CSD Willem van Rubroeck dredging in France (PHOTO)

Jan De Nul Group has just announced that their cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has reached a historic peak – dredging to a record depth of 41.94 meters for Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier wind farm.

Built in 2020, the cutter dredger Willem van Rubroeck is the largest in Jan De Nul’s fleet, with a total installed power of 40,975 kW, three dredging pumps of 8,500 kW each, a cutter capacity of 8,500 kW.

In France, JDN is currently working on the offshore wind project Eoliennes en mer Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier, the project developed by Ocean Winds (an ENGIE and EDPR joint-venture).

CSD Willem van Rubroeck was responsible for preparing the seabed to facilitate safe jack-up operations for the offshore jack-up installation vessel Vole au Vent, which will install 61 wind turbine generators off the coast of Pays de la Loire, between the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier.