Croatia: Uljanik Shipyard Floats Out Dredger Bartolomeu Dias

Last Saturday on 14 July 2012, the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ was launched at Uljanik shipyard in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ is a sister vessel of the ‘Pedro Álvares Cabral’ that was launched in the beginning of this year.

After the successful investments between 2007 and 2011 amounting to more than 2 billion Euros, Jan De Nul Group decided to add 3 more vessels to the fleet. These two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers with a hopper capacity of 14,000 m³ each and the fallpipe and mining vessel ‘Joseph Plateau’ that will be launched on 3 August 2012 at the shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte near Bilbao in Spain.

Technical details of ‘Bartolomeu Dias’ and ‘Pedro Álvares Cabral’

Hopper capacity 14,000 m³

Deadweight 22,500 ton

Length o.a. 147.8 m

Breadth 30.0 m

Draught loaded 10.00 m

Maximum dredging depth 43.8 / 52 m

Suction pipe diameter 1,300 mm

Pump power (trailing) 4,000 kW

Pump power (discharging) 8,500 kW

Propulsion power 2 x 7,200 kW

Total installed diesel power 15,960 kW

Speed 15.3 kn

Accommodation 33

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, July 16, 2012; Images: uljanik