The Matador underway in the port of Rotterdam.
The Matador is one of HEBO Maritiem Service's floating sheerlegs. This sheerlegs has a lifting capacity of 400 tonnes and a lifting height of 45 metres. The vessel was built in 1968 by the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij of Rotterdam. The first owner was Bonn & Mees Drijvende Bokken B.V. in Rotterdam.
This photo was taken on 5 March 2025 along the Nieuwe Maas River near the Beneluxtunnel.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…