EXCLUSIVE: Bakker, Royal IHC sign contract for underwater motors

Bakker Sliedrecht and Royal IHC have signed a contract for oil-filled underwater motors.

Under the agreement, Bakker will deliver 3 high-performance motors, each weighing 60 tons, along with high-voltage cables for the motors.

“We’ll also be supplying a Dredge Pump Monitoring & Control System (DPMCS) cabinet, ensuring seamless monitoring and control of the underwater motor and pump support systems for this project,” said Bakker.

“This helps maximizing asset performance and efficiency. Our team will be on-site to connect and commission the motors for a 25,000 m³ hopper dredger currently under construction.”

The company supplies both air-filled and oil-filled submersible motors.

What makes them quite unique is the special sealing, allowing them to operate at great depths, said Bakker.

The dredging depths become deeper and deeper, which is why a submersible motor becomes necessary.

Besides dredging vessels, deepwater crawlers use Bakker Sliedrecht’s submersible motors for underwater mining and salvage vessels for salvaging sunken ships.