(Infographic) What ships were built where in the Netherlands in 2017? SWZ|Maritime editor Gerrit de Boer tells and shows you.
After a dramatic year in 2016, there was finally a prospect of recovery for the Dutch maritime industry. Despite the first signs of recovery in 2017, there was still a drop in turnover of approximately five per cent, from 7.3 billion euros to 6.9 billion euros for shipyards and suppliers combined. The workforce decreased by just over three per cent from 29,000 fte in 2016 to about 28,000 in 2017, but the decrease did level off.
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A positive sign is that, at the same time, various companies in the sector were surprised by a sudden recovery in demand. In the coming years, new environmental regulations will enter into force for ships and the Dutch shipyards and maritime suppliers are well equipped to supply innovative solutions and technology that will help ships meet the most stringent requirements. The Dutch maritime industry is in a position to become one of the international front-runners in making shipping more sustainable.
Infographic in SWZ|Maritime
In SWZ|Maritime's October issue, editor De Boer presented an overview of Dutch shipbuilding in 2017 by means of an infographic. Although not complete, as not all information was available, it is a good representation of what was built and/or completed in the Netherlands in 2017. Ships built at foreign shipyards under supervision or licence of Dutch yards are not included.
We offer a pdf of the full article (in Dutch) as it was published in SWZ|Maritime's October issue, including the infographic and some of the highlights of ships delivered in 2017. Download it now!
Ships Delivered and on Order
As promised in the magazine, you can download a list providing a detailed overview of the ships delivered in 2017 as well as the ships on order (as far as known) from 1 January 2018. This list has been compiled by SWZ|Maritime editor De Boer in cooperation with Ralph Dazert, market analyst at Netherlands Maritime Technology, and René Cornel, Brummen.
