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Keppel Offshore & Marine has officially handed over the 6.000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sanderus to Jan De Nul Group.
According to JDN, their fourth Ultra-Low Emission vessel was delivered today in Singapore.
This follows the delivery of three 3.500m 3 TSHDs earlier this year. Keppel O&M is also currently building Ortelius, a 6.000m 3 dredger which is identical to the Sanderus, with delivery expected in 1Q 2020.
Mr Tan Leong Peng, Executive Director (New Builds) of Keppel O&M , said, “ We are pleased to support Jan De Nul’s strategy of building Ultra-Low Emission dredgers. Having delivered four of this type of dredgers, we have developed strong competencies and cost-efficiencies in this market .”
Sanderus is fitted with a two-stage filtering technique for exhaust gases. It complies with the EU Stage V and International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Tier III regulations.
Mr Robby De Backer, Director of Newbuilding Department of Jan De Nul Group , said, “ Like all our new dredgers, Sanderus is equipped with a state-of-the-art exhaust gas treatment system that extracts up to 99% of the nanoparticles from exhaust gases. It will enable dredging at the lowest levels of emissions to date. ”
The new dredger will immediately sail to Belgium for maintenance dredging works on the river Scheldt and alongside the coast.
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