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START STEEL CUTTING YN478

Lobith 25/09/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the ninth Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the second and eight vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third to seventh and ninth vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten vessels for ESNAAD, from which the first vessel, the Esnaad 221, has already been delivered.

BUSY TIMES AT SHIPYARD DE HOOP

Lobith 23/09/2015 – These are busy times for De Hoop, as can be seen on the photo the Lobith yard has two PSV\’s for Abu Dhabi on the slipway, plus the hull of the 135 river cruise vessel for Lueftner Reisen is taking shape. Furthermore the yard in Lobith is finishing two FSIV\’s. The Foxhol yard is also very busy with three more PSV\’s being build in various stages.

START STEEL CUTTING YN477

Lobith 14/09/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the eigth Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the second and eight vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third to seventh vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten vessels for ESNAAD, from which the first vessel, the Esnaad 221, has already been delivered.

KARINA ONE OF THREE FINALISTS OF VESSEL OF THE YEAR 2015

Tolkamer, 24/08/2015 – Shipyard De Hoop is proud to announce that the hybrid fast supply intervention vessel Karina is nominated as one of the three finalists for the KNVTS Vessel of the year award 2015. Alongside Karina, the other nominations are Kroonborg, a Walk-to-Work vessel built by Koninklijke Niestern Sander and Equanimity, a 91.5 meters yacht built by Oceanco. The award will be handed out at the Maritime Awards Gala on 2 November at the former submarine hangar, which has been converted into an event location by the port of Rotterdam.
https://www.knvts.nl/actueel/nieuws/nominaties-knvts-schip-van-het-jaar-2015-bekend/

KEEL LAID FOR LUEFTNER REISEN (YN468)

Tolkamer 18/08/2015 – Today the keel has been laid for the new river cruise vessel for Lueftner Reisen. The 135 meter ship will be built under yard number 468 and is scheduled for delivery for next year’s season. The ship is the 12th ship build by De Hoop for Lueftner Reisen and will be an addition to the earlier series of Amadeus Silver and Amadeus Silver II.

KEEL LAID FOR ESNAAD (YN475)

Foxhol 14/08/2015 – Today, the keel was laid for the hull of the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The ship is the sixth of a series of ten and boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives. The vessels will operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

START STEEL CUTTING YN476

Lobith 20/07/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the seventh Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the second vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten vessels for ESNAAD, from which the first vessel, the Esnaad 22, has already been delivered.

FIRST DELIVERY IN A SERIES OF TEN PSVS TO ESNAAD

Eemshaven 15/07/2015 – In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, De Hoop won the prestigious contract as result of their technically advanced design and competitive terms. Whilst the complete production of the vessels is equally split between the two facilities in Lobith and Foxhol, the delivery is spread over almost two years, with the last PSV to be handed over in 2017. The first vessel with YN 470, named Esnaad 221, was delivered to Esnaad, the operating company of the ADNOC group, on the 15th of July 2015. In the meantime, the hull of the second vessel has been launched in Foxhol, whilst the steel hull of the fourth PSV is currently being assembled on their slipway. At the Lobith facilities, the hull of the third vessel is ready to be launched, whereas the block sections of hull number five are being assembled on their second slipway. Furthermore, the steel cutting and construction of the first block sections for the sixth vessel is at an advanced stage.

SUCCESSFULL LAUNCH OF YN471

Foxhol 04/07/2015 – Today, at 11:00 am, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was successfully launched. The Esnaad 222 is the second of a series of ten and boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives. The vessels will operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

SATURDAY, JULY 4TH 11:00 AM LAUNCH OF ESNAAD 222

Foxhol 03/07/2015 – Saturday, July 4th at 11:00 am, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the Esnaad 222 (YN471) will be launched at our Foxhol yard. The ship is the second of a series of ten and boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives. The vessels will operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

START STEEL CUTTING YN468

Lobith 16/06/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the new build vessel for Lueftner Reisen has commenced. The 135 meter River Cruise Vessel is based on the successful development and delivery of the Amadeus Silver II, yard number 461. YN468 is the 12th vessel for Lueftner Reisen and is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2016.

KEEL LAID FOR ESNAAD (YN474)

Lobith 10/06/2015 – Today, the keel was laid for the hull of the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The ship is the fifth of a series of ten and boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives. The vessels will operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

YN470 STARTED SEATRIALS

Eemshaven 05/06/2015 – Today, he first 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (YN470) has started their sea trials. The ship is part of a series of ten and boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives.

TV BROADCAST AT SHIPYARD DE HOOP

Lobith 26/05/2015 – Today, the tv broadcast has been recorded at our Lobith yard for the program ‘Trots op Gelderland’, a program of ‘Omroep Gelderland’ about innovative companies in the province of Gelderland.  The TV broadcast will be on Wednesday, June 10 at 18:20 hours and will be repeated every hour. The day after, the program can also be watched on the internet: www.gld.nl.  

YN470 HAS ARRIVED IN EEMSHAVEN

Foxhol 22/05/2015 – Last Friday, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company  has been transported from our yard in Foxhol to the Eemshaven, a real logistic challenge as there were only a few centimeters between the vessel and the bridge. This week, the vessel will be made ready for sea trials, which will start the week after.

NEW ORDER FROM LUEFTNER REISEN (YN 468)

Lobith 19/05/2015 – Shipyard De Hoop is proud to announce, once again, a new build contract for Lueftner Reisen. The 135 meter River Cruise Vessel is based on the successful development and delivery of the Amadeus Silver II, yard number 461. The new order is the 12th order from Lueftner Reisen at Shipyard De Hoop. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2016.

START STEEL CUTTING YN475

Lobith 05/05/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the sixth Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the first and second vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third, fourth, fifth ans sixth vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten vessels for ESNAAD.

HULL OF YN472 TAKING SHAPE

Lobith 25/04/2015 – The hull assembly of the third Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD is on full speed, in the last few weeks many sections where placed on the slipway at our yard in Lobith Tolkamer.

START UP COMMISSIONING YN470

Foxhol 25/04/2015 – The 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company started up with commissioning at our Foxhol yard. The YN470 is the first vessel of a series of ten. At the meantime, the hull of YN471, the second vessel, has been completed. The Esnaad vessels boast a true “design of the future“, meeting the highest international class notations within both operational and environmental objectives. 

CHRISENING & DELIVERING AMADEUS SILVER II

Tolkamer, 22/04/2015 – Today, Lueftner Cruises christened the Amadeus Silver II (YN461) at our Lobith yard as the newest addition of their cruising fleet. Crew, invited guests, first passengers and employees of the yard, all witnessed the christening of this 11th vessel for Lueftner Reisen. Godmother mrs. Corine Lueftner specially thanked her family, the staff, the shipyard, subcontractors and suppliers for the beautiful end result. After the celebrations the vessel took immediately off for her first official voyage to Amsterdam.