Harlingen, 16/09/2011 – Today at 14:30 PM the Caballo Galiceno (yardnumber 435) has departed with destination Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. With this De Hoop has delivered the second KISS supplier to Oceanografia. The next one (Caballo Xanthus) is under construction at our Lobith yard and scheduled for the end of this year.
Tolkamer, 06/09/2011 – The vessel Caballo Xanthus, our yard number 432, is well on its way. This platform supply vessel of the KISS design is fully assembled on the slipway and currently being prepared for the launching wich will take place in about 4 or 5 weeks.
Rotterdam, 4/09/2011 – The 105 meter diving support vessel Don Daniel, De Hoop’s yardnumber 429 has departed for Mexico. After the works finished at Shipdock Amsterdam, the vessel sailed to Schiedam where she picked up the 300 tons Huisman crane which was fitted in one and a half day. Upon arrival in Mexico the vessel […]
Rotterdam, 22/08/2011 – With the giant seahorse painted on the side the Don Daniel got quite some attention during her sail from IJsselmonde to the Europoort yesterday. Today this 105 meter Diving Support Vessel has started her seatrial programm. After this the vessel shall sail to Amsterdam where some final works shall be done whereafter […]
Harlingen, 19/08/2011 – The Caballo Galiceno, our yard number 435, has re-entered the water after her new sponsoons have been fitted. This special job has been completed with the assistance of Pars Navis and Shipdock Harlingen and with this the deadweight of the vessel is now upgraded to over 2500 tons. Furthermore the DP I […]
Rotterdam, 13/08/2011 -Yesterday, Saturday the 12th August, the 105 meter Diving Support Vessel “Don Daniel” arrived at De Hoop’s fitting out quay in Rotterdam. Today the wheelhouse, funnel/boomrest and lifeboats where lifted on again. These items where taken off so the vessel could pass the bridges from Lobith to Rotterdam.
Harlingen, 20/07/2011 – The Don Alfonso, our yard number 434, has left for Mexico. Upon arrival the vessel will start her works for the Mexican national oilcompany Pemex.
Tolkamer, 19/07/2011 – Shipyard De Hoop has this week received an engineering contract for the conversion of the Team Oman. This cable layer, formerly known as the Seaspider was build at De Hoop under yard number 373 in 1999 and has since several years been owned by Topaz Marine with their headoffice based in Dubai. […]
Foxhol, 9/7/2011 – Today at 10 AM the vessel with yardnumber 435, Caballo Galiceno (formerly known as Don Alfonso) was launched at our Foxhol yard. In the next weeks the vessel will be finished and will be transported to Harlingen where the sponsoons will be fitted.
Tolkamer, 08/07/2011 – The United Kingdom based cable lay company Global Marine Systems has ordered a Single Block Accomocation Barge (SBBA) for 60 persons. This special accomodation block will be completely self sustaining with its own generators, watermakers, etc. The four deck accomodation will contain offices, galley, dayroom, messroom and people will be accomodated in […]
Tolkamer, 30/06/2011 – With the placement of the first 4 sections on our slipway in Lobith-Tolkamer the assembly has started of the first 135 meter cruise vessel for our client Vantage Travel. This luxury cruise vessel is the first in a serie of 3 135 meter cruise vessels which shall be delivered in one in […]
Foxhol, 28/06/2011 – The second KISS supplier, Caballo Galiceno (our yard number 435) is well on its way. The vessel is planned to be launched on Saturday 9th July.
Harlingen, 21/06/2011 – Shipyard De Hoop has received a special variation order for two of their newbuild vessels. This is due to a new large contract which their client have recently secured for these vessels. First of all the names where changed vice versa, which means that yardnumber 434 is now called Don Alfonso (formerly […]
Tolkamer, 27/04/2011 – Today was a special event as Amadeus Brilliant was delivered, christened and started her maiden trip with guests in the same day. Crew, invited guests, first passengers and shipyard personell all whitnessed the christening of this 9th vessel for Lueftner Reisen. In her speach, the godmother mrs. Corina Lueftner especially thanked the […]
Foxhol, 22/04/2011 – Today, at 10 AM the platform supply vessel with yardnumber 434 (Caballo Galiceno) was launched at our yard in Foxhol. With an enormous seahorse painted on the side, this first supplier of De Hoop’s KISS design attracted many spectators. A film of the launch can be seen on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uRVyjQ0dSo.
Tolkamer, 21/04/2011 – These are busy times for De Hoop, the Amadeus Brilliant is the second vessel performing its trials this week. The Amadeus Brilliant did well, in just over 4 hours all test where passed sucessfully.
Tolkamer, 19/04/2011 – Today the newbuild RheinFantasie for german shipowner KD has sucessfully completed her seatrials. This 85 x 13.5 meter vessel is designed and build to accomodate groups up to a thousand people. For an enlarged photo, please look at the PDF file. View PDF
Tolkamer, 08/04/2011 – It is an unusual sight, for the first time in 54 years the large boom of one of the three main shipbuilding cranes of De Hoop Lobith is lifted of for a major overhaul. This lift is part of a complete crane renovation programm whereby the crane structures are renovated and key […]
Lobith, 30/03/2011 – Shipyard De Hoop has raised the flag for a large new order. Vantage Deluxe Travel from Boston has effectuated the order for 4 river cruise vessels. Three vessels will be of a brand new 135 design and one vessel will be of a new 110 meter design. The luxury cruise vessels are […]
Tolkamer, 27/03/2011 – At 13:00 pm today, the special event ship Rhein Fantasie was launched at our yard in Tolkamer. This 85 meter ship, our yardnumber 442, is designed for maximum 1000 persons, it is the smaller (monohull) sister of the (catamaran)RheinEnergie that Shipyard De Hoop has build in 2004.