IHC Merwede gains new orders for € 260 million

 

Chinese client orders dredgers to be built in the Netherlands by IHC Merwede!

IHC Merwede is pleased to announce that the group has gained new orders to a value of € 260 million.

Orders have been received in the Dredging & Mining market for the design and
construction of:

• a custom-built stationary 12,000kW cutter suction dredger for a Chinese client;
• a custom-built stationary 12,000kW cutter suction dredger for a Chinese client;
  Both dredgers will be built in the Netherlands. The Chinese government approved a major investment programme in late 2007 that included these two contracts. It is remarkable that the Chinese government has acknowledged the quality of the Dutch product, bucking the current trend of building exclusively in China;
• a 5,000m³ gravel hopper dredger, CHARLEMAGNE II, for DEME. This is a sister ship of the CHARLEMAGNE, which IHC Merwede built in 2001. Its capacity makes it the largest and most advanced gravel hopper dredger in its segment;
• a 12,000kW custom-built medium-sized cutter suction dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Government of Panama's autonomous agency. The contract was signed on 14 March 2008. The new dredger will have the capacity to dredge along the entire Canal, including the Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch in the Canal) at a depth of 25 metres. This contract is part of the equipment upgrades for the ACP Expansion Programme;
• two IHC B 6525 cutter suction dredgers with a spud carriage and booster station for a client in India. The dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 25m and is equipped with a 650mm diameter delivery pipeline;
• an IHC B 7525 cutter suction dredger with a booster station for a client in India. The dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 25m and is equipped with a 750mm diameter delivery pipeline;
• an IHC B 6522 cutter suction dredger with a booster station for the Malaysian dredging contractor Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd; the dredger can dredge to a maximum depth of 22m and is equipped with a 650mm diameter delivery pipeline.

High resolution photographs Right click link below and select "Save target as...": - Artist's impression CSD Panama - IHC Beaver 6525 - TSHD Charlemagne

  Profile IHC Merwede
IHC Merwede is focused on the continuous development of its design and construction activities for the specialised shipbuilding sector, in particular the dredging and offshore industries.
IHC Merwede is world market leader in the construction of specialist dredging equipment and complex custom-built offshore vessels. The clients of IHC Merwede include major dredging companies, oil and gas exploration groups, offshore contractors and government authorities.
IHC Merwede has a staff of approximately 2,200 at its locations in the Netherlands. There are also branches in China, India, the Middle East, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.

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For more information on IHC Merwede please contact:

IHC Merwede B.V. Mr. G.L.M. Hamers, Chairman
T	+31 184 43 61 90

 
29 May 2008  

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