WhisperPower reports 40% hike in 2021 turnover
DRACHTEN – WhisperPower, The Dutch power and propulsion specialist, says it posted a nearly 40% rise in turnover in 2021, a year in which...
A Yule twofer from U-Boat Worx: a Nemo sub and a ROAM support craft
BREDA – Adding more cheer to the Christmas season, U-Boat Worx offers a rare package deal: a Nemo, the company's smallest and lightest sub...
Fine threads amplify the Feadship message
HAARLEM – Dutch custom superyacht builder Feadship has launched a line of yacht wear to share and amplify the ‘Feadship message’ of high-end quality,...
As 2021 fades away, Dutch yards thrive at both ends of the sector
HEEG – Dutch shipyards look back on a big year. Large yacht makers enjoy well-filled order books. And at the other end of the...
Steeler Yachts’ success lies in adding value: speed, comfort, functionality
STEENWIJK –Hans Webbink, founder and CEO of Steeler Yachts, is a late bloomer. He came to the yachting sector around 2000, after hectic decades...
Is there no end to making sleek, superfast tenders in the Netherlands?
HEEG –Not a chance! If the furious growth of the global superyacht sector continues apace, demand for stylish, elegant and amazingly fast tenders –...
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...