(With video) Van Oord has taken delivery of the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Artemis. Over the weekend the vessel was moored in Rotterdam to give business relations and employees the opportunity to visit it before it departs for western France for its first assignment.
Pursuant to a contract with the Grand Port Maritime de la Rochelle, Artemis will be deepening the harbour basin and dredging a trench in the access channel to the harbour. Approximately 500,000 cubic metres of very hard rock and clay will be dredged, and Artemis was built especially for dredging work on hard ground.
Hydraulic Spud Carriage and Less Noise and Vibration
Artemis is a robust ship and strong ship. An exceptional feature is its hydraulically buffered spud carriage, which will permit it to continue to work even in poor weather conditions. Air springs that have been installed under the deck house are also special. They will minimise noise and vibration.
Sister Ship of Athena
The contract for the vessel’s design, construction and delivery was signed with IHC Merwede on 20 December 2010. It is a sister vessel to Athena, which was delivered at the end of 2011. Athena is currently being successfully deployed on the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Australia.
Primary Specifications
- Type: self-propelled cutter suction dredger
- Length: 131.5 metres
- Breadth: 27.80 metres
- Total installed capacity: 24,650 kW
- Diameter of discharge pipe: 1000 millimetres
- Maximum dredging depth: 32.4 metres
- Accommodation: 50 people
Below an extra picture (please click the little squares (the pop-out link) on the bottom right to watch the picture in its proper dimensions) and a video of the Artemis.
