Noodopvang Ridderkerk (Haven)
Since July 2022 the COA has accommodated around 90-100 asylum seekers on a ship moored in Ridderkerk harbour, initially the vessel later succeeded by the Calypso. The arrangement was extended several times in response to continued high demand for emergency reception and positive evaluations, with the municipality making the harbour available as a reception location until July 2026. Reporting concerned the mooring, extensions and occasional temporary moves of the ship rather than any incidents.
Occupancy
91
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€6.1m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Haven, Ridderkerk. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2024
Ridderkerk extends harbour as reception location
The municipality extended the use of its harbour for an asylum ship, citing continued high demand for emergency reception.
Gemeente Ridderkerk · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jul 2022
Asylum ship moored in Ridderkerk harbour
COA begins housing around 90 asylum seekers on a ship at the haven.
2024
Reception extended
Harbour made available for asylum-seeker accommodation until July 2026.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 91 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €6.1m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.