Suez Canal celebrates arrival of CSD Hussein Tantawy VIDEO

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate the arrival of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy.

The giant dredger came aboard the heavy load carrier Tai An Kou.

The CSD, built by Royal IHC, is a 29,190kW heavy-duty rock dredger and will be used to maintain and improve the Suez Canal.

The vessel, characterized by its long slender shape and high spud towers, has an overall length of 147.4 meters and can provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 meters.