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TSHD Congo River

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Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Congo River is the newest ship of the DEME fleet with the biggest hopper capacity: 30,190 m3. DEME N.V. signed a contract with IHC Dredgers B.V. for the design, construction, and delivery of the ship.

Launching

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The contract between DEME N.V. and IHC Dredgers B.V. was signed in December 2008. On 15 December 2009 the keel was laid, and on 8 July 2011 the ship was named during a formal ceremony in Zeebrugge.[1]

Christening

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Justine Henin, the olympic tennis champion, has been designated to be the godmother of the Congo River. The christening took place on 8 July 2011 in Zeebrugge.[2]

Main characteristics

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The main characteristics of the Congo River, construction year 2011.[3]

Overall length 168.00m
Width 38.00
Depth 13.30
Draught 12.15
Hopper capacity 30,190m3
Loading capacity 48,000t
Speed 16.60kn
Dredging depth maximum 36.00 / 56.00m

The hopper can be equipped with the Dracula system with a power of 27,677 kW. The Dracula system is used for the dredging of cemented sand with an UCS-value of 5 to 8 MPas.[4]

New contract

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The Congo River has been assigned to the Eko Atlantic city project in Nigeria.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dredgepoint ,.
  2. ^ Christening.
  3. ^ Link Congo River Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine,.
  4. ^ "CEDA DIGITAL LIBRARY - CEDA (Central Dredging Association)". www.dredging.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08.
  5. ^ Link DEME project,.