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FESTIVE LAUNCH OF DEEP HELDER (YN465)

Foxhol, 23/04/2014 – Today, at 1PM, the Deep Helder was successfully launched at our Foxhol yard. During the launch, a Shanty choir was singing sailor songs, while guest were looking at the spectacle and enjoying some nice food and drinks. The 65 metre Multipurpose Offshore Vessel of SeaMar Subsea BV is custom designed to stringent environmental control and high comfort class notation. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in June 2014.

SCENIC GEM PERFORMED TRIALS SUCCESSFULLY

Tolkamer 11/04/14 – The 110 meter cruise vessel Scenic Gem (YN463) has performed well during river trials on the river Rhine. The vessel is built for our Australian client Scenic Cruises, has many luxury features and is set to be a new standard on the river Seine. Delivery is scheduled for the end of april 2014.

THIRD HULL FSIV SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

Tolkamer 10/04/14 – Today the third Fast Supply Intervention Vessel for PEMEX (YN 457) was launched. The hull was successfully launched in Rotterdam, whereby the tugboat was waiting to tow her to the yard in Lobith / Tolkamer, where she will be completed. This ship is part of a series of seven, whereby five vessels will be completed before the end of July 2014.

CHRISTENING OF EMERALD SKY

Tolkamer 09/04/2014 – Emerald Waterways christened the Emerald Sky today in Amsterdam. British style icon, Twiggy, led the official naming ceremony, as the ships godmother, alongside the owners of Emerald Waterways Glenn and Karen Moroney, Captain Stamen Dimitrov and Patrick Janssens, CEO of Shipyard De Hoop, responsible for designing and building the new vessel. Immediately after the ceremony, the vessel went straight into service and will operate for the entire season in Europe, mainly on the rivers Rhine and Danube.

ANL ORDERED NEW INTERMIX/TRANSMIX VESSEL

Tolkamer 25/03/2014 – Shipyard De Hoop is proud to announce an new order for the design and construction of an Intermix/Transmix Vessel. The contract consists of a newly designed 68.23 x 15.77metre Offshore Service/Support Vessel (OSV) for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). Designed to operate in the Chevron offshore oil fields near Nigeria, the OSV will be deployed for the discharge of Transmix liquids, a by-product of oil-production and oil-transport through pipe lines. The delivery of the OSV is scheduled for the last quarter of this year.

TWO FIRST HULLS HYBRID FSIV SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

Tolkamer 14/03/14 – Shipyard De Hoop is proud to announce that the first two hulls for their newly designed hybrid FSIV (Fast Supply Intervention Vessels) have been launched. On this Thursday, the hull for YN456 was launched at Waterhuizen and will be completed at our yard in Foxhol. Today the second hull, YN455, was launched in Rotterdam, whereby the tugboat was waiting to tow her to the yard in Lobith / Tolkamer, where she will be completed. These ships are the first ones in a series of seven, whereby five vessels will be completed before the end of July 2014.

COMING WEEK LAUNCH OF HYBRID FSIV

Tolkamer 07/03/2014 – Coming week the launch is scheduled for the first two hybrid propelled Fast Supply Intervention Vessels in a series of seven. The separate ceremonies for YN455 and YN456, will be performed at the contracted section/hull builders, respectively in Rotterdam (CSR) and Waterhuizen (Pattje), The Netherlands. The vessels are designed for the combined transport of deck cargo and passengers to offshore oil fields. Custom designed by De Hoop to stringent environmental control, the hybrid diesel-electric powered 55 metre FSIV is constructed primarily for low fuel consumption. All seven vessels have remarkable short delivery times. YN455 and YN456 will be the first two ships delivered and production is continuing on full speed.

EMERALD SKY PERFORMED TRIALS SUCCESSFULLY

Tolkamer 06/03/2014 – The 135 meter cruise vessel Emerald Sky has performed well during her river trials. The trials were executed on the river Rhine and within a couple of hours the complete trial program was concluded. The Emerald Sky is under construction for the Australian Company Emerald Waterways and is to be delivered mid-March.

BEST RIVER CRUISE VESSEL BUILDER 2013

Tolkamer 21/02/2013 – Shipyard De Hoop is very proud to win the Best River Cruise Vessel Builder award of Work Boat World 2013. The decision was based on their designs and custom-builds of several river cruise vessels for, among other Vantage Deluxe World Travel. According to Work Boat World: ‘The vessels are using very sophisticated techniques, the interiors are extremely luxurious and Shipyard De Hoop is ensuring a constant flow of improvement’.

KEEL LAID FOR YARD NUMBER 460

Lobith, 05/02/2013 – Today the keel was laid for the hull of the 70 metre Platform Supply Vessel for Delta Logistics. The deep-water capable vessel will operate in the offshore fields near Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Sea and is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2014.