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This portal gives access to all relevant information concerning the registration of seagoing merchant vessels and commercial yachts on the Dutch register and the establishment of a shipping company in the Netherlands.

It also serves as a source of information for anyone interested in doing business with the maritime cluster in the Netherlands.

 

Use of this web portal

This portal has been commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in order to assist in locating information required to register merchant vessels and commercial seagoing yachts sailing under the Dutch flag, and to establish shipping companies in the Netherlands. No rights can be derived from the information on this website. Although due care has been exercised in the compilation and maintenance of this web portal, using sources deemed reliable, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management cannot guarantee that the information provided is correct, complete, and up to date. Nor does the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management guarantee the flawless or continuous operation of the web portal. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management expressly disclaims any liability with respect to the correctness, completeness, and topical value of the information provided, and with respect to the (uninterrupted) use of this web portal.

Information from third parties, products, and services

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management does not accept any liability nor any responsibility for the contents, the use, or the availability of websites to which this website refers, or that refer to this website. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has not subjected the information contained in such websites to a detailed assessment of its correctness, reasonableness, topical value, or completeness.