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H-401 used for windfarm project
During this Autumn our H-401 was used to transport the offshore grid platform jacket for the “Hollandse Kust Noord” windfarm project.
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We Are Hiring: All-round Mechanic
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated all-round mechanic to strengthen our technical service.
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PLM15000E Electric-hydraulic ringer crane ready for operation
Hapo International Barges is proud to announce that our PLM15000E Electric-hydraulic ringer crane is ready for operation both on land and on water!
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Time-lapse video installation bridge pillars
Commissioned by Dura Vermeer, on Friday October 16th Hapo’s cranebarge the Missing Link was deployed for the transport and installation of the bridge pillars for the newly planned pedestrian and bicycle ‘Prins Claus bridge’ in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. In this
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H-284 Classification & Repaint
In June our 280 ft barge the H-284 renewed her class and got a fresh paint job at the Bredo dry-dock in the German port city Bremerhaven. She's ready for her next assignment. The ice class barge will stay in
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Time-lapse video Missing Link @ Nassauhaven, Rotterdam
On the 15th and 16th of April 2020 the first floating houses were placed in the Nassauhaven in Rotterdam. An easy challenge for Hapo's cranebarge the 'Missing Link' for transporting and lifting the houses. In an extended time-lapse you see
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Lara 1 and Covid-19
Even during this COVID-19 crisis, our crew on-board of crane vessel “Lara 1” is keeping our vessel operational. Principal charterers Peel Ports Group play a vital role in this crisis, by facilitating the supply of operationally critical goods and services
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Now available: Construction hall @ Ringdijk 486, Ridderkerk
At the Ringdijk 486 in Ridderkerk a large warehouse has become available for rent. This warehouse is ideally located alongside the Nieuwe Maas river and is suited for maritime construction purposes.
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Successful weekend @ World Port Days 2019
Last Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September Hapo’s cranebarge the Missing Link was present at the World Port Days in Rotterdam. Located next to the imposing KPN and ‘de Rotterdam’ building, visitors were welcome to visit the Missing Link.
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H-401 barge arrives for first assignment
Start of this week the semi-submersible heavy cargoship the Black Marlin from Boskalis arrived at 'Maasvlakte 2’ with a cargo including a craneship, 18 ship hulls, but above all our new H-401 barge!
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Missing Link @ Wereldhavendagen
Traditionally, the first weekend of September the “Wereldhavendagen” (World Port Days) take place in and around the Port of Rotterdam. The aim is to provide the public a behind the scenes look of the port of Rotterdam, among other things
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H-331 and H-332 back from survey and maintenance
Last week the H-331 & H-332 barges went into dry dock at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam for their second renewal (quinquennial) survey, and provided with fresh paintwork. After full approval the barges left the dock this morning set for our shipyard
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Dismantling dock cranes Waalhaven Rotterdam
A better example of the close cooperation between Hapo and SSN does not exist. Last month SSN dismantled 6 boom and 2 gantrycranes in Rotterdam Waalhaven. The cranes were disassembled efficiently at location and then transported to the shiprecyclingyard in
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Concordia Damen delivers new barge for Hapo Barges
Today the China built 'H-401' barge is officially transfered to Hapo Barges. While the signing of the technical transfer took place in China, the change of ownership was signed in the Netherlands.
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Floodgates replaced @ Volkeraksluis
Commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat (Department of Waterways and Public Works) Hapo’s Missing Link cranebarge was used to restore the floodgates. After major overhaul the hundred tons weighing floodgates where hoisted back into position yesterday afternoon.
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Time-lapse video George Leslie Engineers & Lara 1
The beginning of Februari 2019 the Scottish village Oban was the stage of an unusual engineering job: the replacement of a linkspan. Engineering company George Leslie Ltd. from Glasgow was called in for the construction and installation of the new
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New! The ‘H-401’ barge
Thursday 31 January 2019 CEO Mr. Poot signed a purchase agreement with Concordia-Damen for the delivery of a newly build fully ballastable 400 ft (122 X 36.6 meter) offshore barge. The H-401 barge will be delivered to the Netherlands in
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H-331 used for transport gantry crane
Mammoet Shipping chartered Hapo’s H-331 barge for the transport of a ship-to-shore (STS) gantry crane. This type of crane is frequently used for transhipment of containers. The gantry crane was transported from Kramer DCS to Kramer RCT in the Hartelharbour
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Acquistition of Seeponton 1 from Bugsier
In mid-2017, the German companies Fairplay Towage and Bugsier announced to merge. In 2018 the merger took place, with the Seeponton 1 becoming available for sale. With sister barge H-282 already in possession this is a good opportunity to strengthen
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Transport bridge sections
Monday October 22nd the H-282 barge was deployed for the transport of two bridge sections which were damaged earlier this year. Bonn & Mees used one of their sheerleg cranes to load the bridge sections onto the H-282 at steel
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Missing Link @ Norway
Last month our cranebarge the Missing Link was deployed by Koole Mammoet Salvage for wreck removal of the stern of the Cypriotic bulkcarrier ‘Server’. The unloaded ship stalled and broke on the rocks of the island Fedje in 2007.
