Strong demand for stands at this year’s Urk expo
The Holland Fisheries Event takes place this year in Urk, and there’s already plenty of demand for exhibition space, according to the organisers. ‘The exhibition is fully dedicated to the…
Versatile Janneke starts fishing
In the year that more than fifty Dutch beam trawlers left the fleet, Urk fishermen Jelle Hakvoort pushed against the 2023 trend by placing an order for a new trawler,…
New trawler’s one-year build time
New trawler Janneke Z-575 has been built in Urk for local owner Jelle Hakvoort, and will operate on the Belgian registry. Built in a little over a year between the…
Optimistic mood at this year’s Holland Fisheries Event
Bert-Jan Ruissen MEP expressed his pride in the Dutch fisheries sector after a difficult period, speaking at the twelfth Holland Fisheries event to be held in Urk, during which exhibitors…
Urk exhibition set for a packed event
Holland's only fishing industry trade fair, the Holland Fisheries Event scheduled for 3-4th October in Urk, has sold out the floor space of all four halls. Exhibitors from both the…
Holland Fisheries Event returns this year
After a bruising few years for the Dutch fishing industry, Holland’s only dedicated fishing industry exhibition will be taking place in Urk later this year. This is the seventh time…
Werft to build first fishing vessel in Urk
The first large fishing vessel in more than twenty years to be built in Urk is about to start taking shape as Jelle Hakvoort has placed an order for a…
Heidi HK-78 has been built by VCU for the Foppen family in Harderwijk
Investing in inland fisheries
VCU in Urk has delivered a new fishing vessel for a Dutch inland waters fishing company. The 20-metre LAO Heidi HK-78 has a 5.40 metre breadth and a draft of…
BBB big winners in Dutch provincial elections
The populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) which has emerged as from Holland’s provincial elections with a heavy win has propelled a number of fishing industry figures into the Flevoland Government, including…
Holland Fisheries Event showcases industry optimism
The eleventh Holland Fisheries Event took place in Urk last week, opening on Friday and continuing into Saturday, bringing around 2000 visitors, mainly from Belgium and the Netherlands, to De…
