Vessel includes encased bow
Damen Shipyards Group and also Southampton, U.K., based Hanson Aggregates Marine have actually authorized an agreement for building of a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 vessel.
The ship will certainly be utilized to remove accumulations offshore approximately midsts of 55 metres, for usage in the onshore building market.
Due for distribution in March 2021, the vessel will certainly be built in Damen’s shipyard in Gala ţi,Romania The dredge devices and also testing setup will certainly be built by Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) in Nijkerk,Netherlands
Hanson U.K. is a prominent distributor of hefty structure products to the building market, and also generates accumulations (gravel, sand and also crushed rock), ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, concrete and also cement-related products. Hanson’s aquatic company is Europe’s biggest manufacturer of marine-dredged sand and also crushed rock. It possesses a purpose-built fleet of 6 accumulation digs up dispersing accumulations from a network of jetties.
The CRAZY 3500 layout attains the ideal equilibrium in between haul and also performance within restricted measurements and also is well fit to run within the measurements of Shoreham lock on the English southern shore.
Although the lock restricts the vessel’s general size to roughly 103.5 m, it has a deadweight of simply under 6,800 tonnes and also a rate at crammed draft of roughly 12.5 knots. Its size and also size supply the ideal quantity of freight room to attain optimum transport performance on each flow with the lock.
The dredger will certainly be utilized to remove accumulations in the English Channel and also North Sea, assisted by a variety of unique attributes particular to its ingenious layout, consisting of a 1,400 kW long-term magnet electrical motor, which powers the dredge pump for gathering accumulations at approximately 55 m deepness.
This specific vessel will certainly likewise include a completely dry discharging system developed by Damen’s companion PLM Cranes BV.
The CRAZY 3500 is the most up to date vessel in Damen’s collection of freshly made and also lately introduced particular aquatic accumulation digs up. The application of ingenious aquatic design modern technology permits the vessel to work remarkably under hefty climate problems without endangering convenience or team safety and security.
The bow is confined to secure deck devices, all dig up pipelines are located over primary deck degree for safety and security, and also the modular building of the DDE dredge systems permits very easy substitute of components on the piping and also testing setup.
“A great deal of market research and modern engineering went into the development of the MAD series,” claims Joppe Neijens, Damen sales supervisor. “These vessels are ideally equipped to bring aggregate dredging fleets into the 21st century. It’s a privilege to provide Hanson with a product we trust will enhance their future operations, and we look forward to a fruitful collaboration with Hanson in the future.”
