A barge is a flat-bottomed vessel, usually without its own propulsion, that carries cargo, dredged material or equipment, or serves as a working platform on the water. Boogaard Brokers has been buying and selling dredging and marine construction equipment since 1923. Our barges for sale include split hopper barges of 845–2,300 m³, jack-up barges, a grab crane barge and flat top pontoons of 60–100 m. Choose a barge type or browse all listings.
Above you will find every barge in our current listings, together with the multicats and workboats that usually work alongside them. Each listing shows the main particulars; full specifications are available on request. Please contact us with the folio number. Many barges are sold before they are published, so if you do not see the barge you need, send us your requirements and we will approach owners directly.
The right barge depends on what it has to carry or do, the water it will work in and whether it needs its own propulsion.
Barges without propulsion need a tug: see our tugboats. A barge with an excavator on deck is a backhoe dredger.
There is no list price for a used barge. The price depends mainly on:
Please contact us for a realistic market price for a specific barge, or read more about our valuation services.
A self-propelled barge sails on its own and can work without a tug, which saves a vessel on the project but adds engines and crew to maintain. A towed or non-propelled barge is simpler and cheaper to run, but needs a tug or multicat for every move. Modular or dismountable barges, such as the dismountable jack-up platforms in our listings, are built from sections that can be transported by road and assembled on site, which suits inland waters, lakes and remote projects.
We guide the purchase from first enquiry to delivery: we check specifications, class status and documents, coordinate inspections, negotiate the terms and prepare the Memorandum of Agreement and closing documents. Read more about our brokerage services.
Also see our dredgers for sale. Want to sell a barge? List your vessel with us.
That depends on type, size, propulsion, age, class and condition. A small towed pontoon and a self-propelled split hopper barge are in completely different price ranges. Send us your requirements and we will send you suitable barges with full specifications, or ask for a valuation of a specific barge.
A split hopper barge only transports and dumps material; it is loaded by a dredger or excavator. A trailing suction hopper dredger dredges the material itself, stores it in its hopper and discharges it. See our trailing suction hopper dredgers.
Yes. Many barges change hands without being advertised. Send us the type, size, propulsion, class and delivery area you need, and we will approach owners for you.
Send us the main particulars, class status and recent photos via List your vessel, or contact us directly. We advise on a realistic asking price and present the barge discreetly to buyers worldwide.
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