marine link image
REGISTER NOW FOR the Port of the Future Conference • 2 Days, 50 Ports • Houston, TX • March 24–25, 2026

KOTUG Winner of the King Willem I Award 2014

May 14, 2014

l-t-r: Brendan de Graaf (Coöperatie TexelEnergie U.A., Ard-Jan Kooren (Kotug International B.V.), Drs. Cees ’t Hart (Koninklijke FrieslandCampina N.V.), Her Royal Highness Queen Máxima and Prof. dr. K.H.W. Knot (President van de Dutch Bank and Chairman of the King Willem I Foundation). Photo made by Maarten Huisman
l-t-r: Brendan de Graaf (Coöperatie TexelEnergie U.A., Ard-Jan Kooren (Kotug International B.V.), Drs. Cees ’t Hart (Koninklijke FrieslandCampina N.V.), Her Royal Highness Queen Máxima and Prof. dr. K.H.W. Knot (President van de Dutch Bank and Chairman of the King Willem I Foundation). Photo made by Maarten Huisman

KOTUG International B.V. was proclaimed the winner of the King Willem I Award 2014 in the category ‘medium and small sized enterprise’. The award was presented by Her Royal Highness Queen Maxima of The Netherlands to Ard-Jan Kooren at the Dutch Bank.


King Willem I Award
The King Willem I Award is granted every two years by the King Willem I Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to provide new impetus to the national economy, thereby promoting the standing of Dutch trade and industry. The criteria used by the jury in their selection are daring, decisiveness, perseverance, sustainability and innovation.


Jury report for KOTUG International

KOTUG is imbued with the Rotterdam decisiveness and takes its leading position based on technical innovation that exists within the company. The board of the King Willem I Foundation expressed special appreciation to KOTUG for the way in which ‘Dutch glory 2.0’ is realized.

Logistics News

US Crude Being Shipped to Asia Via Panama Canal

US Crude Being Shipped to Asia Via Panama Canal

PERC Leads Fuel Conversation at Port of the Future Conference

PERC Leads Fuel Conversation at Port of the Future Conference

Exxon, BP, Vitol Ship Record Volume of US Oil Products to Australia in March

Exxon, BP, Vitol Ship Record Volume of US Oil Products to Australia in March

GT Wings Establishes Manufacturing Partnership with Zunsion Technology for AirWing Production

GT Wings Establishes Manufacturing Partnership with Zunsion Technology for AirWing Production

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News

Iraq claims Kurdish authorities refuse to allow it to send oil through their pipeline
Why is the port of Fujairah important to the oil industry?
Trump asks allies to secure Strait of Hormuz, as Iran promises to increase retaliation