IHC Merwede secures new orders for cutter suction dredgers worth €125million
The contract for the custom-built CSD has been entrusted to IHC Merwede by Huta Marine Works for the design, engineering and construction of an innovative self-propelled vessel.
Among the other 12 units sold by IHC Merwede this year are nine standard IHC Beaver® CSDs,
two Delta Multi Craft (DMC) standard work boats and a booster station.
The majority of IHC Merwede’s business in this sector comes from a varied customer base –
from private contractors to state-owned organisations – and this batch of orders has been no
exception.
Source: IHC Merwede, 12 June 2013
The latest sales agreements confirmed by the company include a new custom-built CSD and a further 12 units that will be supplied by IHC Beaver Dredgers.
The total installed power of the 122.5-metre dredger will be 23,545kW, and it will feature a dredging depth of 28 metres and a cutter power of 3,500kW.
Huta Marine Works will deploy the bespoke
CSD for dredging predominantly on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula and it will be purposebuilt
for working in the specific conditions associated with these waters.
IHC Merwede’s strategy
is to deliver these vessels from stock, which enables it to meet the immediate demand from the
market for short delivery times.
Securing these latest sales agreements once again confirms the
validity of this approach.
The final destinations for the finished vessels span four continents across the globe.