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8 July 2008

Delivery of yardnumber 423, the Caballo Criollo

Rotterdam 8/7/2008 – The delivery of the 60 meter offshore support vessel “Caballo Criollo” was spectated by quite a few people as the flagging ceremony was conducted by the Mexican ambassador. The vessel is now on her way to Mexico and shall start working for PEMEX upon arrival.

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31 May 2008

Launching of the Caballo Lusitano

Foxhol 31/5/2008 – Today the launching ceremony took place of the first vessel build at De Hoop Foxhol BV since the takeover august last year. Yardnumber 426, the 60 meter platform supply vessel ‘Caballo Lusitano’ is well on schedule and to see such a vessel at the Windschoterdiep is a very refreshing sight as yards […]

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7 March 2008

De Hoop wins an engineering order for Niigata Shipyard

Tolkamer 7/3/2008 – Niigata has awarded De Hoop with an engineering assignment for a 77 meter Diving Support Vessel. This vessel, in its return, is build for Dutch shipowner Hanzevast Shipping, who shall charter the vessel to Noordhoek Offshore. Besides the engineering De Hoop shall also deliver most of the large components and installations to […]

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19 February 2008

Oceanografia orders six PSV’s from De Hoop

Tolkamer 19/2/2008 – The Mexican offshore contractor Oceanografia SA, de CV has placed an order for six platform supply vessels. The vessels shall be a 6 meter longer sister vessel of yard number 426, the Caballo Lusitano. The two first vessels, yardnumbers 430 and 431 shall be executed as a normal PSV and the 4 […]

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26 January 2008

De Hoop contracts 3rd Diving Support Vessel

Tolkamer 26/1/2008 – Shipyard De Hoop has won the third order for a 105 x 24 meter Diving Support Vessel, similar to the yardnumbers 424 and 425, from client Oceanografia SA, de CV. The vessel is scheduled for delivery end 2010.

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6 August 2007

Takeover of Foxhol yard

April 2007 – De Hoop and Volharding Shipyards have reached a final agreement concerning the takeover the yard in Foxhol. The said yard is a welcome addition and enables De Hoop to boost capacity for shipbuilding in the Netherlands. From the 6th August 2007 onwards Scheepswerf De Hoop Foxhol BV shall start production at this […]

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3 June 2007

Bourbon Trieste Launched

Tolkamer, 3th June 2007 – Today yard number 422, the Multi Purpose Offshore Service Vessel (MPSV) Bourbon Trieste was succesfully launched. Another milestone in this newbuild programm has been reached.

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30 May 2007

Yn 422 Almost ready for launch

Tolkamer 30/5/2007 – The build program of the vessel “Bourbon Trieste” well on its way and is nearing the stage “ready for launch”. Already the Lobith yard has progressed on the sections for the next vessel, YN 423. These are busy times in shipbuilding.

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23 April 2007

New Orders

April 23, 2007 – Today, De Hoop has hoisted two more flags, which means the orders for Yard number 425 (a sister vessel of YN 424, a 105 mtr. DSV) and Yard Number 426 (a 62 mtr. OSV) are announced.

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27 March 2007

Next generation visits De Hoop

Tolkamer 27/3/2007 – Today, some 30 VMBO students visited Shipyard De Hoop. As these people shall choose their carreer in the near future, we hope some of them are interested in shipbuilding. Look at “read PDF file for more photos”. View PDF

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