Subsidy scheme for historic sailing ships

Subsidy scheme for historic sailing ships

Entrepreneurs who organize sailing trips with their own sailing ships that are 50 years or older can submit an application for additional support for the maintenance and repair costs of… from June 29 at noon.

Click&Boat manages to maintain success despite corona

Click&Boat manages to maintain success despite corona

Even though April 2020 meant 45% fewer bookings for Click&Boat compared to the same month in 2019, the “Airbnb of the sea” has maintained success. Click&Boat closed 2020…

MSC Cruises resumes operations in Germany

MSC Cruises resumes operations in Germany

MSC Cruises recently announced that it will resume operations in Germany on July 3 with the first-ever deployment of MSC Seaview, and with a brand new itinerary for…

Lease boat first with Private Lease for boats

Lease boat first with Private Lease for boats

Private leasing for boats means sailing for a fixed amount per month. In addition to the use of the boat, maintenance, winter storage, transport, insurance and breakdown assistance are included. Private Lease is a well-known…

Hydrogen as a propulsion for inland vessels

Hydrogen as a propulsion for inland vessels

Hydrogen as propulsion for inland vessels. To stimulate this development, Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) is allocating 4 million euros for the construction, development and...

11,7 million euros for making inland shipping more sustainable

11,7 million euros for making inland shipping more sustainable

Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) has allocated 11,7 million euros to support inland shipping skippers and shipowners in making their fleet more sustainable. The central government reports this on their website.…

Dutch Safety Board publishes report

Dutch Safety Board publishes report

The growing popularity of river cruises in the Netherlands requires extra attention to safety. This is stated by the Dutch Safety Board in the report published today following the collision...

Mardi Gras Cruise ship arrives in the port of Rotterdam

Mardi Gras Cruise ship arrives in the port of Rotterdam

Today a huge cruise ship arrived in the port of Rotterdam without passengers, the Mardi Gras. This cruise ship belongs to the American shipping company Carnival Cruise Line. The cruise ship is from…

Mutated version coronavirus causes problems

Mutated version coronavirus causes problems

The enormous number of positive tests with the mutated version of the coronavirus is causing a lot of panic in the United Kingdom and far beyond. According to the...

Shortage of ships and containers leads to problems

Shortage of ships and containers leads to problems

A shortage of ships and empty containers is leading to weeks of delays in global trade, resulting in empty shelves. Freight forwarders are calling on shipping companies to quickly increase capacity.…

Click & Boat and Nautal boat rental platform are doing well

Click & Boat and Nautal boat rental platform are doing well

The rental of boats such as sailing boats, sloops and motor yachts increased by no less than 20% compared to the summer of 2019. This is evident from the quarterly figures of Click&Boat and Nautal,…

Shipping is also responsible for the climate

Shipping is also responsible for the climate

Not only aviation and the land transport sector, but also shipping must drastically reduce CO2 emissions. If it is up to the European Parliament, the maritime…