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.
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!
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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