Building in the Netherlands or China? Three shipbuilding experts weigh in

Marco Hoogendoorn (Holland Shipyards Group), Sander Broekmeulen (Saltwater Engineering), and Ruud Aantjes (Navingo/organizer of Offshore Energy) join Raymon Berkhout for this episode. The central question: why has the transition to sustainability in the shipping industry stalled? Following the bankruptcy of Future Proof Shipping, the new owners of the hydrogen-powered vessels are primarily focused on how to “get that stuff out,” while battery-powered systems have meanwhile become commonplace. Also in this episode: nuclear energy on board, shipbuilding in the Netherlands versus China, the “Shipyard of the Future,” the labor shortage, and Werkendam as a maritime cluster.