A cutter suction dredger is a combination of separate elements that need to be in perfect harmony. “The wonderful thing about building a complex, advanced dredging vessel like the Helios is that you work with a large group of specialists with the aim of perfecting everything on the vessel. When dredging sand, the Helios can pump the mixture over an exceptionally long distance using its own power.” The vessel has 15.6 MW to pump the dredged material through a floating pipeline to the shore. One of the most impressive aspects of the Helios is the enormous pumping capacity. Marcel: “For the Helios, we had the opportunity to come up with creative ideas and innovative solutions in almost every area. “For a mechanical engineer this project was like being a kid in a candy store” in your words Marcel - what makes the Helios so special? Marcel van Wijk, Senior Project Engineer and André Klop, Project Manager, reveal how our engineering and newbuild teams tackled this mammoth project. Helios - one of the most powerful cutter suction dredgers on the planet - marks a milestone in Boskalis’ history. She can dredge extra hard soils and operate in shallow waters. Innovation Equipment Dredging 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 self-propelled cutter suction dredger Helios is one of the most powerful dredgers of its kind in the world.
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