On a regular base we visit :  SHIP YARD DE HAAS MAASSLUIS AND TAKE PICTURES OF

THE REPAIR AND NEW BUILDING ACTIVITIES GOING ON   ©  cees kloppenburg

RPA 15 on the way to a second life service for Rotterdam Port Authorities

Click on the image to follow the work done on RPA 15

© picture : cees kloppenburg

The bow of RWS 77   De boeg van de RWS 77

In de nog los van het casco van de RWS 77 staande brug wordt druk gewerkt aan

de bedrading en electronica.door   

Op de foto(s) is te zien dat de brug opbouw van loodstender ENDEAVOUR weer is terug geplaatst.

Bridge structure of pilot cutter ENDEAVOUR has been installed again. New bridge windows

fresh paint nearly ready for operational pilot services again.

The shipyard has it's own "tug" On the picture you can see GROMIT at work  © TEUN VAN DER ZEE

 Picture below is made by © Teun van der Zee .

RPA 14 is leaving the yard after some guarantee work

 RWS 76   © teun van der zee

17-08-2010

The casco of future RWS 78 has arrived at the yard

work has started on the bridge structure of RWS 77 with the  installing frames

10-08-2010

RWS 76 get's the final touch before expected trials next week

Favorieto (former police patrol vessel)is made ready for sailing to the (new) owners

in the far North of Holland

 Spotted in the repair/construction hall yacht l'epee d'or

02-08-2010

DE NIEUWE PRINS  RET fast ferry at the yard for engine repair

SMIT WARRI  nearly ready to go back into the water

  28-07-2010

Corvus transported to the construction/repair hall

19-07-2010

One of the engines of new build RWS 77 is installed

Grote Stern has taken the place of P 6

JOCO VI

 14-07-2010 

Endeavour is now in the construction hall with the bridge structure removed 

RPA 15 AFT DECK   - DISMANTLING OF THE BRIDGE TAKES PLACE WITH PARTS HOISTED TO THE SCRAP 

THE NEW BRIDGE CASCO IS WAITING IT'S INSTALLATION.

  09-07-2010

Smit Warri                                                                                                       RWS 73

inside RWS 77 bridge casco

07-07-2010

06-07-2010

Testing the crane of RWS 76

  05-07-2010

Work on the bridge of RWS 76 goes on                                                           

Bridge casco of RWS 77 ready for the installation work

01-07-2010 

This picture below which we received from Teun van der ZEE  is showing the casco of RWS 77 

on 07-04-2010.  Thanks Teun.

© teun van der zee

ENDEAVOUR AT THE YARD FOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE                     MAESLANT

GEO SOLUTION ALSO NEARLY READY FOR SIBERIA CHARTER     GEO EXPLORER FINAL TOUCH DONE                                                 

 RWS 77 BRIDGE CASCO HAS ARRIVED AT THE YARD 

29-06-2010

geo explorer seen on the yard for some maintenance before starting a charter period in Siberia.

 Zlvermeeuw in the construction hall

RWS 76 refitting and made ready for the soon coming trials

   24-06-2010

SC PUMA of SIMA CHARTERS  has arrived for some guarantee work and stability improvements .

   23-06-2010 

RWS 72 is back at the yard for guarantee  and some improvements.

Quality Seal, is after the success with their product on the later build rws vessels,

now also providing rws 72 with  their seals.

 Pilot tender ENTERPRISE seen with the bridge structure installed again

Eerland 3  back on the slipyard

Valentijn of KNRM in the construction hall

On the 17th of june the christening of RWS 75 took place.

click on the picture to see the photo report

15-06-2010

Deck heating on the aft deck has been installed, so also in winter time you can walk there safe.

The carpenter busy in the interior of RWS 76

Echo has arrived and is taken out of the water

 Smit Barracuda in the port of Maassluis bound for the yard where she will go the slip yard Wednesday

for changing a propeller.

   14-06-2010

RWS 75 back at the yard  awaiting the christening ceremony which will take place Thursday.

Joco IV  seen in one of the construction/repair halls

 ENTERPRISE has been lifted out of the water

11-06-2010

Lifeboat GEORGE DIJKSTRA

Pilot tender ENTERPRISE at the yard for engine maintenance

  07-06-2010

EERLAND 3 has arrived on the slipyard (with captain Mostert)

  close shot of the bow of RWS 76 in the construction hall -

work continues on the bridge with hundreds of meters cable

 Brand new tender of SIMACHARTERS SC PUMA  at the yard

Pilot tender ENTERPRISE has arrived to day for engine maintenance

Casco of the future RWS 77

03-06-2010

  Pilot Tender  PIONEER  has got the bridge structure installed again and is back in the water

 02-06-2010

Every inch is in use in one of the two construction / repair halls 

  01-06-2010

 alignment of the propeller shaft of RWS 77

    26-05-2010

The bridge of RWS 76 is moved with the help of a crane

and a heavy transport vehicle of BOEKESTIJN  MAASLAND

to the main construction hall at the other side of the yard

 for the whole photo report click here

SMIT BARRACUDA  goes back in the water after a maintenance period on the slip yard

De P 6 out of the water and transported to the main construction hall

    Thursday  20-05-2010

Pilot tender PIONEER is  moved to the outside yard (above)  more pictures of pilot  tenders pioneer and columbia

 P 3 is moved to the huge inside Hal where rws 76 is build.    click here for a photo report of P 3

RWS 75 left the yard for trials and will be delivered soon to Rijkswaterstaat

Returning  from trials in the port of Maassluis

 Life Boat ZEEMANSHOOP  and casco RWS 77 in the construction hall

The bridge of RWS 76.

SMIT BARACUDA with new paint on the slip yard

   06-05-2010

RWS 73 is leaving the port of Maassluis after having after sales service

Buizerd on the slip yard

   19-04-2010

Pilot tender APOLLO had an engine switch at the yard. The work had to be done very fast because the tender was needed for pilot service

On friday Apollo arrived and over the weekend preparations were made to remove the bridge on monday and remove the old engine

click here for a full photo report of the work

RPA !4 leaves the port of Maassluis for trials on the river

  08-04-2010

Ijmuiden life boat 

Smit Barracuda arrived for maintenance and painting      more pictures click here

 Fast Ferry De Nieuwe Prins goes on the slipway       click here for the full photo shoot

March 2010

Dutch RIJKSWATERSTAAT vessel SCHULPEGAT

MAARtje     

LIFE BOAT NEELTJE JANS

 P 41

RPA !4 nearly ready to serve many years more for Rotterdam Port Authorities

RWS 75

Museum Vessel BRUINVISCH                                                         GEO SOLUTION

more pictures of GEO SOLUTION : click here

Specialised sealing  job done by quality seal marine on new building  RWS vessels

more pictures and information :  click here

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