Fingers go crossed at 2020 Boot Düsseldorf
THE HAGUE - The 2020 Boot Düsseldorf will likely lure some 250,000 visitors. Petros Michelidakis, the show’s director, speaks of packed halls and 200...
Not to miss at the 2019 METSTRADE Show:
* Feadship Director Henk de Vries delivers the keynote address at the show-opening Breakfast Briefing. He speaks about how the Dutch superyacht giant targets...
Damen gives Stad Amsterdam ‘green refit’
DEN HELDER - The 76m clipper "Stad Amsterdam" has arrived in this northern Dutch naval port for a refit at Damen Shipyards before undertaking...
A €215M shot in the arm for Dutch superyacht building
AMSTERDAM – Every year, many eyes in the global superyacht sector turn to Credit Suisse’s Global Wealth Report, a bellwether of the sector’s future...
Lack of funds ends Dutch 2021 AC campaign
AMSTERDAM - Lack of funds has led a Dutch group to quit its campaign to join the 36th America’s Cup in New Zealand next...
Moonen declared bankrupt, but fights on
DEN BOSCH - A Dutch court has declared Moonen Yachts Holding BV bankrupt after its owner, Mexico’s largest steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, was...
Feadship rewrites a pesky Hollywood cliché
HAARLEM - Entourage. Taken. Werewolf of Wall Street. The Bourne Identity and plenty of Bond movies. In the hands of Hollywood, luxury yachts are...
Increasingly, Van Oossanen delivers ‘best of both worlds’
WAGENINGEN _ Van Oossanen Naval Architects’ patented Fast Displacement Hull Form is enjoying growing popularity among builders of yachts, small and large.
“We see growing...
Another palmy year: Dutch superyacht builders’ 2018 sales exceed €1.5 billion
Dutch superyacht makers posted record sales in 2018 exceeding €1.5 billion as demand for ever larger, smarter and highly customized yachts continues unabated.
Data compiled...
Waiting for superyachts spurs pre-owned sales
LONDON _ In 2018, Dutch builders turned out superyachts at a healthy clip. And sales of pre-owned, Dutch-built yachts weren’t shabby either, spurred by...
