Alewijnse completes electrical installations on two new dredgers

Alewijnse has successfully completed its comprehensive electrical installation works on two innovative MADs in the Marine Aggregate Dredger-class for Damen Shipyards Group.

The two vessels, ordered by CEMEX UK and Hanson UK respectively, are now operating from the south coast of England, dredging sand and aggregates in the English Channel for use in the UK construction sector. 

The Alewijnse scope of the project comprised the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the vessels’ complete e-packages, including electrical panels, switchboards, cabling, and the alarm and monitoring system (AMS) and power management systems.

Other activities included undertaking steel and general installation works and the installing of the electrical systems that drive the dredging equipment as well as those managing the general vessel operations.

The builds took place at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.

Alewijnse plays an important role in the automation and electrical installation in the new construction, conversion and renovation of all kinds of dredgers.

Recently delivered projects include the succesful installation of Alewijnse’s innovative virtualisation and visualisation platform (AlViVi) on board seven trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) owned by DEME.

Another recent project is the latest diamond mining vessel AMV3 from the fleet of De Beers Marine Namibia (Pty) Ltd. where Alewijnse successfully delivered the complete electrical installation.

Ongoing projects include the electrical refit of TSHD Swalinge from the fleet of Den Herder Seaworks and the electrical installation and automation work on board a second TSHD at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.