All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 38
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NewsFerretti reports strong demand for newly acquired Wally brand
A month after announcing it has acquired the rights to the Wally brand of super-fast sailing and motor yachts, Ferretti Group says it is taking orders for the high-tech craft Luca Bassani founded in 1994.
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NewsStrong refit market drives VBH growth and expansion
Riding the coat tails of a buoyant global refit market, Dutch systems integrator Van Berge Henegouwen is reporting rising demand for upgrades of onboard IT networks.
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NewsAkzoNobel reports mixed 2018; Vows ‘to invest in growth’
AkzoNobel NV, the Dutch-based multinational maker of decorative paints and performance coatings, has reported mixed 2018 results due to adverse currency movements, pricier raw materials and lower volumes.
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NewsEBI: EU must end smorgasbord of boating sector training norms
European Boating Industry (EBI), the Brussels-based lobby of the European leisure marine industry, is urging the EU to end the lack across of common rules across Europe on acquiring boating sector skills and vocational training.
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Dutch America’s Cup entry names MD
Eelco Blok, a former CEO of Dutch telecoms provider KPN, has been named managing director of DutchSail, the company behind the Dutch challenger in the 36th America’s Cup in 2021.
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NewsFat order book leads Feadship to build 166m hall
De Vries Scheepsbouw, a founding member of the Feadship alliance of superyacht builders, has started work on a second build hall – 166m long – in the northern Dutch town of Makkum.
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HISWA Holland Marine, RECRON members OK merger
Members of HISWA Holland Marine, the Dutch boating sector lobby, and RECRON, the Netherlands’ leisure industry trade group, have agreed to merge. Representing almost 2,500 companies, the two parties will act as a strategic alliance.
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NewsLinssen turns 70 and sells 11 yachts worth €5.2m
Linssen Yachts of the Netherlands says it took orders for 11 yachts worth €5.2m at its annual mid-November in-house boat show, which coincided with the Dutch motoryacht maker’s 70th anniversary.
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Piet Brouwer wins Dutch SY contract
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology in the Netherlands plans to step up collaboration with Royal Huisman after winning a contract to design and install the complete electro-technical system on the Dutch superyacht builder’s 55m motoryacht project Phi.
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Key superyacht figures join forces to promote sustainability
With sustainability rising on many agendas, key superyacht industry actors have joined forces to promote innovative technologies and conservation techniques in building, repairing, maintaining and refitting yachts.
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HISWA, Dutch leisure sector lobby to merge
In the face of consumers’ changing vacationing patterns, HISWA Holland Marine, the Dutch boating sector lobby and RECON, the Netherlands’ leisure industry trade group, plan to merge.
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Dutch investment firm acquires Alewijnse
Strong Root Capital buys Dutch technical services provider for undisclosed sum
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Used motorboat sales soar in Netherlands
Sales in the Netherlands of pre-owned open cockpit motorboats surged by 40% in the third quarter compared to the same time last year, according to the NBMS brokers federation, a member of HISWA Holland Marine Industry.
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Dutch superyacht yard to triple refit space, double turnover
Balk Shipyard of the Netherlands has announced an ambitious expansion project that will see the 220-year-old company triple its capacity for refits and double its turnover.
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Dutch yard targets younger market
Moonen Yachts showed up at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show this week with a new management team and a determination to service a younger market with a platform of edgy yachts from 30m-50m.
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NewsIcon “proud” of deal that lets Sunseeker build bigger yachts
For Icon Yachts, the deal to build Sunseeker’s next flagship – the Sunseeker-161 – in aluminum cements its exit from bankruptcy in 2014. And it lets Britain’s luxury yacht builder catch up with rivals building ever larger superyachts.
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NewsDutch yard to build Sunseeker's next flagship
In a surprise development, British luxury yacht maker Sunseeker has selected Icon Yachts of the Netherlands to build its next flagship – the Sunseeker 161 – in aluminium at its yard in the Dutch city of Harlingen.
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Heesen enters explorer yacht market
Heesen Yachts is on a roll and expects its turnover in the years ahead to increase by 30%-40%. The Dutch superyacht maker said at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show it will continue to invest in build capacity and announced two milestone projects: Cosmos , an 80m aluminum yacht with a ...
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Amsterdam touted as superyacht destination at Monaco
At the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show, the Port of Amsterdam and Dutch superyacht builders pledged to jointly make the Dutch capital a superyacht destination. Under the plan, the port will provide space for Dutch builders and suppliers needing more room for new-build, refit and repair projects. This would, in turn, ...
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Dutch motoryacht producer updates range
Linssen Yachts in the Netherlands has overhauled its full range of motoryachts, adding features such as solar panels, electric sun roofs, new flexible tops and sliding wheelhouse doors for single-handed docking.
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