The cutter ladder for Boskalis’ self-propelled cutter suction dredger Helios has been installed at the Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk.
The cutter ladder – which has a length of 47 metres and a weight of 1,717,000 kg (excluding the side winches) – was built at Royal IHC's shipyard in Sliedrecht.
Helios
The Helios has an overall length of approximately 152 metres, a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600kW. It is expected to be delivered to Boskalis in the course of 2017.
