Dutch megayacht builders dominate 2022 World Superyacht Awards
LONDON – In a year of negative, war-fed headlines for their sector, Dutch makers, designers, and architects of large yachts dominated the 2022 Boat...
Dutch yards increasingly cater to speedsters looking over the horizon
AMSTERDAM - Boating in Holland can be like sailing into a Turner painting. Rivers meander through infinite lowlands and sweep around centuries-old old towns. Or...
DMS Holland’s fast-widening range in stabilization gear
KERKDRIEL - Dynamic Marine Systems Holland’s name as a maker of boat stabilizers is noteworthy for a company not even a decade old. Since...
At WhisperPower, green products, remote access drive strong growth
DRACHTEN – If the COVID years were a bump in the road, WhisperPower, the Dutch developer and maker of (hybrid) energy and propulsion systems,...
New Vetus site underscores upgrade of company-wide digital branding
SCHIEDAM – Vetus, the Dutch developer and maker of boat systems, has revamped its website to improve online services to customers. The new site...
Yacht builders, suppliers in pursuit of patents to protect innovation
MUNICH – Increasingly, European yacht builders and designers accelerate their bid for patent protection of their work through the European Patent Office. This newsletter...
MARIN eyes the safety of wind park turbines
As the Ukraine war accelerates Europe’s energy transition, the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands considers the safety of turbines in the fast-expanding North...
METSTRADE opens nominations for the 2022 Dame Charity award.
AMSTERDAM - The METSTRADE organization needs you to help build a better world. You can nominate a worthy marine cause for the 2022 DAME...
Royal Huisman, possibly the Netherlands’ most ambitious shipyard
VOLLENHOVE – Of the Netherlands’ dozen or so builders of one-off superyachts, Royal Huisman might be the most intriguing, and ambitious shipyard globally. It...
Vetus beefs up staffing to maintain strong growth in key markets
SCHIEDAM – Citing record sales levels in 13 years, Vetus, the Dutch boat systems maker, has expanded senior staffing to maintain good growth.
In Montelupo,...