Scope of Work for the Shipowner
- Part of the basic design work
- Procurement for outfitting, HVAC, and interior
- Complete detail engineering, including hull, outfitting, interior, HVAC, machinery, and piping, excluding dredging equipment, electrical design, and engine room plastic model
- Site assistance team at the yard during construction
Project Features
- Vasco da Gama was the largest dredger in the world at the time of delivery, with a hopper capacity of 33,000 m³. The vessel is primarily used for dredging loose and soft soils such as sand, gravel, silt, or clay
- Dredging depth 45/60/80/131 m
- Diameter of suction pipes (2 No.) 1.400 mm
- Hopper capacity 33.000 m³
- Pumps (trailing) 2 x 4.500 kW
- Dumping system: bottom doors (above bottom line)
- Complete deckhouse designed in MicroStation 3D
- Complete hull designed in TRIBON 3D