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April 2005 – De Hoop has sold an engineering package for 1700 TEU open top containerships to Wagenborg Shipping who intends to build a series of these Vessels. The dutch IHC group (Kinderdijk) is selected to build the first vessel.
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The passenger ship Amadeus Royal (YN 408)was christened at the yard in Lobith, on Thursday the 24th of March 2005, in the week thereafter it sucessfully left on its maiden-voyage with 150 passengers.
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Today, 22-11-2004 Shipyard De Hoop has successfully delivered the vessel Brion (newbuilding 403) to the organisation SOCATRA. The semi-sub Brion is designed with adjustable cargo-decks to carry large aircraft components across the French coast and inland waters and can cope with shallow waters as well as low bridges.
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Newbuilding 137 / Celia Candies , which is currently built at our location in Houma, is nearing its transverse launching.
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The catamaran theatre-ship Rheinenergie (Yardnumber 404) was built for the German operator Koln-Dusseldorfer and was delivered in June this year. On 21 Oktober 2004, this theatre ship has succesfully launched its first big show “Ganymee on Water” (more information on www.ganymee.com)
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