All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 32
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NewsFor Tideman, delivery of two workboats is a “tonic” in a bad year
The Dutch builder sees demand for HDPE rising from explorer yachts
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NewsAkzoNobel: Covid-19 squeezed Q2 earnings, but profitability up
Covid-19 drove down Q2 earnings at AkzoNobel, but the Dutch paints and coating multinational said “a strong focus” on margins and cost savings raised profitability by 14%, up from 13.7% in the same 2019 period. Releasing AkzoNobel’s Q2 results, CEO Thierry Vanlancker said: “Despite lower end market demand, our business ...
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NewsAkzoNobel reports “robust profitability” in Q2 despite Covid-19
In a rare preview of its Q2 financial reporting, AkzoNobel NV said it had lower revenues and adjusted income in April through June compared to the same 2019 period, but “robust profitability” despite the debilitating Covid-19 crisis.
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News2019 Dutch superyacht output: fewer but more valuable, greener vessels
Amels’ 83m Here Comes the Sun The Dutch superyacht sector delivered 17 yachts last year, worth just over €1bn, the Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) trade group says in its 2019 annual report. While this is a drop in numbers, NMT says the value of yachts on order ...
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NewsSuperyacht sector reports good first year for its sustainability agenda
The Water Revolution Foundation, an initiative of sustainability projects of the global superyacht sector, has reported better-than-anticipated progress in its first year of operation.
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NewsMarquip NOx emission treatment and silencer certified in Italy
MarQuip, a specialist in exhaust systems for sail and motor yachts, says its first IMO TIER III emission system, equipped with efficient noise reduction, has been tested and certified in Italy.
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NewsAfter so-so start, Netherlands Maritime Technology relaunches superyacht unit
The Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) lobby, overcoming a spat over a name and marketing slogan, has asked “renowned marketing agencies” to handle the relaunch of Holland Yachting Group as its superyacht unit. The contract will be awarded June 24, said the NMT in a presentation of the HYG’s first-year program. ...
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NewsSuperyacht sector wakes up to cybersecurity
As the boating industry accelerates the push into smart technologies onboard, those advances make superyachts particularly vulnerable
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NewsHISWA Amsterdam Boat Show folds for good
The RAI Amsterdam events organisation has closed down the annual HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show for good.
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NewsMoonen Yachts sells 36.3m sister ship of Brigadoon
Moonen Yachts has sold a 36.3m superyacht – a sistership of its award-winning Brigadoon – to a MidEast client. The yacht, project YN199, will be launched in August and delivered to the Middle East in October.
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NewsDutch superyacht sector keeps Holland Yachting Group name, slogan
The Dutch superyacht lobby has bought the Holland Yachting Group (HYG) name and slogan from the HISWA watersports lobby it left last December to join the Netherlands Maritime Technology trade group.
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NewsAkzoNobel ‘weathering COVID-19 storm’
Amsterdam-based paints and coatings multinational AkzoNobel says it is “weathering the COVID-19 storm” by ensuring employee health and safety and maintaining business continuity.
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NewsMoonen names new management team
Moonen Yachts, the Dutch superyacht builder rescued from bankruptcy last summer, has named its new management team to step up production of semi-custom yachts in the 30m-50m bracket. The yard has made marketing director Marianne Hendricks its managing director.
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NewsSYBAss says no to MYS offer of 30% price cut; says it ignored broader concerns
SYBAss asks Monaco show organisers not to stage show this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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News2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show cancelled
The 2020 HISWA-in-Water boat show has been cancelled because of COVID-19, delivering yet another blow to the Dutch boating sector already reeling from a pandemic that has caused it an estimated €1.1bn in damage to date.
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NewsDMS Holland expands portfolio of stabilisers
Dutch stabilisation specialist entered the market in 2013
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NewsEU headed for ‘deep, uneven recession of historic proportions’
The EU head office says the coronavirus pandemic is savaging the European Union economy this year, creating a “recession of historic proportions”. It adds Western Europe will not fully recover until at least the end of 2021. In its spring economic forecasts, the European Commission says the economies of the ...
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NewsDamen Shipyards Group launches yachting division
Family-owned Damen Shipyards Group has formally created a division housing its Amels superyacht unit, its Yacht Support and SeaXplorer brands, its Full Custom yachts and yacht refit services.
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NewsDutch superyacht sector crafts new home
The Dutch superyacht lobby has moved into new digs, but its shift from HISWA Holland Yachting Group into a unit of the Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) trade group has been slow due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsNetherlands: longer lockdown puts 20,000 sector jobs at risk
The Netherlands has extended its coronavirus lockdown through May 20, piling on the economic pain for the boating and leisure sectors that expect damage to total €1bn. The HISWA-RECRON lobby also says close to 20,000 jobs are at risk. It has expressed dismay that the government has not yet accepted ...
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