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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On 1 July 2020, the Paris MoU Committee issued their new performance list for flag states. The Dutch flag gained two positions on the newly issued White list and now holds the top position of all EU flags. The position on the list determines the ship’s risk profile and show its performance in meeting safety standards,
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Earlier this year Royal Netherlands Navy entered into a contract for multipurpose (research & survey) support vessel MV Geosea. The vessel was reflagged to the Dutch flag and will be used for mine countermeasure activity, development and training anticipating the Navy's delivery of newbuilding minehunter class vessels.
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In the middle of the corona crisis, Acta Marine inaugurated workboat Coastal Roamer. She is a fuel efficient, shallow-draft ship built by Damen Shipyards. With a bollard pull of 19 tons and operating draft of 1.8 meter she is well equipped for coastal offshore operations. The vessel is registered under the Dutch flag.
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The Dutch economy scores high in global innovation rankings – a position that is certainly reflected in the maritime sector. Arjen Uytendaal, Managing Director of Nederland Maritiem Land, shares his perspective on the strengths of the maritime cluster and the added value of the Dutch ship register.
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