All The Netherlands articles – Page 35
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Vaan Yachts to build second sustainable cat in “uneasy year”
Vaan Yachts owner Igor Kluin Vaan Yachts, a new Dutch builder of recyclable aluminium catamarans, says it will soon build a second project – a 14.95m (49ft) sailing yacht. “We are finally on our way. This has not been an easy year,” says owner Igor Kluin. Kluin ...
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Product Launch
WhisperPower releases OctoPower 3
The 3kW OctoPower3 is a self-contained electrical power system for boats typically powered by a 12V DC battery bank that also need mains voltage for AC equipment After extensive trials, the new OctoPower 3 is now available from Netherlands-based off-grid specialist WhisperPower. The compact 3kW unit replaces ...
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Hakvoort Shipyard receives ‘Royal’ designation
Dutch King Willem Alexander has granted superyacht-builder Hakvoort Shipyard the designation ‘Royal’ to mark its 100 years of service.
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Vetus returns to the electric market with new propulsion systems
Vetus, the Dutch equipment manufacturer and distributor, has announced its return to the electric boating market with the launch of a new line of solutions for the new-build and refit sectors.
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Market Overview | Netherlands
Resurgence in the small boat market has been a major positive, though challenges remain for the large boat sector and the impact of a second lockdown is yet to be fully realised
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Vanquish Yachts secures 35m superyacht order from US client
Vanquish COO Sander Mars: “US clients are getting used to aluminium” Since its founding in 2012, Vanquish Yachts has built fast luxury dayboats at a blistering pace. It’s a tale of peerless success: the Dutch maker of aluminium tenders and day cruisers just scored an order for ...
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DAME R&D Excellence in Adversity Awards – final call for entries
METSTRADE Show organiser RAI Amsterdam is calling on exhibitors to submit their entries for the special DAME R&D Excellence in Adversity Award, which is open to any product new to market or any significant R&D project conducted by an equipment manufacturer worked on between 1 January-28 October 2020, that has ...
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MARIN takes on edgy, climate change-related research
MARIN recently tested floating islands to see if they can support living and working conditions at sea The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) is getting into research that is miles from the bread-and-butter tank testing that over the past 85 years made it the world’s largest, independent ...
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AkzoNobel reports “excellent” Q3 results
The results show AkzoNobel sales reclaiming ground lost to the Covid-19 pandemic
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HISWA: second lockdown undermines Dutch charter firms
The Netherlands’ second coronavirus lockdown in 2020, announced October 14, is a stab in the back for boating companies active in group accommodations like charterers, says Geert Dijks, head of the HISWA-RECRON watersports and recreation sector. Dijks said a negative mid-September travel advice in Germany and Belgium triggered “massive cancellations ...
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Dutch systems integrator declared bankrupt
A court in north Holland has declared De Keizer International BV and De Keizer Marine Engineering BV bankrupt.
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Governments seek to halt Covid-19’s second lap around Europe
Dutch go for ‘partial lockdown’; Employers seek compensation
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Yanmar brings saildrives to larger sailboats
Responding to boatbuilder demand, Yanmar is introducing the SD15 saildrive solution for larger monohull and multihull sailboats
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Ex-Heesen man takes the wheel at Holland Yachting Group
Eddie Kloosterman, a former Heesen Yachts marketing coordinator, has taken charge of Holland Yachting Group, the alliance of Dutch superyacht builders and their suppliers within the Netherlands Maritime Technology trade lobby.
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Apax Partners Boats Group acquires another leading online marketplace
Boats Group, the business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts, has acquired Dutch boating marketplaces Botentekoop.nl, Boten.nl and Botenbank.nl from Arimpex Media Solutions. The acquisition reinforces the company’s focus on expanding its global footprint and increases consumer engagement throughout Western Europe. Boats Group’s marketplaces already connect the ...
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Damen Shipyards Group completes restructuring to regain profitability
Damen Yachting’s main facility in Flushing, the Netherlands Damen Shipyards Group has completed a corporate overhaul ending its fragmented structure, making the Dutch company that runs 36 shipbuilding and repair yards worldwide profitable again. In January, Arnout Damen, son of founder Kommer Damen, became CEO, succeeding founder ...
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Moonen sells second 36.3m yacht in 2020
Dutch yard to deliver a new Moonen Martinique to its US owner in November 2021
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Heesen: After Covid-19 bump in the road, business is back, looking good
Heesen’s 55m Project Pollux is due for delivery in October Heesen Yachts says 2020 was a mixed bag. It says the year began with a “lot of commercial activity”, then Covid-19 hit but the Dutch yard is ending 2020 in a “financially sound position”. Heesen CEO Arthur ...
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First images of Royal Huisman’s Apex 850
Dutch superyacht builder Royal Huisman has unveiled the first images of its new Apex 850 which, at 85m (279ft), is said to be the world’s largest performance sloop.