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Minister Ursell Arends:

Another big step in the maritime sector

ORANJESTAD – International basis was established for the and one registry in Aruba, which way.
commerce takes place by almost cooperation that is needed in for some reason is not active. The
80 percent on the maritime sector. order to achieve expansion of the mission of minister Arends is to Part of the solution is for Aruba
This contributes around 400 billion presence of Aruba in the maritime reactivate the register for Aruba, to work in cooperation with the
dollars to the world economy. sector. which is a Kingdome registry, and other islands. Every island and
Aruba needs to have a bigger this is something for which KVNR the Netherlands will benefit from
stake in this total, and this is In this context, on the 10 of showed interest, so that Aruba can the ‘economics of scale’, which
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the vision of Aruban minister of August 2022, a delegation of the develop this registry in a modern such a cooperation carries with it.
Transport, Nature, Integrity and private sector of the Netherlands and efficient way. With this the This is why it’s very important that
Older Adults Affairs, Ursell Arends, was welcomed, in the form of maritime sector will be expanded, the havenmeester of Bonaire,
for the maritime sector. a society representing the ship which will have a direct effect on Mr. Gunther Flanegin, facilitated
owners in the Netherlands, which is Aruba’s economy because the this meeting and engaged also
Since last year, according to a KVNR – Koninklijke Vereninging van ships on the ocean depend on together with KVNR and the
press release, the government Nederlandse Reders. Participating logistics from land; logistics in the government of Aruba.
has taken various steps in order to for the KVNR was their managing sense of materials and also various
push Aruba into having a larger director, Mrs. Annet Koster, and legal and financial aspects. During his visit at the Ocean
presence in this sector. jurist of KVNR, Mr. Lodewijk Wisse. Conference, minister Arends
This organization has among its Minister Arends indicated however agreed with minister of Infrastructure
During the last months, the members renowned companies that he requested to have the and Water Management of the
foundation for a stronger maritime with a high reputation representing maritime sector in his ministry Netherlands, Mark Harbers, that
sector began taking shape. In almost 2,400 large vessels. Most of because it is a critical sector for Aruba will appreciate the sharing
the first stage, contact needed these ships sail under the flag of the Aruba, but sadly, not many people of know-how from the Netherlands
to be established with various Netherlands. understand this, and for many on this field. Aruba is preparing the
big international organizations years this sector was profoundly foundation for a strong maritime
which are active in the sector. A big step for Aruba in the neglected. What’s regrettable sector and is counting with
Thus contact was expanded with maritime sector is to activate about this is that the available cooperation of the Netherlands to
organizations of the American the ship registry of Aruba. In the resources are very limited, and in achieve this.q
government and the government Kingdom there are three registries, order to reactivate the sector, it will
of the Netherlands. A good being the Netherlands, Curaçao be necessary to work in a creative