On Friday 23 October, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Royal IHC (IHC) successfully launched cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY. The launch took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen a/d IJssel, The Netherlands, the company said in its release.
The HUSSEIN TANTAWY is one of two vessels currently under construction at IHC for SCA. Its sister vessel, MOHAB MAMEESH, was launched in May and is expected to go on sea trials at the end of this year. They are among the largest vessels of their kind and were both specifically designed by IHC in close cooperation with SCA.
Like the MOHAB MAMEESH, the HUSSEIN TANTAWY is a 29,190kW heavy-duty rock CSD and will be used to maintain and improve the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and Red seas. The vessel, characterised by its long slender shape and high spud towers, will have an overall length of 147.4 metres and provide a maximum dredging depth of 35 metres. Equipped with one submerged and two inboard dredge pumps, the installed cutter power will be 4,800kW.