PHOTO OF THE DAY: Van Oord’s TSHD Volvox Olympia in Mumbai

Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Volvox Olympia is currently very busy working at Mumbai Port.

A trailing suction hopper dredger has large, powerful pumps and engines that enable it to dredge sand, clay, sludge and even gravel from sea or river beds. The vessel stores the dredged material in its own hopper and discharges the leftover water overboard. 

Van Oord has a strong and diverse fleet of various trailing suction hopper dredgers. 

Trailing suction hopper dredgers are deployed worldwide for several dredging projects, such as:

• Constructing and maintaining ports and waterways,
• Land reclamation,
• Constructing artificial islands,
• Coastal defenses, etc.