IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XX, in a ceremony on 2 February 2013 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI).
DCI DREDGE XX is the second vessel from a series of three (including the DCI DREDGE XIX and DCI DREDGE XXI) and will be built under dual class (Lloyd’s Register and Indian Register of Shipping). IHC Merwede has previously supplied ten vessels to DCI, having been selected as supplier due to its efficiency and reliability in delivering previous orders on time.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, February 12, 2013; Video: Youtube