Damen Shipyards Group and Port Otago with partner Napier Port have signed a contract for the delivery of a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000.
At nearly 60 metres in length, this standard Damen design has a maximum hopper volume of 1000m3 with twin azimuth thrusters and bow thruster to ensure excellent manoeuvrability in the long entrance to Port Chalmers and Dunedin.
Pim Schuurman , Regional Sales Director at Damen, said: “Damen is pleased to have another dredger in this part of the world to partner the Tommy Norton, along with Damen tugs in the region. Another vessel provides scale, enabling us to invest in additional spare parts and service across Australasia.”
Damen will build the TSHD 1000 at Shipyard 189 in Haiphong, Vietnam.
Also, the new dredger is set to arrive in NZ with a Green Passport under the IMO rules.