This will not be easy we must note that there are too many ships worldwide. Netelenbos: ”It would be very nice if next year the overcapacity would develop in another direction. Both Tineke Netelenbos, chairwoman of the Royal Association of Dutch Ship Owners KVNR and Robert Kasteel, managing director of the inland shipping trade association CBRB conclude that the decrease in transport on the one hand and the overcapacity in the sector on the other have an impact on their industries. The inland shipping industry together with the shipping industry are dealing with an overcapacity, too many vessels are sailing the rivers and seas. In other sectors the market remains difficult, for example in the inland shipping industry”, analyses Arjen Uytendaal, director of Maritime by Holland, the Dutch maritime network organisation. We notice that sectors that are doing business with foreign markets perform better than the ones that are only involved in the Dutch market. ”Some sectors are doing very well like the offshore industry, and also the shipbuilding industry has managed quite well with some significant orders. Maritime by Holland Magazine spoke to the Dutch maritime trade associations and network organisations about the developments in 2013 and their hopes and wishes for 2014. Luckily, all sectors have seen light at the end of the tunnel. There were some major orders and innovative projects that put the Netherlands on the map as a maritime nation once more, although, as in all industries, some companies experienced difficult times as the crisis still grips the industry. 2013 has been an eventful year with ups and downs.
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