
MASTER rudders and Van der Velden steering gear for 3 TSHD’s
16 February 2016
The dredger is 62.6 metres in length, with a 14 metre draught, a hopper capacity of 1,000 m3, and a deadweight of 1,685 tonnes. The 500 mm diameter trailing pipe works at a maximum dredging depth of -20 metres. The TSHD 1000 series are able to operate at water temperatures between -2 ° C to + 20 ° C.
The yard is on schedule to deliver all three TSHDs on time. The vessels will perform maintenance dredging in the basins and access channels of the ports of Ust-Luga, Big Port St. Petersburg and Tuapse.