An 84m long trailing suction dredger named St Pierre, built by the STX Lorient, has been delivered to the Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de l’Ouest. The complex design of the vessel was developed in conjunction with Holland MT, engineering and supply company serving international dredging contractors.
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With this step, STX France Lorient has demonstrated once more, the ability of its teams to design and build high-added value ships.
STX FRANCE LORIENT
STX France Lorient is a highly innovative yard offering green solutions for ship propulsion, including highly optimized hulls, new generation LNG propulsions, or electric energy storage systems. Yet worldwide recognized for its know-how for passenger and navy ship markets, the yard is now a reference designer and builder of dredgers.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, September 18, 2012