With the delivery of the Peter last Thursday, the fleet of Dutch Dredging (Baggerbedrijf de Boer) now has the world's most sustainable bed leveller.
The 22.4-m-long vessel complies not only with the strict IMO Tier 3 standard for the emission of harmful substances in shipping, but also with the Euro Stage 5 standard for emissions in inland shipping.
After-treatment Systems
John Nieuwenhuijse, Manager of New Building at Baggerbedrijf de Boer-Dutch Dredging, says the two 550 hp Scania main engines were fitted out with after-treatment systems to clean exhaust gases. 'We installed a selective catalytic reductionsystem (SCR) in the exhaust that converts nitrogen oxides (NOx) into water vapour and nitrogen. We also have diesel particulate filters (DPF) to reduce soot emissions.'
Pre-emptive Action
With the installation of these systems, the dredging company is taking pre-emptive steps to comply with the legislation that IMO Tier 3 and Euro Stage 5 will only make compulsory in 2019 and 2020 respectively. The Peter also has a Green Passport from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Mapping in Three Dimensions
The Peter is an advanced version of sister ship Kees jr. The multifunctional bed leveller and tugboat is 7 m wide and it has a draught of 2.80 m. The vessel was built by Hoekman Shipbuilding at Urk and has been fitted with, among other things, a multi beam and single beam so that the bed can be fully mapped out in three dimensions.
Bed Leveller Fleet
The Peter is the fifth bed leveller in the Dutch Dredging fleet, which now has the Kees jr. working in Hamburg. The company's full fleet consists of 30 vessels.
Picture by Klaas Kramer.
