Boskalis has taken delivery of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) built by Royal IHC.
Seaway has a length of 178 metres, a beam of 38 metres, and a hopper capacity of 31,000 cubic metres, making her one of the largest TSHDs in operation.
She is equipped with a double suction pipe equipped with underwater pumps and two discharge pumps with a combined discharge capacity of 15,000 kW.
The pumps make the vessel well suited to dredging material and then discharging it over long distances to a reclamation site.
The TSHD is also fitted with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system consisting of two dual-fuel main engines, azimuthing pod thrusters for improved manoeuvrability, and an advanced automation system. The propulsion can even be configured to permit operation on methanol as an alternative fuel in the future.
Royal IHC said the vessel has been developed to support large-scale dredging and coastal infrastructure projects worldwide while reducing its carbon footprint.
