Oranje Ready for Boom

Oranje , the second of two new 16,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredgers for Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster , was launched recently at the Merwede Shipyard at Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the Netherlands. The sister ship Prins der Nederlanden was launched in August 2003.

Oranje and Prins der Nederlanden have been specially designed for land reclamation works such as the Palm Islands off Dubai.

Oranje , the second of two new 16,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredgers for Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster , was launched recently at the Merwede Shipyard at Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the Netherlands. The sister ship Prins der Nederlanden was launched in August 2003.