Ruijtenberg Shipyard - Hydrocare
About us
Ruijtenberg Shipyard & Hydrocare join forces!
When high-quality inland shipping craftsmanship and hydraulic expertise come together, a powerful partnership is formed. Ruijtenberg Shipyard and Hydrocare have joined forces to deliver efficient, future-proof systems for your fleet and keep downtime to an absolute minimum.
Ruijtenberg Shipyard: Comprehensive and multifunctional. Ruijtenberg Shipyard stands out for its exceptionally multifunctional nature, carrying out every conceivable type of work on floating vessels at a single location. With impressive facilities, including a 110-metre slipway, two fitting-out and repair quays and jetties, the shipyard is a jack-of-all-trades. Day-to-day operations cover the full spectrum: from maintenance, repair and construction to the complete refit and newbuild of ships.
Hydrocare: The specialist in hydraulics. Whilst the shipyard lays the foundations, Hydrocare brings the expertise in hydraulic solutions. With its own engineering team, the organisation focuses on solving complex technical challenges. Its specialisation encompasses the design, maintenance and overhaul of (large) cylinders, pumps and motors. Hydrocare delivers bespoke solutions of the highest standard, ensuring your hydraulic systems always perform to their full potential and in complete safety.
Stronger together, both at the shipyard and on site. Together, Ruijtenberg Shipyard and Hydrocare put theory into practice. We offer this service not only at the shipyard, but also directly on board your vessel. With our fully equipped service vans, we bring our combined service and expertise flexibly to any location you require.
What’s more, development never stops: Ruijtenberg Shipyard and Hydrocare are currently working on a new, innovative solution that you will soon see on the market. Two companies, one shared mission: to make your fleet efficient and ready for the future.
Products & services
Wheelhouses
Wheelhouses The Ruijtenberg Shipyard wheelhouses are made of high-quality materials and parts, which means that the wheelhouses are characterized by the highest quality with the highest comfort. We are constantly developing and innovating this.
Cranes (car)
Gangway cranes Ruijtenberg Shipyard & Hydrocare have developed a gangway crane using their own engineering expertise. The project arose from close collaboration between the two parties. The gangway crane has been designed with a focus on reliability, ease of use and harsh operating conditions. The crane will be available in various versions, has a lifting capacity of up to 750 kilograms and is extendable from 6 to 10 metres. Thanks to its robust design, the gangway crane offers an efficient and safe solution for various applications on board. Car cranes Ruijtenberg Shipyard supplies, amongst other things, BÜTER inland waterway cranes: robust, sleek and space-saving. The entire design is specifically tailored to the high loads encountered in inland waterway transport; the telescopic extension sleeve is operated by means of solid rollers. A whole range of cranes is available, from small fixed gangway cranes to large hydraulically extendable cranes.
Winches
winches Ruijtenberg Shipyard supplies electric, hydraulic and pneumatic winches to inland shipping for every type of ship. Our anchor winches (and accessories) are designed and manufactured with the aim of being low-maintenance, robust and solid in use. In addition, we also provide service to our and other winches.
Repairs
Ruijtenberg Shipyard has two repair quays, an outfitting jetty and a bank (110 metres) with which we can get your ship completely out of the water. This offers many possibilities, such as: - Create class / inspections - Damage repair / maintenance - Lengthen / Shorten - Conversion / renovation - Underwater ship Our employees are true experts when it comes to technical aspects on board. They know everything about both the electrical and the hydraulic side, but also about the ironwork. We find personal contact very important in this process, so that you know exactly what is happening with your ship.
Constructions
Constructions The shipbuilding department of Ruijtenberg Shipyard is also extremely suitable for creating and delivering construction work. Thanks to our professional staff and the knowledge acquired in our more than 100 years of existence, building and/or repairing complicated construction parts is in most cases no problem at all. - Residential and accommodation units - Superstructure - Offshore projects - Custom made
Nieuwbouw
New construction In the past 100 years, Ruijtenberg Shipyard has already made almost 200 new-build vessels at the yard in Raamsdonksveer. Think of vessels such as dry cargo ships, ferries, tour ships, pontoons and many others. - Casco - Turnkey outfitting - Re-motorization - Refit
Lifting systems
The lifting systems are specifically developed for any type of ship and wheelhouse. They can range from single-stage columns to multi-stage columns. For smaller lifting heights, the wheelhouses can also be equipped with a hydraulic system in which the wheelhouse is set up on four lifting cylinders.
Service
We are available 24/7 for malfunctions. Ruijtenberg Shipyard repairs and maintains your ship on location. In addition, inspections and tests are an important part of the maintenance of the lifting column and truck crane. Our service technicians are technically and hydraulically expert through practical experience and training. From Raamsdonksveer we visit ships in the Netherlands, Belgium but also further in Europe.