• Yacht Building
  • Shipbuilding
  • Offshore Energy
  • Water Technology
  • Yacht Building

    The international luxury yacht building industry has been dominated for years by three countries: the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. While Italy’s strength lies mostly within the construction of yacht series, the Netherlands and Germany are accomplished semi- and full-custom yacht Builders.

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    Shipbuilding

    The Dutch shipbuilding industry is renowned for its know-how in building complex and special purpose vessels for the offshore and dredging industry as well as navy ships. The German shipbuilding industry has a strong focus on building cruise ships, ferries, naval ships and offshore wind installation vessels. Many internationally recognized brands find their origins in the Netherlands and Germany.

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    Offshore Energy

    In general terms the offshore industry comprises of the offshore oil gas and offshore wind sectors. The Dutch offshore industry is recognized for its innovativeness and competitiveness, delivering multitude of high-end projects, including floating production storage and offloading units.

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    Water Technology

    The Netherlands and water; they are inextricably linked. Beyond the Dutch coast and its protective dunes lies a landscape dotted with waterways, lakes, rivers, canals, ponds, and water ditches. The Netherlands owes not only its beauty, but also its wealth to the water. Almost a third of the Netherlands is below sea level. The Dutch developed their mastery of water over many years, using mills, pumping stations, polders, and dikes to tame both ebb and flow. Later came waterworks such as the Afsluitdijk dam and causeway and the Delta Works which protect the Dutch land from the brute force of the sea.

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    Success Stories

    Antonio Diaz

    Why Holland is a very good country for engineers to work? Well I think that you have tonnes of possibilities in different fields. It’s not so depending… Now I work in the Shipbuilding Industry. But you have thousands of opportunities in different fields. My name is Antonio Diaz. I am an HVAC Engineer.
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    Petyo Popov

    After coming to The Netherlands I have made a lot of new friendships and some of them, I think, are going to be lasting for a very long time. My name is Petyo Popov. I work as a Basic Engineer Naval Architecture for Royal IHC. I am from Bulgaria. I studied in the Technical University of Varna. I studied Naval Architecture; Bachelor and Master.
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    Marius Bariz

    The biggest difference in the culture I can say between Romania and The Netherlands is the food. And actually it was quite a big issue, I can say for us. We are not used to eat fried things and all kind of fast food, and so on. But on the other hand I cannot say nothing about the haring. Maybe it is curious, but for me it’s the best thing I have ever eaten here in Th Netherlands. My name is Marius Bariz. I am working for Royal IHC. And my function is Lead Mechanical Engineer.
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    Svet Stanislavov

    We came here having no friends, no contacts, nobody else apart from Middle Point. And I can tell from my wife that she was really happy that it was possible for her to pick up the phone, ask a question and then get support for anything. And that is really unique. That was unique. My name is Svet Stanislavov. I am a Maintenance Engineer in Bluewater (BES).
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    Valerio Burchietti

    Obviously there was always an evaluation of the compromises to be taken when leaving your home country and then decide to move to a place where you don’t know the people, you don’t know the culture, you have to adjust to completely different settings. It was not shocking at all for us. I am Valerio Burchietti. I work at IHC via Middle Point as a Lead Engineer Shipbuilding on a project for the Port Authority of Uruguay.
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    Diana Solymos

    I never had a dream about my future job before I went to university. It was a long way till I decided that I would like to become a naval architect, but I still remember the moment when I was standing in the office of one of my professors and said to him, that yes I really want it. And since that moment it has become completely clear that I want this. And I really love my profession. I am Diana Solymos and I am a naval architect.
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    Dimitrios Kanarellis

    I've always been fascinated about big projects that improves the life of people. That makes business possible. And I felt that the best way of getting involved in these projects is through studying engineering. I am Dimitrios Kanarellis, I come from Greece. And my function is Project Engineer at IHC Mining.
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    Oscar Villamil

    The first country you arrive in the European Union is going to really define how you judge everywhere you go. It's funny how you start judging the things and just comparing them with what you have here in the Netherlands. I am Oscar Villamil. I'm Colombian. I work in IHC, in the mining department as a Designing Cost Engineer.
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