A Chinese client has ordered several dredgers which are to be built in the Netherlands by IHC Merwede. The new orders have a value of € 260 million.
Orders have been received in the Dredging & Mining market for the design and construction of:
– A custom-built stationary 12,000kW cutter suction dredger for a Chinese client.
– A custom-built stationary 12,000kW cutter suction dredger for a Chinese client. Both dredgers will be built in the Netherlands. The Chinese government approved a major investment programme in late 2007 that included these two contracts. It is remarkable that the Chinese government has acknowledged the quality of the Dutch product, bucking the current trend of building exclusively in China.
– A 5,000m³ gravel hopper dredger, CHARLEMAGNE II, for DEME. This is a sister ship of the Charlemagne, which IHC Merwede built in 2001. Its capacity makes it the largest and most advanced gravel hopper dredger in its segment.
– A 12,000kW custom-built medium-sized cutter suction dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Government of Panama’s autonomous agency. The contract was signed on 14 March 2008. The new dredger will have the capacity to dredge along the entire Canal, including the Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch in the Canal) at a depth of 25 metres. This contract is part of the equipment upgrades for the ACP Expansion Programme.
– Two IHC B 6525 cutter suction dredgers with a spud carriage and booster station for a client in India. The dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 25m and is equipped with a 650mm diameter delivery pipeline.
– An IHC B 7525 cutter suction dredger with a booster station for a client in India. The dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 25m and is equipped with a 750mm diameter delivery pipeline.
– An IHC B 6522 cutter suction dredger with a booster station for the Malaysian dredging contractor Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd; the dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 22m and is equipped with a 650mm diameter delivery pipeline.
Picture: Artist impression of the csd Panama
