Boskalis takes new mega cutter Helios into service
July 01 2017 - 12:17PM
Papendrecht, 1 July 2017
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis)
announces that the mega cutter Helios was named and christened
during a festive ceremony in the port of Rotterdam, the
Netherlands. The Helios is the largest and most powerful cutter
suction dredger Boskalis has ever developed.
The self-propelled Helios is 152 meters long and
has a breadth of 28 meters and is able to dredge at depths of 6 to
35 meters. With a total installed power of almost 24,000 kW, a
total pumping capacity of 15,600 kW and a maximum cutter power of
7,000 kW, the Helios is one of the most powerful cutter suction
dredgers in the dredging industry. The vessel was developed to
dredge in extremely hard ground. The cutter ladder weighs 2,060
tons, making it the heaviest in the world.
The vessel can accommodate a crew of 45 and so the
Helios can operate around the world in the most remote locations.
The Helios will be deployed for dredging activities related to the
development of the port of Duqm in Oman. A sister vessel of the
Helios is expected to be taken into service in the course of
2020.
Visit https://vimeo.com/boskalis/helios for a
video about the construction of the Helios.
Royal Boskalis
Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in
the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services
sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round
solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal
and delta regions of the world with services including the
construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land
reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition,
Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting
for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as
salvage solutions (SMIT Salvage). Furthermore, Boskalis has a
number of strategic partnerships in harbor towage and terminal
services (KOTUG SMIT Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage
and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of more than 900 vessels
and floating equipment and 11,700 employees, including associated
companies, Boskalis operates in 90 countries across six
continents.
This press release can also be found on our
website www.boskalis.com.
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