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KEEL LAID FOR LUEFTNER REISEN (YN468)

Tolkamer 18/08/2015 – Today the keel has been laid for the new river cruise vessel for Lueftner Reisen. The 135 meter ship will be built under yard number 468 and is scheduled for delivery for next year’s season. The ship is the 12^th ship build by De Hoop for Lueftner Reisen and will be an addition to the earlier series of Amadeus Silver and Amadeus Silver II.

KEEL LAID FOR ESNAAD (YN475)

Foxhol 14/08/2015 – 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 sixth 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 operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

START STEEL CUTTING YN476

Lobith 20/07/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the seventh Platform Supply Vessel for ESNAAD has commenced. Whereas the second vessel shall be assembled at our Foxhol yard, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh vessel will be produced at our Lobith yard. The PSVs are part of an order of ten vessels for ESNAAD, from which the first vessel, the Esnaad 22, has already been delivered.

FIRST DELIVERY IN A SERIES OF TEN PSVS TO ESNAAD

Eemshaven 15/07/2015 – In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, De Hoop won the prestigious contract as result of their technically advanced design and competitive terms. Whilst the complete production of the vessels is equally split between the two facilities in Lobith and Foxhol, the delivery is spread over almost two years, with the last PSV to be handed over in 2017. The first vessel with YN 470, named Esnaad 221, was delivered to Esnaad, the operating company of the ADNOC group, on the 15^th of July 2015. In the meantime, the hull of the second vessel has been launched in Foxhol, whilst the steel hull of the fourth PSV is currently being assembled on their slipway. At the Lobith facilities, the hull of the third vessel is ready to be launched, whereas the block sections of hull number five are being assembled on their second slipway. Furthermore, the steel cutting and construction of the first block sections for the sixth vessel is at an advanced stage.

SUCCESSFULL LAUNCH OF YN471

Foxhol 04/07/2015 – Today, at 11:00 am, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was successfully launched. The Esnaad 222 is the second 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 operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

SATURDAY, JULY 4TH 11:00 AM LAUNCH OF ESNAAD 222

Foxhol 03/07/2015 – Saturday, July 4th at 11:00 am, the 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the Esnaad 222 (YN471) will be launched at our Foxhol yard. The ship is the second 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 operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

START STEEL CUTTING YN468

Lobith 16/06/2015 – The official start of the steel cutting of the new build vessel for Lueftner Reisen has commenced. The 135 meter River Cruise Vessel is based on the successful development and delivery of the Amadeus Silver II, yard number 461. YN468 is the 12th vessel for Lueftner Reisen and is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2016.

KEEL LAID FOR ESNAAD (YN474)

Lobith 10/06/2015 – 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 fifth 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 operate in the oil and gas fields for the operating company ESNAAD, member of the ADNOC group.

YN470 STARTED SEATRIALS

Eemshaven 05/06/2015 – Today, he first 65 meter Platform Supply Vessel for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (YN470) has started their sea trials. The ship is part 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.

TV BROADCAST AT SHIPYARD DE HOOP

Lobith 26/05/2015 – Today, the tv broadcast has been recorded at our Lobith yard for the program ‘Trots op Gelderland’, a program of ‘Omroep Gelderland’ about innovative companies in the province of Gelderland. The TV broadcast will be on Wednesday, June 10 at 18:20 hours and will be repeated every hour. The day after, the program can also be watched on the internet: www.gld.nl.