Royal IHC has secured a contract from Belgium-based DEME for the design and build of four new vessels.
The order consists of a copy of the recently delivered 8400 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River, a 2300 m3 TSHD, and two 3500 m3 split barges.
Scheldt River
The Scheldt River was delivered in 2017 and due to its innovative design has won several awards, such as the DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first LNG-powered dredging vessel, and is currently nominated for the KNVTS Ship of the Year
award. Since its delivery, the vessel has been operating continuously on several projects in Europe.
2300 m3 TSHD and Split Barges
The compact design of the 2300 m3 TSHD is characterised by a small draught and can be deployed for projects in shallow water worldwide.
The two split barges are based on the IHC standard split trail 3500 design. The ease and speed of disposal makes them highly attractive for use in combination with backhoe dredgers, grab hopper dredgers and cutter suction dredgers (CSDs), such as the Spartacus, which is currently being built by IHC in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands.
With this order, the number of TSHDs in the fleet of DEME, designed and built by IHC, adds up to 21.
Picture: The 2300 m3 TSHD for DEME.
