All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 32
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Linssen reports strong first-half
Linssen Yachts of the Netherlands says it delivered 87 yachts in the first half of 2019, including its entire fleet of pre-owned vessels. Marketing manager Paul Beelen said the deliveries comprised 61 new and 26 used motoryachts.
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Linssen to build 10 more craft for French charter firm
Linssen Yachts of the Netherlands will build another 10 self-drive rental craft for France’s Locaboat Holidays. Since late 2017, it has already delivered 28 steel Pénichette Evolution motoryachts, which it has jointly developed with Locaboat.
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Moonen bankrupt
A Dutch court has declared Moonen Yachts bankrupt. The ruling comes two weeks after the Dutch builder said it was close to a deal with a new financial backer.
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Moonen in ‘advanced’ negotiations with new investor
Keen to boost production, Moonen Yachts is in advanced talks with a potential investor who “will strongly focus on strengthening the market position” of the Dutch superyacht builder.
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2019 European Inventor Award for Finsulate antifouling
Antifouling fibre wrap that prevents the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on boat hulls
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Dutch yard opens Palma de Mallorca service centre
Vitters Shipyard, the Dutch maker of 30m-plus custom sailing yachts, has opened a service facility in Palma de Mallorca.
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Vitters, Royal Huisman stay the course in a tough market
In the tough and tiny niche of super sailing yachts, Vitters Shipyard and Royal Huisman hold their own, serving younger clients new products and services that are sometimes out of their comfort zones.
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Finsulate antifouling gets Dutchman into inventor awards finals
Nothing gets more attached to a boat, apart from the owner, than marine life teeming below it. Fighting hull fouling costs the global boat and shipping sectors a fortune each year and is environmentally unsound.
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Feadship opens fourth yard in Port of Amsterdam
Dutch superyacht-builder Feadship has officially opened its fourth yard, a vast and eco-friendly complex in the Port of Amsterdam. The inauguration by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands coincided with the 170th anniversary of Royal van Lent Shipyard, a constituent member of the Feadship alliance.
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Dutch yard starts on 80m superyacht with radical ‘backbone’ hull
Hot on the heels of two “incredibly successful” years, Heesen Yachts has unveiled a patented “backbone” hull design to solidify the Dutch builder’s name and reputation as a maker of very fast superyachts.
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Second Dutch SY builder to set up shop in Amsterdam
Royal Huisman of the Netherlands has agreed to open a yard in the Port of Amsterdam, making it the second Dutch superyacht builder, after Feadship, to do so as part of a drive to make Amsterdam a superyacht destination to lure maintenance and refit business away from, notably, Mediterranean yards.
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Oceanco-BMT partnership yields first project
A year after it was announced, the strategic partnership between Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco and British engineering giant BMT has yielded its first project.
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Larger, more complex yachts fuel “rapid growth” at Dutch firm
De Keizer Marine Engineering, a Dutch integrator of electrotechnical systems on sail and motor yachts, says its 2018 turnover ballooned by 45% to €50m and expects to repeat that in 2018.
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Hamburg signs up for northern European superyacht route
Hamburg has joined a Dutch superyacht sector drive to craft a northern European superyacht route as an alternative to the well-worn Mediterranean and Caribbean sailing areas. Other northern ports are expected to follow suit.
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Dutch stabiliser-maker names Turkish distributor
Dynamic Marine Systems Holland, the Dutch maker of roll-damping systems, has named Istanbul-based Arti Marin Mobil Enerji Sisemleri AS as its distributor for Turkey.
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Dutch SY builder acquires new build halls
Dutch superyacht builder Oceanco has acquired two large build halls from Heerema Fabrication Group, a builder of offshore constructions that has fallen victim to deep cuts in investments in the oil and gas industry.
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New CEO named for Van Berge Henegouwen
Jeroen van den Hurk takes on head role at superyacht entertainment technology solutions provider
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Turning to crowdfunding, Dutch eye bare-bones America’s Cup budget
Dutch entry for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021 still to find a main sponsor
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Van der Valk bets on radical design: the ‘no-engine room’ cruiser
By placing engines under the swim platform Dutch builder claims to have created unrivalled space onboard with new range up to 30m
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