Baggerbedrijf De Boer – Dutch Dredging has named its latest trailing suction hopper dredger Magdalena at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Hai Phong, Vietnam. This yard built the 80-metre vessel under the supervision of Royal IHC.
Anly den Breejen performed the christening ceremony on 26 August and wished the vessel a safe voyage. She has family ties to the Van de Graaf family (managing director of Dutch Dredging) and also works for Royal van der Leun. This is a key subcontractor involved in the construction of the 2300-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger.
Following completion, the hopper dredger will sail to Europe to enter service there before the end of the year.
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Evolution of the Lesse
Magdalena is already the fifth custom-built dredger that Royal IHC has constructed for Dutch Dredging, which operates under the name Baggerbedrijf De Boer in the Netherlands. The vessel is an evolution of the trailing suction hopper dredger Lesse, delivered by the Kinderdijk-based shipbuilder in 2019.
‘The Lesse is already a very capable vessel for complex maintenance dredging in shallow water,’ explains Kees van de Graaf, Managing Director of Dutch Dredging. ‘But with input from the crew and newbuilding team, we have identified around 100 areas for improvement.’
Additional deck
One of the most notable changes is that all seven MAN engines on board comply with IMO Tier III and Euro Stage V emissions regulations. This results in a reduction of around five per cent in both CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
‘We have also added an additional deck,’ says Johan Koole, Technical Director at Dutch Dredging. ‘This will be fitted out as a fitness area for the nine crew members. There are twelve cabins in total, giving us additional accommodation for training employees and accommodating trainees.’
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About Dutch Dredging
Dutch Dredging is a medium-sized dredging company based in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. Its activities include dredging, surveying and a wide range of other civil engineering works involving waterways. The family-owned company has been operating for around fifty years and has grown into an organisation with approximately 275 employees and thirty vessels. In the Netherlands, the company operates under the name Baggerbedrijf de Boer.
Picture: The Magdalena at the Nam Trieu Shipyard (photo Dutch Dredging).
