METSTRADE 2021: reuniting global marine companies
AMSTERDAM - It is not back-to-normal, but the 2021 Metstrade (Nov. 16-18) makes a decent effort to reunite the global marine leisure sector. Visitors...
Meet VETUS’ new, most powerful Bow Pro yet at 2021 Metstrade
AMSTERDAM – With the launch of the Bow Pro Boosted 300 series, Vetus, the Dutch developer and marketeer of more than a dozen boat...
Feadship to refit, service at least 10 yachts this winter
AMSTERDAM – Dutch custom builder Feadship says it will do refit and service work on at least 10 superyachts this winter. The workload of...
2021 Metstrade: Frothing at the bit, raring to go again
AMSTERDAM – The Metstrade show – the annual high mass of the global leisure marine sector – is getting ready for business again. After...
Dee Caffari to deliver Metstrade breakfast keynote address
AMSTERDAM - Denise ‘Dee’ Caffari, the British sailor and the first woman to go around the world – solo, non-stop, and westward, i.e., into...
Harald Lubbinge named new Rondal managing director
VOLLENHOVEN - Rondal, the Dutch maker, designer, and marketer of custom-made composite products for large, very high-end sailing and motor yachts, has named Harald...
AkzoNobel eyes expansion in South, Central America
AMSTERDAM - Keen to raise its presence in Latin America, Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel plans to buy Colombia-based Grupo Orbis. AkzoNobel –...
Hull Vane BV scores across the marine industry board
HEEG – Hull Vane BV, maker of gear that optimizes the performance of boats small and large, enjoys a widening footprint across the breadth...
Dutch SAR service begins 15-year fleet renewal
IJMUIDEN - The Royal Dutch Lifeboat Institution has begun renewing its fleet of lifeboats. Over the next 15 years, 75 SAR craft of varied...
2021 METSTRADE plans for hybrid event
AMSTERDAM – Organizers of the Nov. 16-18 METSTRADE show plan to stage a hybrid event. They expect in-person events to go ahead (already over...
