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Dredging

Dutch Detail for US Dredger

01 Apr 2005

Seattle USA based Manson Construction has ordered a dredging component package from VOSTA Inc for their 9,200 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger currently under build at Alabama shipyards and due for delivery in October.

A 3-D representation of the VOSTA bow coupling for Manson Constructions new trailing suction hopper dredger.

Via VOSTA LMG's American distributor, Hagler Systems, VOSTA Inc will deliver three 38in universal dragheads, the jet system for mixture fluidisation in the hopper and a VOSTA LMG MK3 28in universal bow coupling installation for discharge to shore.

The VOSTA LMG components are due for delivery this spring and will be installed on the dredger under the supervision of VOSTA specialists.

MJ Information No: 20506

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