TSHD Severnaya Dvina left for Rotterdam to undergo testing of dredging equipment (photo)
On April 14, Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Severnaya Dvina left the Song Thu Corporation shipyard in Da Nang, Vietnam for Rotterdam (the Netherlands) where final testing of dredging equipment is to be held. FSUE Rosmorport says the voyage will take about 40 days.
Upon arrival to Rotterdam dredging equipment will undergo setting-up and adjustment as well as water tests.
Construction works are to be completed and the dredger is to join the fleet of Rosmorport’s Arkhangelsk Branch in June. The vessel will maintain navigational depths and provide safe shipping in the Arkhangelsk Seaport basin and approaches. The 2,000 m³ Severnaya Dvina can operate in the severe weather conditions of Russia’s northern region, with air temperatures ranging from -35°C to +40°C.
Fitted with a complete Damen Dredging Equipment dredge and instrumentation package, the vessel is designed for efficient operation and ease of maintenance, including a Ø600 mm trailing pipe and hydraulic winches, a low pressure Damen inboard dredge pump for the most efficient hopper loading process, telescopic overflow and 5 rod-actuated bottom doors.
Key specifications:
Length overall – 80.35 m;
Beam – 16.2 m;
Dredging draft – 5.1 m;
Trailing dredging depth – 22 m;
Hopper capacity – 2,000 cub. m.
The dredger was launched in November 2015.
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