Algemeen·NRC·3 mrt 2023

Superyacht builders look away at illegal teak trade

“We’re through!” That is the first thing Arthur van der Veen says when he calls his friend and business partner Roelof Dirk Brouwer from the Czech Republic on Monday morning, 14 October 2019. The container filled with teakwood from Myanmar has passed Czech customs, the men have succeeded in getting the consignment into Europe. “Very nice, Arthur,” says Brouwer. “That’s just nice.”