The Netherlands: Van Oord has commissioned the construction of a large self-propelled cutter suction dredger by IHC Merwede.
The new vessel will be one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world. The vessel will be built at IHC Dredgers in Kinderdijk and delivery is scheduled 2011. With a total installed power of some 24,000kW, the vessel is equipped with two on- board dredge pumps and one submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder. The maximum dredging depth is 28 metres. Its overall length is approximately 130 metres and its beam is 27.8 metres. The accommodation can house 44 people.
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