Royal Van der Leun has been awarded the electrical engineering scope for a new Easydredge® 2700XL trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), currently under construction by Royal IHC for a dredging project in West Africa, Dredging Today reported.
The vessel will be built at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
With a hopper capacity of approximately 3000 m³, the new dredger will be used to maintain the navigability of the Congo River, helping to keep the ports of Boma and Matadi accessible for international shipping.