This summer the 2.300 m3 TSHD for UK Dredging was delivered. The vessel, designed for maintenance dredging, has Damen dredging gear on board.

It is fitted out with double 700 mm trailing pipes, working at -25 m dredging depth. On board an electrically driven Damen dredge pump, type BP7065LD, has been installed. The delivery included further the hoisting gear of the trailing pipe, dredge valves, jetwater monitors, a telescopic overflow and 6 bottom doors, plus the required dredging instrumentation. A special feature is the degassing installation, enhancing the efficiency of the dredge pump.

Damen Dredging Equipment delivered the 900 mm trailing pipe system for the “Shoalway”. The dredging system has been designed for -30 m dredging depth. Damen Dredging Equipment’s delivery included engineering of bottom doors and hopper piping, the delivery of dredge valves in various pressure stages and the delivery of the trailing pipe and its gantries & winches. The vessel has been built in Poland and has been fitted out in The Netherlands.

The “Shoalway” is owned by the Boskalis subsidiary Westminster Dredging, and has started its first job in the UK.

At the end of December a Damen cutter suction dredger, type CSD450, was prepared for transport to Nigeria for Fiddil Nigeria Ltd. The standard dredger has been enhanced by many options to fulfil the local operational requirements. The dredger, named "Ononaku", will work on an oil company project together with its bigger sister "Princess Ona".

The cutter suction dredger, type CSD450, is a standard dismountable dredger of well-proven design, enhanced by a number of options. The standard dredging depth was enlarged by 2 m, resulting in a max dredging depth of –14 m. Furthermore anchor booms and winches were added. These anchor booms shift the dredgers anchors without the help of an auxiliary vessel. The efficiency is boosted also by the addition of a spud carriage pontoon. The pontoon is a simple addition to the standard dredger, but facilitates dredging using the 3.5 m cylinder stroke hence manoeuvring is minimised.

The dredger has been fitted out with an accommodation unit, on top of which the control cabin is placed for optimal view of the deck and the job site. The accommodation unit is equipped with a galley, a seating area, and a sanitary space. The unit includes fresh water and wastewater tanks, plus an air condition unit. Moreover, a mast with navigation lights is fitted, plus 4 floodlights and a searchlight. On the portside pontoon a jib crane was added to handle spares in and out of the store.

The dredger will travel to Port Harcourt early January, where in will work in the Niger Delta on a project for the Shell Petroleum Development Company, alongside with its sister vessel, a Damen CSD500 named "Princess Ona". As the dredging contract in the swamp area was increased, Fiddil Nigeria Ltd was happy that a Damen dredger was immediately available to help out.

Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a cutter suction dredger, type CSD500, complete with many options to MFW Dredging in Nigeria. The entire delivery included a workboat and personnel carriers. The dredger is currently of transport by BACO-liner to Port Harcourt. The dredger will be set to work in the sand mining industry.

The standard dredger, named "Clair de Lune", has been enhanced by a large number of options. For instance a spud carriage pontoon and an anchor boon system were added to enhance efficiency. Moreover an accommodation unit, a VHF system and navigation lights were added, plus a rubber ring gate valve in the discharge pipe line – all options chosen from the lengthy option list to meet exact customer requirements.

The Damen Group is very pleased that MFW Dredging also added four Damen FAC540 personnel carriers and a Damen MiniCat1003 to it's fleet – MFW Dredging has solely operated Damen vessels for the past decade.

This summer, a DOP dredger 350, was delivered to Dredging Atlantic in Nigeria. This dredger is the 7^th DAMEN dredger delivered to this customer. The DOP dredger "JIDE VII" is currently working in sand mining for the Sagbama road extension project.

The good relation between Damen and Dredging Atlantic started in 2006. In those few years time Dredging Atlantic acquired a fleet of in total 7 Damen dredgers, being a Damen CSD250, a CSD350, three CSD450's and two CSD500's – plus the recently delivered DOP dredger 350.

A DOP dredger is a versatile dredger, modularly built for easy transport and accessibility of difficult job sites. The dredger consists of an operating cabin, which is placed on top of an accommodation unit for excellent view of the winches and decks. All power functions are grouped in a hydraulic power pack, which is placed on aft deck. Damen delivered a complete dredging package including flexible and HDPE floating pipeline, plus commissioning and assembly on site.

The DOP dredger 350 will work at the Sagbama road extension project in Bayelsa state, where it will supply 3.5 million m³ of sand. The road under construction, leading through a 20 km long stretch of swamp, connects to a 220 m long bridge. The project is financed by the Niger Delta Development Commission.

Damen has delivered a cutter suction dredger, type CSD350, to an East African customer this spring. The cutter suction dredger is a well-known DAMEN standard design, enhanced by a number of options to meet exact customer requirements. The dredger has been handed over to the owner and is working in irrigation channels.

The CSD350 is a heavy duty, dismountable dredger with a maximum dredging depth of –9 m and a max swing width of 27 m. The Damen dredge pump has a maximum mixture capacity of some 2.000 m³/h, and works on a Ø 350 mm discharge line. The total installed CATERPILLAR power is 485 kW to ensure simultaneous use of all functions. The mooring system consists of 2 spud poles and 2 swing winches.

The customer has opted for a number of additional features from the option list, such as navigation lights and a VHF radio. As often, DAMEN delivered a complete dredging package including floating and shore pipeline, 2 high holding anchors with pick-up buoys and wires, plus a complete set of spares.