On December 15 Spliethoff announced the acquisition of an additional P14-type vessel. The vessel is renamed ‘Pottersgracht’ (former name: ‘St. Georg, a P2-1400 type) and reflagged to Dutch flag/register.
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After a tender process, Wagenborg Offshore has signed an agreement for the deployment of a walk to work emergency response and rescue vessel (W2W ERRV). This third walk to work vessel in the Wagenborg fleet will be operated by Wagenborg Offshore as a standby and support vessel for inspection and maintenance of unmanned
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On October 29 Royal Wagenborg succesfully launched the Easymax 2 at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard. The new vessel is the successor of the Egbert Wagenborg.
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NL flag welcomes the Amadeus Titanium to the Dutch ship register. The vessel was built in 2006 and recently converted from a dry bulk coaster to a liquid chemical tanker. She is currently flying the NL flag, owned by HGK Shipping and managed by De Bock Maritiem B.V.
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On Thursday 15 October 2020 Spliethoff announced the acquisition of an additional P14-type vessel. The vessel is renamed ‘Plantijngracht’ (former name: ‘St. Pauli - a P2-1400 type) and reflagged to Dutch flag/register.
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The Netherlands is home to one of the most prestigious ship registers in the world. Dutch law provides special advantages to shipowners and ship managers. Dutch tax advisors are internationally renowned for their in-depth knowledge of the maritime industry and hands-on advice.
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Royal Bodewes Shipyard of Hoogezand in the north of the Netherlands completed new building vessel Elke K under Dutch flag, an environmentally friendly cargo vessel type Eco Trader with length 87m and 5,150 dwt. The spectacular launch took place on 25 august 2020 for owners MF Shipping and Krohn-Group.
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Governments from across the world express their appreciation to seafarers and pledge to urgently resolve issues that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 9th representatives from over a dozen countries published a joint statement about the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes.
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What makes the Dutch flag a high-quality flag? Martijn Nieuwenhuijs, the Chief Executive of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore in the Netherlands explains the benefits for shipowners of building a new vessel under the NL flag.
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