Ultra superficial draft will certainly provide Damen’s Paraguay River press watercraft an one-upmanship in low tide problems. [Image: Concordia Damen]
Damen Shipyards Group’s expert inland rivers backyard, Concordia Damen in Werkendam, Netherlands, has actually won an agreement to construct a 5,400 bhp CDS4115 superficial draft river press watercraft for Paraguayan shipowner and also driver Girona S.A.– Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica.
The vessel will certainly increase the business’s fleet of vessels operating the 2,695 kilometer (1,675 mile) Paraguay River.
Concordia Damen has actually extensively looked into the qualities of the Paraguay River in regard to the preferred functional account of the vessel. Based on this, its designers developed one of the most reliable pusher thinking about neighborhood problems. This led to a tried and tested reduced draft press watercraft layout, numerous of which have actually currently been constructed for and also provided to Paraguayan customers in the past. The 5.400 HP river pusher is an additional growth of these earlier pushers.
The CDS4115 kind actions 41 x 15.5 meters. In a push-barge setup with 12-barges, the mix will certainly determine 281 meters long x 48 meters large. The 3 Yanmar 6EY22AW engines create a power of 1330 kW each.
Rio Sur will certainly make use of the mixes mainly for delivering completely dry mass freight on the Paraguay–Parana Rivers The rivers are understood for reduced draft problems throughout a number of months annually throughout completely dry period. The reduced draft layout of the CDS4115 superficial draft, will certainly allow them to proceed running all year, despite having a draft as reduced as 6.5 feet, which offers a massive benefit contrasted to lots of various other press watercrafts on the river.
“We are very pleased with the trust that Girona – Rio Sur and the Dos Santos family have given us,” claimed Bert Duijzer, technological supervisor atConcordia Damen “Our technology, technological reliability, short delivery times and service-oriented mentality were key in obtaining this contract.”
After equipping the river press watercraft at the Concordia Damen shipyard backyard in Werkendam, Girona ´ s superintendents will certainly concern the Netherlands for the approval tests and also the hand-over.