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New! H-282 + SCX-5000
After the special survey and maintenance at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam the H-282 barge, together with our Sumitomo SCX-5000 crawler crane, was transported from our shipyard in Ridderkerk to ‘s Gravendeel for support at SSN’s ship demolition yard.
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Special survey and major maintenance H-282 pontoon
Last week Hapo’s H-282 pontoon arrived at the Damen Shiprepair dock for the 5 yearly special survey and major maintenance. A week later the pontoon is inspected and recoated, ready for the coming years of heavy transport.
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Transporting our new PLM 15000E Crane
Last week was the day: PLM Cranes from Heijningen delivered the base of our new PLM 15000E crane. As such the base was ready for transport to our yard in Ridderkerk, where the PLM 15000E will be built in the upcoming
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Yards Page Online
In addition to our fleet of equipment, we also offer commercial property available for let, which are owned (or managed) by Hapo. These locations vary from office space to construction halls with their own quay, situated in Rotterdam, Ridderkerk, Schiedam
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The Missing Link helped remove Peiner cranes
This week our crane barge the Missing Link has assisted to remove two Peiner cranes in the Botlek harbor for the Steinweg Group. A Peiner crane is a Rail mount port crane which is used frequently in the harbor of
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Lara 1 helped with the removal of walkway
This week our Lara-1 has been busy again working along the United Kingdom coastline. Stena Line operates ferry’s between Holyhead and Dublin and it is to the berths of Stena Line in the port of Holyhead where our Lara-1 was
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Testing the Missing Link
Recently our Missing Link underwent an inspection and examination to make sure she will perform up to the highest standards. This ment she underwent a series of activities involving replacements and maintenance.
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Hapo’s new specsheets
After renewing our company style and our website, new specification sheets have been added to our website. As of today these are available. You can find them when you navigate to our Fleet summary, then click on a category and
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Lara-1 helped transport a 30 meter long linkspan
Linkspans act as a bridge linking ship to shore, providing the access way for transferring cargo and passengers on and off RoRo vessels in port. Our crane barge Lara 1 has recently been used to transport and install a 30
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For Rent: Sluisjesdijk 143/145
In addition to Sluisjesdijk 131, 143 and 145 have also become available. This well maintained and modern building is well suited for office space. In combination with the construction hall at Sluisjesdijk 143 it amounts to a total floorspace of
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For Rent: Sluisjesdijk 131
A business- and office space of 2,790 m², located on the Southside of Rotterdam on the Sluisjesdijk 131 has just become available for rent. It is ideally situated next to the Kortenoordsehaven in the Waalhaven with a quay of 300
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Salving: MSC Napoli 2007 till 2009
On the 18th of January 2007, the MSC Napoli was caught in a heavy storm just of the English coast with wind speed 9 and waves as high as 9 meters. This force was strong enough to breach its hull.
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Spotlights on: Grove RT890E
Our Grove RT890E was built in 2015 and since then operated and owned by Hapo. This all-terrain crane works excellent in combination with our pontoons or cranes, because it can be hoisted. The crane has a capacity of 80 Metric
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Spotlights on: The Hitachi-Sumitomo SCX5000
The Hitachi-Sumitomo SCX5000 (hereinafter: SCX5000) is a crawler crane which was originally build in Japan. Although this crane was built in large numbers it remains a rather unique piece of machinery in the European maritime world. Hapo imported this then
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Spotlights on: Submerged directional drilling system
On the 29th of July in 2011 the great tragedy of B.Oceania and the MV Xin Tai Hai collision occured with catastrophic consquences for both ships, but B.Oceania in particular. After only 40 minutes the crew of B.Oceania was forced
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H-331 and H-332 at work off the Angolian coast
In 2016 Heerema Alliance (NL) and TechnipFMC (FR) closed a large contract involving the engineering, construction, installation (EPCI) and pre-commissioning of the SURF (Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines) assigned by Total E&P Angola as part of the Kaombo project.
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For Rent: Fabrication Hall on Ringdijk 486, Ridderkerk
In addition to the Polderweg 134, we have a large warehouse for rent situated at the Ringdijk 486 in Ridderkerk. Ideally located next to river Nieuwe Maas with a dock and perfect connection to highways A15 (Europoort-Rotterdam-Gorichem), A16 (Rotterdam-Dordrecht-Breda) en A29 (Rotterdam-Roosendaal-Zierikzee).
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Spotlights on: The Missing Link
The very first crane barge that was purchased bij Hapo International Barges was the Missing Link, which deliveres loyal and reliable heavy duty for almost 30 years now. In the 80's founder Henk Poot was known for his remarkable intuition.
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Hitachi SCX5000 + Grove RT890E in Ridderkerk
Mobile Grove RT890E crane has been lifted onto an Osprey ponton using our Hitachi SCX5000 at our dock in Ridderkerk. The Grove is transported to assist SSN in recovering a sunken ship called 'Fluvius Tamar.
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Recycling a coal crane in ’s-Gravendeel
A few weeks ago the SSN recycleteam visited Tilbury (UK) to see if this heavy piece of steel could be transported towards its destination in 's-Gravendeel. Logistically speaking a nightmare as SSN spokesman Gerben Snoek stated "The Botlekbridge located in