Naming and Launching of TSHD DCI DREDGE XXI

IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XXI, in a ceremony on 8 August 2013 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for the Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI).

The DCI DREDGE XXI is the third vessel in a series of three dredgers – including the DCI DREDGE XIX and DCI DREDGE XX – and is being constructed under the dual classes of Lloyd’s Register and Indian Register of Shipping.

These dredgers feature high levels of productivity, reliability and efficiency. The DCI DREDGE XIX and DCI DREDGE XX have already been successfully utilised in operations, and the DCI DREDGE XXI will be delivered in the first quarter of 2014.

“IHC Merwede is looking forward to continuing its successful working relationship with DCI“, says Bram Roelse, Managing Director of IHC Merwede’s Dredging division. “Infrastructure developments in India have increased the need to improve the navigability of rivers and ports and this has in turn led to a greater requirement for dredging vessels and equipment. This class of dredgers will boost the performance of DCI to considerable heights and further strengthen its position on the Indian continent.”

Additional information:

Length overall 114m

Breadth 21.3m

Depth 7.5m

Draught (operational) 7.2m

Draught 6.5m

Dredging depth 25m

Speed 14.1 knots

Accommodation 35 people

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Press Release, August 9, 2013