Yacht registration in the Netherlands and all matters related to registration in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands continues to dominate the global superyacht industry, maintaining its position as the world’s leading producer of luxury vessels longer than 80 metres, according to a new sector expertise report from ABN AMRO. The Dutch superyacht sector has proven remarkably resilient despite a cooling market following record-breaking years during the pandemic. While the industry…
The Netherlands is introducing a new, streamlined process for registering sea-going vessels under the Dutch flag. With the upcoming implementation of the Kingdom Act on the Nationality of Seagoing Vessels (Rijkswet nationaliteit zeeschepen, or RNZ), effective from 1 July 2025, significant changes are being made to maritime regulations. These changes aim to simplify vessel registration,…
In principle, you are not obligated to register pleasure craft less than 24m owned and operated in the Netherlands. Only if you plan to navigate international waters or cross the border of the Netherlands is it then wise – and necessary – to register your yacht. There is, however, an exception for motorboats owned…
The oil barons of the (non) OPEC states are not ashamed to increase barrel prices. 20ft and 40ft container prices have skyrocketed. Energy consumption will also come at a price this winter and finally the inflation rates are restless Luckily there are still signs of hope to be found amongst all the gloomy forecasts….
Every flag state has their own registration procedures. Some are fairly simple and straightforward registrations based on documents alone and others are slightly more complicated with surveys and inspections. One of the more time consuming yacht registration processes is that of the Netherlands. First the application and accompanying documents have to be submitted with…
The requirements to apply for a Dutch ships station licence are stricter than in the past. Since some years now the main condition is that the yacht has to be registered in the Netherlands ships registrar. Up until a few years ago there were literally hundreds, if not more, pleasure crafts flagged outside of the…
Nieuwsuur, a highly respected news programme on the Dutch public TV network NOS, aired a documentary about the ICP on 28 and 29 October 2020. The International Certificate of Pleasure Crafts (ICP) is issued by the Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond (Royal Netherlands Watersportfederation). Together with the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Motorboot Club (Royal Netherlands Motorboat Club, they…
The last few months both Italian yacht owners with an ICP, as well as other EU nationals with an International Certificate for Pleasure crafts were undergoing discomfort in Italy, to put it mildly. In short the Guardia di Finanza intensified the inspection of vessel registered under an ICP. In some cases yacht owners were fined,…
Ever since COVID19 crisis hit us all hard, the economy was seriously injured, certain sectors are effected beyond recovery, (temporary) unemployment figures hit the ceiling and finally consumers have switched back into the crisis mode of turning every penny and saving for the next rainy day…….so you would think! Well that is not entirely the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Netherlands Ministry of Economical and Climate Affairs, has proposed a change in the legislation of frequency space with notification obligation. The new law stipulates that in order to apply or maintain a ship station licence a vessel has to be: registered in the ships registrar of the Netherlands, which is managed by…