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Lobith 01/04/2015 – Shipyard De Hoop is helping to build a better future, as one of the Business Friends of the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding). Cancer affects us all. One in three Dutch people will develop cancer during their lifetime, which amounts to more than 100,000 people each year. That’s 12 people per hour … […]
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Lobith 31/03/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the fifth Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the first and second vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third, fourth and fifth vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten […]
Read article ↗Rotterdam 27/03/2015 – Today, our 68 meter OSV has been delivered to Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). The vessel has been designed and built to operate in the Chevron offshore oil fields near Nigeria. The Intermix / Transmix vessel will leave the Rotterdam harbour next week for its journey to Nigeria.
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Foxhol 14/02/2015 – Today, at 11:30 am, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was successfully launched. The ship is the first 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 […]
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Lobith 10/02/2015 – This morning, Prince Job I, yard number 450, has departed from our Lobith yard to Rotterdam. This 68 meter OSV is under construction for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). Coming week the vessel will be made ready for sea trials, which will start on Saturday.
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Rotterdam 08/02/2015 – Shipyard De Hoop has been awarded for the prestigious National Business Success Award 2014 in the category Best in Maritime. The winners were announced by a prestigious jury, together with the presenters of the evening Bert Kuizenga and Annemarie Bruning. The Successfactor is a program of RTL7, in which the most successful […]
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Lobith 06/02/2015 – 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 third 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 […]
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Lobith 05/02/2015 –The official start of the steel cutting of the fourth Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the first and second vessel shall be assembled in our Foxhol yard, this third and fourth vessel will be assembled in our Lobith yard. These vessels are part of the ten PSV order from ESNAAD.
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Tolkamer 30/01/2015 – Today, at 3:30 pm, the 135 meter River Cruise Vessel, the Amadeus Silver II, was successfully launched. This vessel is the 11th vessel build for Lueftner Reisen and is equipped with innovative onboard features and cost-effective operating systems. The Amadeus Silver II is scheduled for delivery in April 2015.
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Tolkamer 19/1/2015 – Shipyard De Hoop’s Fast Supply Intervention Vessel, equipped with Hull Vane, received one of Marinelog’s Annual Distinctive Vessel of the Year Awards. The award-winning selection of this year represented innovative coastal, offshore and oceangoing vessels, with a special focus on more fuel efficient, cleaner designs. Read more on:https://issuu.com/marinelog/docs/december_2014_marine_log/40
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Tolkamer 14/1/2015 – We are proud to announce that the two ‘Shipyard De Hoop’ designs Emerald Sky and Emerald Star (our yard numbers 462 and 464) have been selected by the Cruise Critic Editors as “Best New River Ships” of 2014. The Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks awards are chosen by their team of editors. They […]
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Tolkamer 31/12/2014 – Today, at 10:00 am, Prince Job I, a 68 meter OSV for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL), was successfully launched. The vessel is designed to operate in the Chevron offshore oil fields near Nigeria. Delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015.
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