Dutch extend ‘Grow Boating’ drive to 2025
AMSTERDAM _ Dutch companies active in boating and other outdoor recreation sectors have extended to 2025 their ‘Grow Boating’ campaign. Since its launch in...
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...
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....
New EBI Secretary-General sets more activist course
BRUSSELS _ In Brussels’ pool of 30,000 lobbyists, the European Boating Industry is a minnow that has long curated a relatively low profile in...
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...
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...
In-Water HISWA to stay in Lelystad for 5 more years
LELYSTAD - The annual In-Water HISWA boat show will remain in Lelystad's Batavia Haven for at least another five years. In-Water HISWA Director Arjen...
Chinese investor buys Balk Shipyard
URK - Hong Kong-based Zhongying International Holding Group Ltd. has acquired Balk Shipyard, an old family-owned business that today builds, refits and converts superyachts...
