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Shipbuilding in times of corona

FOLLOWING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS A FEW YEARS AGO, THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY WAS GETTING HEALTHIER BY THE YEAR. CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH, ECONOMIES WERE BOOMING, AND THERE WAS GROWTH ALL ACROSS THE industry’s various branches. And then COVID-19 appeared, a pandemic unlike anything we have seen in modern times.

As a result, there is a lot of uncertainty about what the future will hold. Immediately obvious is corona’s human toll, but the full magnitude of the economic impact will become visible in the months and years to come. It is in times like these that we want to reach out to our friends and colleagues, which is currently rather difficult to do. Many of the trade fairs scheduled for the first half of 2020, such as Posidonia and the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo, have been postponed or cancelled. It has, at least temporarily, deprived us of the opportunity to share our experiences and to plan ahead.

Fortunately, there is cautious room for optimism, too. It may be too soon to say that we have conquered the virus or even subdued it, but some countries are considering easing their lockdowns and safety measures. It shows that there is life and work after COVID-19. What is also abundantly clear is that in times of crises, our creativity flourishes. There have been several innovative workarounds to ensure services to customers are uninterrupted, and I am confident most companies are already formulating a post-corona plan of attack. It is this determination, experience, and flexibility that will get our industry through this.

While we have to keep everyone at a 1.5m distance, the virus has somehow brought us closer together. So let’s use that togetherness to help our wonderful shipbuilding industry to recover from this and to start flourishing again. The world may never be the same again after this, but we can try to make sure it is a change for the better.

Stay safe and healthy!

Marco Geels COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR MARCO@YNFPUBLISHERS.COM

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ISSUE 2 | 2020

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CURRENT EVENTS 12 How COVID-19 is affecting shipbuilding

FOCUS ON THE NETHERLANDS 26 U-Boat Worx is market leader in minisubmarines 34 Alewijnse works on world’s largest diamond recovery vessel 40 Safe Lifting Europe: confidence in lifting and rigging 44 Alphatron Marine introduces

Alpha-MINDS

INNOVATIONS 22 Amokabel presents ALU Ship Connect

System

SHIP REFIT, REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 30 SPS Technology offers answer to unnecessarily costly repairs

SHIP REPORT 46 Piriou delivers 23m artisanal fishing trawler Anthémis

WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS 42 BIO-UV awarded type approval for new ballast water system 52 Call for stricter regulations for verifying wastewater treatment

WORKBOATS, TUGS & SERVICE VESSELS 18 24m South Class CTV enters the market 24 Thordon TG100 seals prevent catastrophes 36 Hydrographic survey boat Cassiopée launched 54 Robert Allan & Sanmar have productive start to year

REGULARS 01 Welcome 04 News in Brief 58 Outfitters 61 People 62 Yellow & Finch Pages 64 Next Issues & Colophon

ON THE COVER

Pictured during construction, new TSHD Ghasha has an 8,000m³ hopper capacity and a dredging depth of 45m. Read more on page 11. Photo courtesy of IHC.