The Netherlands: De Donge Shipyard Delivers New Backhoe Dredger to DCI

Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has taken delivery of a backhoe dredger with a BA 800 excavator from De Donge shipyard in the Netherlands.

The backhoe dredger, DCI Dredge BH-1, cost Euros 18.5 million. The dredger was delivered on November 22nd.

Shipyard De Donge is a medium-sized shipyard which is specialized in the design and construction of dredging and port equipment. Shipyard’s main products are dipperdredgers, splitbarges, elevating platforms, crane barges, balance dredgers, etc. Both company’s yards are new, its facilities and layout is very modern. All work is carried out in indoor facilities so the work can be continued all year round, without the negative influence of rain and cold.

(18.5 million Euros = 24.78445 million U.S. dollars)

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 24, 2011; Image: DCI