All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 33
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NewsDamen builds six patrol vessels with Hull Vanes
Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands is completing an order for six police patrol vessels, each equipped with a Hull Vane – a below-the-transom wing that cuts fuel use, renders a higher speed, dampens a ship’s motions and makes for a quieter ride.
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NewsAkzoNobel Q1 profitability up 31%, but revenues down 6%
Paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel posted a 31% rise in Q1 profitability – to €214m – but saw its revenues sink to just over €2bn, a drop of 6%.
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NewsU-Boat Worx of Netherlands starts production line of small subs
U-Boat Worx is hoping to tap into a larger market U-Boat Worx has added to its range of submarines a small, lightweight two-seater sub called the Nemo that can dive to 100m (330ft) of depth for up to eight hours and fits on a wider range of ...
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NewsAmels on track to launch nine yachts in 2020
Dutch superyacht maker Amels is confident it will be able to launch nine yachts in 2020, despite the coronavirus’ debilitating impact on the company and the Dutch economy as a whole.
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NewsDutch boating sector issues vouchers for cancelled services
The Dutch recreational boating sector has launched a voucher system for people who have paid for a rental, training course, holiday package or other service that was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The vouchers can be used at a later date for a new booking with the same company ...
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NewsFight against coronavirus creates “dire situation” for Dutch boating industry
The recent tightening – and extension – of anti-coronavirus measures in the Netherlands have increased financial harm to the country’s already hurting recreational boating sector, says the Dutch leisure industry trade lobby.
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NewsCoronavirus disrupts AkzoNobel transformation, financial planning
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting AkzoNobel’s transformation strategy, forcing the Dutch paints and coatings giant to abandon its 2020 financial planning. It says Q2 demand is in a free fall.
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NewsDutch sector seeks guarantee fund as economic outlook darkens over coronavirus
The coronavirus will force a 3.5% drop in Dutch economic growth this year, says ABN AMRO. The Netherlands’ third largest bank sees growth returning in 2021, possibly by as much as 2.5%.
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NewsDamen Shipyards Group names new COO
Damen Shipyards Group has named Marc van Heyningen as its next chief operations officer as of April 1. He joins after years at Fluor Corporation, a US engineering, construction and maintenance giant where his last position was vice president of operations.
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NewsDutch builders embrace remote working as coronavirus crisis deepens
As the coronavirus tightened its grip on the Netherlands, workers at Dutch yacht-builders have begun working remotely from home. And those who cannot work remotely – such as painters, carpenters and electricians – are kept at a safe distance from one another even if that requires organising separate shifts.
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NewsDutch boating sector seeks urgent relief; Cites "significant" losses due to coronavirus
The government has signalled it will provide tax relief and other assistance for SMEs
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NewsHISWA Amsterdam Boat Show opens 65th edition
The 65th annual HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show opened March 11, as scheduled, bucking a worldwide trend of cancellations and rescheduling of all sorts of events in the face of a coronavirus outbreak going global.
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NewsAmsterdam Boat Show “definitely on”
As the first boats were nudged into place, organisers of the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show said their event will be held March 11-15, as scheduled.
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NewsBlueGeneration opens jobs site to boost blue economy employment
The BlueGeneration Project, a pan-European initiative to promote jobs in marine sectors, has launched a jobs portal where companies can post jobs and internships across the continent.
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NewsAmels, Damen step up solar power capacity
Amels, the superyacht division of Damen Shipyards Group, says solar power generation at its yard on the Dutch North Sea now accounts for nearly one-third of its annual electricity need there.
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NewsDutch superyacht builder opens newly expanded interiors facility
Heesen Yachts says demand for more sophisticated interiors requires more space and equipment
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NewsIn difficult times, Belgian boating sector shows its can-do
The annual Belgian Boat Show in Ghent is roaring back There are no more boatbuilders in Belgium. Belgian boaters are greying, hurting sales and marinas. But the Belgian sector is making good tracks in undoing the damage of changing market conditions. The annual Belgian Boat Show in ...
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NewsHISWA Orange Yachting Group weighs new trade, marketing strategy
Having lost its superyacht unit, the former HISWA boating trade group in the Netherlands has merged with the RECRON leisure sector lobby. The HISWA-RECRON merger responds to new vacationing patterns and will raise export and trade promotion of Dutch builders of yachts to 50m (164ft) and their supply chain.
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NewsVadac takes the ‘groan’ out of moving a battery
Vadac BV, a Dutch maker of technical accessories for campers and boaters, has announced the world’s “first truly portable battery box”.
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NewsAre inland boaters being ignored? – Moves underway to raise profile of sector
Inland Waterways International hosts day-long Düsseldorf event
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