Royal IHC has recently received an ‘approval in principle’ (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas for the design of a hydrogen-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD).
As part of Government of India’s thrust on Blue Economy, there is an ever-increasing demand to develop and maintain existing major ports, building new ports, offshore resource exploration, deployment of ultra-mega-size vessels, promotion of tourism, and beach nourishment.
Royal IHC has signed a contract with Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD) for the delivery of an IHC Beaver® 50 cutter suction dredger and Delta Multi Craft 1450 work boat.
Royal IHC has signed a contract with National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC, based in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.) to build yet another state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD).
Royal IHC has been awarded a contract to modify McDermott International Inc.’s pipelay and construction vessel AMAZON.
The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place on 20 September at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. It is the first custom-built, state-of-the-art TSHD in the Middle East.
The launch ceremony of Adani’s 8,000m3 IHC Beagle TSHD – SHANTI SAGAR 18 – took place on 7 July at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
The launch ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m3 LNG-powered TSHD MINERVA took place on 3 December at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands.
Royal IHC has successfully named and launched the 550t top tension capacity pipelay vessel, SEVEN CRUZEIRO, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel.