EXCLUSIVE: Royal IHC cuts steel for new Dutch Dredging TSHD

The steel cutting ceremony of Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging BV’s new custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Magdalena took place at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Vietnam yesterday.

According to Dutch Dredging, the production process is now officially underway.

In June this year, the Sliedrecht based dredging company awarded Royal IHC a contract for the design and construction of a custom-built dredger with a hopper capacity of 2,300m3.

The new dredging vessel will be an upgrade of the Lesse, a TSHD that was delivered by Royal IHC to Dutch Dredging in the year 2019.

Kees van de Graaf jr., Director of Dutch Dredging, said: “The collaboration with Royal IHC is running smoothly and with our combined experience we are building a fine new addition to our fleet.”

According to IHC, the new hopper meets the latest IMO Tier III – Euro Stage V environmental regulations.