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10 May 2016

ESNAAD 225 DELIVERED TO NEW OWNERS

Lobith 10/5/2016 – Last Friday, after successful Sea-Trials in April, the ESNAAD 225 was delivered to her new owners. ESNAAD 225 is the fifth vessel in line for ESNAAD, a daughter company of oil company ADNOC.

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2 May 2016

ESNAAD 224 DEPARTED TO ABU DHABI

Eemshaven 28/4/2016 – Today, the ESNAAD 224 has departed to Abu Dhabi. This PSV is the fourth vessel in a series of 10 which are under construction for ESNAAD, daughter company of ADNOC. The ESNAAD 224, was built at our Foxhol yard under yard number 473.

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25 April 2016

Succesfull launch of ESNAAD 227

Lobith 25/4/2016 – Last Friday, at 11:00 AM, the ESNAAD 227 – our yard number 476 – was launched successfully at our Lobith shipyard. The ESNAAD 227 is the seventh of ten ships De Hoop has under construction for ESNAAD/ADNOC. In June the ship will sail to Rotterdam for her final outfitting followed by the […]

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20 April 2016

Esnaad 225 start sea trials

Rotterdam 20/4/2016 – Today, Esnaad 225 started her official sea-trials. Several tests like Fire-Fighting system and Endurance tests will take place on North Sea today and tomorrow. On Friday the vessel will return again to Rotterdam. In several days the ship will leave for homeport Abu Dhabi.

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20 April 2016

Launch of Esnaad 227 coming Friday

Tolkamer 20/4/2016 – Coming Friday, April 22, the launch of yard number 476 is scheduled for 11.00 hours at our yard in Tolkamer. Public is welcome to visit the shipyard and witness this event from close distance.

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6 April 2016

De Hoop delivers Amadeus Silver III

Tolkamer 5/4/2016 – Shipyard De Hoop has delivered the Amadeus Silver III, this 135 meter luxury river cruise vessel was built in approximately 9 months and is the 12th ship which De Hoop has designed and built for Lueftner Cruises. This new vessel, with her 84 luxury passenger cabins again has many innovative features and […]

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26 March 2016

ESNAAD 225 departs from Lobith yard

Tolkamer 26/03/2016 – The ESNAAD 225, De Hoop’s yard number 474, has this morning departed from our yard in Lobith. The vessel is transported to Rotterdam where she will be finalised and where the main crane shall be fitted. This (fifth vessel of the ten ship order) is planned to commence her seatrials in about […]

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24 March 2016

Esnaad 224 on performing on seatrials

Delfzijl 24/03/2016 – The new PSV ‘Esnaad 224’ has yesterday started the official seatrials. On this first days, the vessel performed well. Later this week the next PSV, Esnaad 225 shall depart from the Lobith yard to Rotterdam.

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19 March 2016

De Hoop participates in large Mexican Vessel-maintenance programme

Mexico, 19/3/2016 – Shipyard De Hoop has received various orders for equipment and services from the Mexican ship owning company Naviera Naranja. The deliveries are part of an extensive maintenance and upgrade programme for in total 9 offshore vessels which De Hoop has designed and build between 2008-2011. This fleet of vessels, specifically designed and […]

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18 March 2016

Fourth PSV for ESNAAD has departed from yard

Foxhol 18/03/2016 – Today the ‘ESNAAD 224’ has been transported from our yard in Foxhol to Delfzijl. This 4th vessel in a 10-vessel order from Abu Dhabi National Oilcompany, is due to start her seatrials next week. In the mean time, the 3rd vessel (ESNAAD 223) has arrived safely in Abu Dhabi and shall soon […]

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3 March 2016

Lueftner Cruises orders new vessel at Shipyard De Hoop

Tolkamer 3/3/2016 – Shipyard De Hoop has again reached agreement on a new luxury river cruise vessel for Lueftner Cruises, Austria. The yard is now in the final stages of the completion of the Amadeus Silver III (Yard Number 468). Simultaneously, the yard is in the early engineering stages of the next Amadeus vessel. This […]

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1 February 2016

DE HOOP DELIVERS 3RD PSV TO ESNAAD

Rotterdam, 01/02/2016 – Shipyard De Hoop has delivered the 3rd Platform Supply Vessel to ESNAAD. The vessel, build under yard number 472, is now being prepaired for departure to Abu Dhabi. Currently De Hoop is well over the half of this 10 vessel order. The next three PSV are already launched and in final outfitting […]

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