vrijdag, maart 24, 2023

New products from AkzoNobel

AMSTERDAM – Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel's Awlgrip brand is celebrating its 50th anniversary by introducing Awlcraft 3000, a top coat with improved...

155-year-old shipyard dips a toe into yacht building, delivers 77ft hull  

DORDRECHT – Family-owned Shipyard J. Schlieker & Sons has been active in Dutch shipbuilding since 1868. By now, the company has built well over...

Superlauwersmeer named European Boat of the Year

DUESSELDORF – At Boat Duesseldorf, the world’s biggest indoor boating and water sports event – the Dutch entry Superlauwersmeer won first place with its...

After Europe, AkzoNobel now uses 100% renewable electricity in N. America

AMSTERDAM – The Dutch paints and coatings multinational AkzoNobel says all of its North America locations are now operating on 100% renewable electricity, a...

Vetus launches propulsion systems for small boats

DUESSELSDORF – Dutch boat systems maker Vetus used Boot Duesseldorf to unveil a range of low-maintenance electric propulsion systems for small boats. The three systems...

A 16th century London taxi boat inspires a Dutch yard

ZAANDAM - In Elizabethan times, oarsmen plied the waters of the Thames in “wherries” –  boats that today, 400 years later, inspire a father-daughters...

In 2022 KNRM rescued 4.000+ people and upgraded its fleet

IJMUIDEN – Lifeboats of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Service responded to 2,524 calls for help in 2022, 10% more than in the previous...

Boot Duesseldorf returns, full throttle

DUESSELDORF - It's like old times again: the new northern hemisphere boating season kicks off at Boot Düsseldorf. Scores of thousands of visitors will...

KM Yachtbuilders expands, adds new painting halls

MAKKUM - KM Yachtbuilders, a specialist in aluminum yacht building, has expanded, adding two painting halls. The new halls will be used to paint...

Royal Huisman’s innovative knack yields an impressive line-up of projects

VOLLENHOVE - Next to the hulking outline of Royal Huisman Project 404 stands a big cylindrical tank full of water, pipes and valves. "With...

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