Van der Hilst Equipment B.V.
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Maritime parts & service · since 1949

Downtime has a price.

When ships, cranes and heavy equipment go down, Van der Hilst gets them running again. Rapid-response parts and service — on board, on site, or shipped worldwide.

Report a breakdown Request parts or equipment

⚡Fast response — as soon as possible

  • 75+ yearscrane and equipment experience
  • 3 generationshands-on field knowledge
  • Worldwideon-site service, parts and dispatch

Choose the route

Four ways in. One desk.

You don't need a brochure. You need someone who understands the machine, the fault, the urgency and the destination.

Van der Hilst technician servicing the hydraulics of a mobile crane on site
Service & parts On-site and on-board support and spare parts to get stalled ships' machinery, cranes and heavy equipment running again. Parts sourcing New, used, rebuilt and hard-to-find parts — maritime winches, pumps and deck machinery included — from partial references. Cranes & machinery Source, inspect and quote equipment that can actually be moved and used. Worldwide dispatch Courier, forwarding, air and sea freight decisions by urgency and size.

Service intelligence

A photo. A plate. A fix.

Ship machinery, cranes and heavy equipment fail under pressure, with damaged labels or incomplete references. Van der Hilst turns that imperfect start into action: diagnose the problem, get a specialist or the right part moving, and get the machine running again.

DIADiagnose

Fault, machine type, plate, photo or drawing.

SRCSource

OEM, used, rebuilt or supplier-network alternatives.

FIXSolve

Repair on site or quote the workable part fast.

SHPDeploy

Courier, air or sea freight, or a specialist to site.

Hydraulics

hoses · pumps · cylinders · valves · fittings

Undercarriage

tracks · rollers · sprockets · crawler components

Mechanical wear

pins · bushings · seals · bearings · machined parts

Electrical & controls

sensors · controls · cabling · service components

Worldwide dispatch

Swifterbant to anywhere.

Van der Hilst picks the practical route: courier for urgent small parts, forwarding for larger shipments, air when time matters, sea when size or cost makes sense, or a specialist on the next flight.

Crawler crane loaded on a low-loader trailer for road transport and dispatch
Heavy equipment loaded for worldwide dispatch
Origin Swifterbant, The Netherlands

Diagnosis, sourcing, quotation and dispatch coordination.

Courierurgent small parts
Air freighttime-critical supply
Forwardinglarger shipments
Sea freightheavy or planned loads

Family company · crane service · heavy equipment

Crane knowledge, not catalogue theatre.

Based at De Kolk 87 in Swifterbant, Van der Hilst Equipment B.V. combines more than 75 years of crane experience with practical service, sourcing and dispatch for the maritime sector, ports, shipyards, contractors and equipment owners worldwide.

Location
De Kolk 87 · 8255 PD Swifterbant
Blue crawler crane on tracks, ready for deployment
Crawler crane knowledge, hands-on
Technicians assembling a crane in the Van der Hilst workshop
In-house workshop and assembly

Request desk

Send it. We sort it.

Include the machine, the fault or part, the urgency and the destination. If the part number is unclear, send a photo, drawing or machine plate and Van der Hilst starts from there.

Machinery down? Call directly +31 (0)321 701 994

  • Upload-ready for part photos, machine plates and drawings.
  • For service, spare parts, equipment and dispatch requests.
  • Built to support worldwide quote and shipping decisions.
  • 75+ yearscrane & equipment experience
  • Since 1949worldwide parts & service
  • Hard-to-findparts from partial references
  • One deskfor service, parts & dispatch