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2015 February 19   14:18

Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii delivers design of Arctic dredger for Siberian rivers to Rosmorrechflot

Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii OJSC has delivered the design of Arctic dredger for Siberian rivers to Rosmorrechflot, IAA PortNews journalist cites Daniil Garbuz, Chairman of Hydromec Group’s BoD, as saying at the II International Forum of Dredging Companies arranged by Media Group PortNews in Moscow.  

According to him, the decision is expected on the construction of the series.

General characteristics of the dredger: LOA - 113.4 m, LBP - 103.20 m, beam - 16,00 m, depth - 5.00 m, draft molded – approx. - 1.95 m, draft while dredging – max. - 2.0 m, gross tonnage – 3,150 RT, displacement - +/- 2,900 tonnes, DWT while dredging - 500 tonnes, maximum dredging depth - 14 m. 

Closed joint stock company Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii (Hydromec) was established 60 years ago and now is a Russian designer and manufacturer of dredgers. Hydromec is a vertically integrated shipbuilding enterprise, comprising metallurgical, fabrication and machining divisions. The Hydromec shipyard builds dredgers with pumping capacity ranging 100 to 8,000 cmb / hour and depths of up to 35 m. Since 1950, the company has manufactured more than 1,250 dredgers of different types and designs. Since 2012 the company in conjunction with the Netherlands based Conoship BV has been engaged in the design and construction of self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), and supply of the ships with equipment and software.

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