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Tolkamer, 10/09/2013 – Today the keel was laid for the hull of the 110 meter river cruise vessel of Scenic Tours (Scenic Cruises – Australia), YN 463, at our yard in Lobith. The vessel will have many luxury features and is set to be a new standard on the river Seine. Delivery is scheduled for […]
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Tolkamer 02/07/2013 – Today Shipyard de Hoop started the steel cutting of the 110 meter River Cruise Vessel of Scenic Tours (Scenic Cruises – Australia). The vessel will sail on the river Seine (France) up to Honfleur. There are some special requirements for the vessel, for which De Hoop has produced a completely new design, […]
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Foxhol 27/05/2013 – Today the keel was laid for the hull of the 135 meter river cruise vessel, YN 464, at our yard in Foxhol. This three decks river cruise vessel is under construction for the Australian client “Riva Waterways”. The vessel shall be built as a sister vessel of the YN 462, which is […]
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Tolkamer 21/05/2013 – Yard number 462, the new built vessel for Riva Waterways, is well on its way. Nearly half of the sections has been assembled on our slipway in Lobith. The launch of the vessel has been scheduled well before the end of the year. Recently, our yard in Foxhol has also been started […]
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Tolkamer 12/04/2013 – Lueftner Cruises christened the Amadeus Silver today in Amsterdam as the newest addition to their cruising fleet of 11 vessels. Hereby, De Hoop realised a milestone in their ambition of producing more than one kilometre of ships for this customer. Immediately after the ceremony the vessel went straight into service and will […]
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Tolkamer 26/3/13 – SeaMar Subsea BV has entered into a contract with Shipyard De Hoop for the construction of a Multipurpose Offshore Support Vessel. Custom designed to stringent environmental control, the diesel electric powered 65metre vessel will be constructed for low fuel consumption, clean ship / green passport / SPS2008 and high comfort class notation, […]
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Tolkamer 19/3/2013 – Today the keel was laid for YN462 – Riva Royale. On behalf of client Riva Waterways, Mr. Glen Moroney, founder and CEO, did put the traditional coin below the first section. The vessel shall be assembled at our yard in Lobith-Tolkamer and is scheduled to be launched well before the end of […]
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Tolkamer 14/03/2013 – Vantage Deluxe World Travel christened the ms River Splendor today in Antwerp as the newest addition to its growing European river cruising fleet. Miss Belgium Noémie Happart led the official naming ceremony as the ships godmother alongside Vantage COO Kevin Wallace; Roger Spoor, Captain of the ms River Splendor and Patrick Janssens, […]
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Tolkamer 11/03/2013 – Shipyard De Hoop delivered today the 110 meter / 3-decks river cruise vessel ‘River Venture’. The inauguration of the vessel will take place on the 26th March, after which she will go straight into service on her maiden voyage. The River Venture has a new design and is the sister vessel of […]
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Tolkamer 06/03/2013 – Shipyard De Hoop is proud to announce that they received a second order for a 135 river cruise vessel from Riva Waterways, the new brand under the Australian company Scenic Tours. The vessel shall be build under yard number 464 and is scheduled for delivery in 2014. This vessel shall be a […]
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Tolkamer, 26/02/2013 – Today Shipyard De Hoop has successfully delivered the River Splendor. The 135 meter River Cruise Vessel ‘River Splendor’ is the second vessel of a three ship new build program of Vantage Travel from Boston (two 135 meter vessels and one 110 meter vessel). The concept, behind this series of vessels and the […]
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Tolkamer 25/01/2013 – The 110 meter river cruise vessel “River Venture” has performed very well during her initial river trials. The trials were executed on the river Rhine and within almost 4 hours the complete trial program was concluded. The River Venture is under construction for Vantage Travel and is to be delivered in March.
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