder of offshore constructions that has fallen victim to deep cuts in investments in the oil and gas industry.
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NewsNew CEO named for Van Berge Henegouwen
Jeroen van den Hurk takes on head role at superyacht entertainment technology solutions provider
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NewsTurning to crowdfunding, Dutch eye bare-bones America’s Cup budget
Dutch entry for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021 still to find a main sponsor
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NewsVan der Valk bets on radical design: the ‘no-engine room’ cruiser
By placing engines under the swim platform Dutch builder claims to have created unrivalled space onboard with new range up to 30m
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NewsDMS Holland sees robust growth for its stabilisers, operating systems
Dynamic Marine Systems Holland, the Dutch maker of roll-damping systems, expects good growth in the years ahead, courtesy of a new ‘all-in-one’ stabilisation system for fast yachts.
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NewsReport into Dutch boating sector warns of skills shortage
An industry report into the training of boatyard workers in the Netherlands says weaknesses in schooling combined with a lack of forward-looking management make the Dutch sector insufficiently future-proof.
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NewsDamen enters luxury cruise market
Already active in 14 marine markets including superyachts, family-owned Damen Shipyard Group of the Netherlands is entering the luxury cruise market.
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NewsDutch boating sector up 4.8% in 2018; industry upbeat about 2019
Citing a long hot summer, HISWA Holland Marine says the Dutch boating sector’s 2018 turnover rose by 4.8% over the previous year. Rentals led the pack with a 10% turnover rise, followed by 7% growth for new-boat sales.
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