Dredging & Marine Construction

Dredge Yard Receives Order For Customized CSD

January 3, 2020 By Waterways Journal

Dredge Yard has received an order for a customized cutter suction dredge from Western Potash Corporation (WPC), a development stage potash company based in Canada. The customized dredge will be used in WPC’s Milestone Potash Project for dredging potash.

This ECO dredge features four electric motors that each drive a different component. The electric motor drives are used instead of a diesel engine. As a result, air pollution and the risk of fuel spillage during operation is eliminated and noise is greatly reduced.

As this dredge is intended solely for dredging potash, it was completely redesigned for optimal performance for this project.

The dredge is being built in Dredge Yard’s facility in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It will be tested with estimated delivery in early 2020.

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