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…
Holland Fisheries Event presents Maritime Hackaton
After the 2020 event was cancelled due to Covid-19, the Holland Fisheries Event is back this year, taking place 7-8th October at The Koningshof in Urk, and this time one…
12th Holland Fisheries Event coming in October
Holland Fisheries Event, the Dutch fisheries and maritime trade fair with an international flavour, is taking place for the twelfth time in October this year. Scheduled to take place on…
Buyers at the EFICE group of Dutch auctions appreciate the new features and functionality that KOSMOS offers
Dutch auction network goes to the cloud
The EFICE group of fish auctions, Visveiling Urk (Urk and Harlingen), Zeeuwse Visveilingen (Breskens and Vlissingen) and Visafslag Lauwersoog is making the the switch to the Aucxis Kosmos network. The existing auction infrastructure…
Elia Z-24 is being fitted out in Urk for Stéphane Vedelaar and Nina Degryse. Image: Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology
New Elia taking shape at Urk quayside
When Stéphane Vedelaar and Nina Degryse ordered a new trawler to replace their existing shrimper Zeevonk BOU-24, they went to TCD in Urk – and to TCD’s neighbour Piet Brouwer…
PO Urk is the only remaining member of VisNed as of 1st January 2022
Dutch POs split from Visned
From January next year PO Urk will be the only remaining member of Dutch industry federation Visned as four other producer organisations terminate their memberships. VisNed has operated as an…
Werft Shipbuilding aims to offer shipbuilding services to customers around the North Sea. Image: Werft Shipbuilding
New shipbuilder enters the market
With concept behind it of sourcing expertise from the maritime community around it, Urk-based Werft Shipbuilding is both new to the market yet has decades of relevant experience at its…