Rotterdam Boat Show canceled. Organizers blame costs, iffy Easter weather
ROTTERDAM—The 3rd edition of the Rotterdam Boat was canceled only two weeks before it was to take place over the Easter long weekend.
Andre Elevelt,...
Niels Klarenbeek takes METSTRADE helm
AMSTERDAM - Niels Klarenbeek, 42, has been named director of the Metstrade show. He succeeds Irene Dros who resigned Feb. 20 after 18 years...
Aluqa Abalone, a boat that works with you
TWELLO _ “We were determined to make the Aluqa unique and exclusive,” says Karl Haagen. “A boat that stands out for its exceptional design....
METSTRADE skips 2020. Next show: Nov. 26-28, 2021
AMSTERDAM – Organizers have canceled the Nov. 17-19 Marine Equipment Trade Show “with great sadness” due to the coronavirus pandemic and fixed Nov. 16-18,...
Survey: 2018 was good year; 2019 may be better
AMSTERDAM – HISWA Holland Marine Industry says the long, hot summer of 2018 enabled the Dutch boating sector to score a turnover growth of...
For now, no dismembering of old bridge for the sake of a new yacht
ROTTERDAM – It was the talk of the town for months but the uproar over dismantling part of an old bridge so superyacht builder...
Systems integrator De Keizer bankrupt; restart talks underway
ZAANDAM - a Dutch court has declared De Keizer International BV and De Keizer Marine Engineering BV bankrupt on Oct. 15 as takeover talks...
Monaco, Cannes in the throes of different COVID-19 playbooks
AMSTERDAM – As Dutch superyacht builders led a boycott of the 2020 Monaco Yacht Show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cannes show vowed...
A Dutch idea: boating for fun. Imagine that!
AMSTERDAM – Spring beckons and for the 396th time, Dutch boaters are wiping cobwebs off their pride-and-joys. In 1622 _ 2 years before the...
Holland Yachting Group, and its catchy slogan, live on
Turns out there’s a lot of life left in the Holland Yachting Group.
In 2019, after 50 years, the superyacht lobby quit the HISWA watersports...
