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Lobby organisation

Royal Association of Netherlands' Shipowners

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Royal Association of Netherlands' Shipowners appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Our vision In the KVNR’s vision, the Dutch shipping industry should be a modern industry with an excellent performance record and should play a prominent role in a number of European and/or global market segments and at the same time manages to be the hub of the Dutch maritime cluster. The shipping register of the Netherlands is a leading one…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe764%
European Conservatives & Reformists218%
European People's Party19%
Greens/EFA19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2022
2
2023
0
2024
3
2025
4
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jeannette Baljeu
5 meetings · Renew
Bert-Jan Ruissen
2 meetings · ECR
Bart Groothuis
2 meetings · Renew
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP
Tineke Strik
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Mar 2026Bart GroothuisWartime merchant vessel insurance
15 Jan 2026Jeannette BaljeuMaritime policies
11 Sep 2025Bert-Jan RuissenActualiteit zeevaart
11 Sep 2025Jeannette BaljeuShipping sector
6 Feb 2025Jeannette BaljeuPublic procurement
14 Jan 2025Bart GroothuisMaritime issues and industrial policy
16 Oct 2024Jeannette BaljeuZeevaart
17 Jul 2024Jeannette BaljeuShips, harbours
16 Jul 2024Bert-Jan RuissenZeescheepvaart
7 Feb 2022Peter LieseETS Revision
10 Jan 2022Tineke StrikMigration and shipping

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