PHOTO UPDATE: TSHDs Medway and Pallieter at Astilleros de Santander

The trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Medway (Boskalis) and Pallieter (DEME Group) kept Astilleros de Santander S.A.U. (Astander) crews busy for the last two months.

“Drydocking and maintenance of trailing suction hopper dredgers are complex projects and completing them in a successful way reminds jigsaw puzzles,” Astilleros said.

“Luckily, our experience and the existing close cooperation between Astander, DEME Group and Boskalis make it always possible.”

Astilleros de Santander S.A.U., together with the shipyard of the same group, Astilleros de Canarias S.A. (Astican) are strategically located in the Bay of Biscay and West African Coast, providing all the technical and human capacity needed to carry out all kinds of conversion and ship repair projects.