Van Oord introduced on Tuesday it has actually christened its brand-new tracking suction receptacle dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia, developed by Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore.
The newbuild is the 2nd in a collection of 3 brand-new dual-fuel dissolved gas (LNG) sustained TSHDs being developed for the Dutch dredging as well as aquatic solutions service provider.
The 10,500-cubic-meter-capacity Vox Apolonia as well as its sibling vessels Vox Ariane as well as Vox Alexia, fall under the mid-class area of Van Oord’s TSHD fleet. determining 137.5 meters long as well as 27.6 meters throughout the light beam. The dual-fuel LNG capacities aid to minimize the carbon impact of the 3 vessels as Van Oord functions to make its fleet extra lasting as well as cost-effective.
Vox Ariane was christened in June 2022 as well as has actually currently been efficiently released on numerous tasks. Triplet sibling vessel Vox Alexia remains in the lasts of building and construction in Singapore.
During a two-day christening occasion, Vox Apolonia was tied along the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam town hall, providing visitors as well as Van Oord staff members a chance to board the brand-new vessel for a directed scenic tour prior to its implementation on digging up tasks worldwide.
Vox Apolonia is called after Apolonia Adriana van Oord-Visser She was wed to Jac G. van Oord, the creator of the Utrecht branch of the firm. Apolonia was just one of the very first board participants as well as the very first female to sign up with the managerial board. And also today, the name Apolonia still runs in the Van Oord family members. The vessel was christened by Polien Fijan- van Oord as well as Polianne vanOord Two granddaughters of Apolonia that are called after her as well as that come from the 4th generation of this family-owned firm.
