A second copy of the Pallieter, the 5,600m 3Reynaert, will be built at the IHC yard at Kinderdijk, with construction starting this summer and a launch scheduled for November of this year.

The 97.5m LOA Marieke possesses the versatility to undertake shallow water works such as port maintenance and beach replenishment but can also make a meaningful contribution to land reclamation projects. The twin screw vessel has a total installed power of 6,776kW and can dredge to a maximum depth of 33m through a single 1,000mm diameter suction tube on the port side.

A maximum load capacity of 8,190 tons can be carried at 12.8 knots with a draught of just 7.1m. The load can be discharged by means of rectangular bottom doors, pumped ashore through a floating pipeline, or 'rainbowed' to shore as is common for beach replenishment and land reclamation works.

There is accommodation on board for a crew of 14.

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