Croatia launches cutter suction dredger
The launch of the Zheng He
The latest cutter suction dredger, ordered by the Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul, was recently launched at the Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.
The Zheng He is a sister vessel of the Ibn Battuta, launched in August 2009, and is the second in a series of four large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers with a total installed diesel power of 23,520 kW, built by the Croatian yard. The other two of this class are the Fernão de Magalhães and JDN8067 scheduled for delivery, respectively, late 2010 and 2011.
All four are part of the Jan De Nul Group‘s ambitious investment program 2007-2011 worth 1.8 billion Euro. The delivery of the Zheng He is slated in the course of 2010.
To be able to meet the growing demand, Jan De Nul Group continues to invest in the expansion of its fleet. The Group‘s own Design and Engineering division designs new vessels in house, which are then built in various shipyards all over the world. Jan De Nul Group delivers the required specific dredging equipment to the shipyard, which is a unique feature in the dredging industry. This dredging equipment is designed and engineered within the company and then fabricated and assembled in the company‘s workshops in Aalst, Belgium.Images for this article - click to enlarge
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