Saturday 3 July 2021

Dutch unmanned steel deck barge Hapo H-401 in Öresund

 The Dutch unmanned steel deck barge Hapo H-401 was this afternoon towed southwards in Öresund, loaded with two huge cranes. The 122 x 36.6 m barge, built in 2018, has a 4420 sq.m. deck space.

Some information from Hapo´s home page:
"Hapo International Barges B.V. (HAPO), is founded in 1987 by Henk Poot together with several partners and is situated in the harbour of Rotterdam. The headquarters is located in Ridderkerk and together with docks in Rotterdam, Ridderkerk and 's-Gravendeel makes HAPO as a whole. We are specialised in providing pontons, crane barges, heavy machinery and other facilities supplying contractors for salvaging shipwrecks, off- or onshore operations involving heavy lifting, and heavy lifting transportation."
The barge was towed by German tug Fairplay 35 and Danish tug Fenja (Fairplay not visible here, Fenja behind the barge).