Holland Report

[Marine] – [Netherlands]

Sector Report

Marine Netherlands

Produced by: Neil Brigden, Head of Trade and Investment, The Hague Last revised 25 October 2007

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Table of Contents

OVERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES CHARACTERISTICS OF MARKET KEY METHODS OF DOING BUSINESS MORE DETAILED SECTOR REPORTS PUBLICATIONS EVENTS CONTACT LISTS 3 4 5 15 16 16 16 17

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OVERVIEW

The Netherlands plays a leading role in the international maritime industry and is active in every area of boat building, thanks to its excellent network of expertise centres, four well-equipped seaports (one of which is the world’s 2nd largest), a thriving industrial sector and a long tradition in international trade. The Dutch are 5th largest in terms of EU consumer spend with annual revenues at just over €2.2bn. New-build order book in 2005 was valued at €1.7bn with €700m from the superyacht segment in which NL is one of the global majors with 20-25 builds pa. Dutch yards account for 25% of the €2bn+ annual global Superyacht spend with significant opportunities for UK marine equipment supply chain companies in this area. It’s ports, high level of expertise, and history all mean that the Netherlands is active in every area of boat-building, including equipment manufacturers / supply sector, shipyards and in ship repair yards. Dutch coast extends for some...