Boot Düsseldorf International Breakfast Meeting goes online
DÜSSELDORF - Boot Düsseldorf and the European Boating Industry will jointly stage an online International Breakfast Meeting on April 20 to assess the impact...
Evan Kortmann new CCO at Balk Shipyard
URK – Balk Shipyard has come under new management. Daan Balk, the seventh generation at the yard’s helm, has opted for early retirement.
The yard’s...
Ending uneasy year, Heesen Yachts looks forward with confidence
MONACO – It’s a high point at the start of each Monaco Yacht Show. The Heesen Yachts breakfast in a swank hotel is always...
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...
Ukraine war’s collateral damage swamps Dutch superyacht sector
The Dutch government is preventing 14 superyachts, believed to be owned by Russians, from leaving the country. Twelve are under construction, and two are...
Sinot denies sale of hydrogen yacht to Bill Gates
EEMNES - Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design of the Netherlands has denied British media reports it has sold a hydrogen-powered superyacht that is still...
Gobbling up a your marina problem
ROTTERDAM _ RanMarine Technology, a 4-year-old Dutch company, has a solution for marina operators for whom floating garbage is an unending pain-in-the-neck. The company...
Yards band together to fill boatshow gap year
TER AAR – The cancellation of many boat shows in 2020 in the Netherlands and elsewhere is not something Dutch manufacturers take lying down. While...
Eekels restarts De Keizer Marine Engineering
ZAANDAM – Eekels Technology BV has agreed to relaunch the activities of De Keizer Marine Engineering which was declared bankrupt on October 15.
A subsidiary...
AkzoNobel opens global R&D center in UK
AkzoNobel, the Dutch coatings and paints multinational, has opened an R&D center west of London, the latest in a series to enable the company...
