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The trailing suction hopper dredger Pallieter will get two sister vessels. IHC Holland Merwede received, in early spring, an order from DEME (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering) in Belgium for the construction of 2 (two) identical trailing suction hopper dredgers with a hopper capacity of 5,400m³. Both ships are copies of the formerly constructed trailing suction hopper dredger Pallieter. The first ship will be built at the IHC Holland Merwede yard in Sliedrecht and delivered in 2006. The delivery of the second ship will take place in 2007.

IHC Systems announces that it acquired the order for the delivery of dredging instrumentation, control panels & automation from its sister IHC Holland Merwede for both ships.

The dredging instrumentation comprises amongst others:

Pendulum transmitters for suction tube vertical measurements
Angle transmitters for suction tube horizontal measurements
Mixture velocity transducer, with Al2O3 tiles liner
Mixture density transducer
Vacuum - and (differential) pressure transmitters
Draught and loading transmitters
Hopper level transmitters

Control panels comprise:

Integrated dredging/sailing control console
PLC cabinet hydraulic installation

The dredging automation comprises:

Scada package 'Cimplicity' running under Windows NT
PLC control of dredging plant
Operator control station on various locations on the vessel, using PC and TFT/LCD presentation technology.

The Electric Power Industry of Serbia ordered the renewal of instrumentation and presentation systems on board of its “Kovin I” coal mine dredge and its survey launch Gaj. The Electric Power Industry of Serbia plays and important role in generating and distributing electrical energy for about 3.5 million people. Meconaut, which joined IHC Systems early nineties, delivered the present instrumentation and presentation systems during vessels original newbuilding in the mid-eighties. Core of the new delivery will be IHC Systems’ developed DTPS (Dredge Track Presentation System), including DGPS satellite positioning and dredging (process) instrumentation. The delivery is scheduled for early 2006.

We are proud to announce that the Jan De Nul Group in Belgium has ordered for its cutter suction dredger fleet a training simulator including a dynamic artificial outside view. With IHC Systems’ trailing suction hopper dredger training simulator delivered in 2003, Jan De Nul is capable of training dredging crew for its entire fleet.

The main purpose of the cutter training simulator is to familiarize dredging crew with the amount of information, typical dredging characteristics and the necessary actions as a result of trainer initiated disturbances. The interface will be based on the combination of the recent IHC Holland Merwede built J.F.J. de Nul and the under construction dredgers Kaerius and Hondius. Dredge desk and Human Machine Interface will be familiar. Besides the mentioned dredgers, it’s also possible to load the characteristics of other existing dredgers.

It will be possible to execute two types of training:

procedure: the logical way to execute actions without damaging the equipment;
dynamical: special attention will be paid to the process dynamics like: swinging, positioning, hydraulic transport, cutter load, etc.

The dynamical simulations will be extended with sound to experience a realistic dredging behaviour. Several types of soil, anchors, etc can be chosen. In one dredge area different types of soil can exist. The trainer has the possibility of monitoring the actions taken by the student and to manipulate/stimulate the process by creating disturbances and/or calamities.
The artificial outside view will be created by 3 ea. 1500*2000mm presentation screens set up in a frame to enable a 120° view on the foreship, with operating side- and ladder winches, cutter, ladder and land (sea) scape. A 4th presentation screen will take care of a back view on spuds and spudcarriage. The outside view will not only present above water, underwater sight is incorporated to show the implications of spudcarriage control towards the cutting of material. The simulator is scheduled for delivery summer 2006.

The stationary cutter suction dredgers Kaerius and Hondius, two medium sized vessels with a cutter power of 1500 kW, and a total installed diesel engine power of about 8500 kW, currently under construction at the Tianjin Xinhe Shipyard in China, for the Jan De Nul Group will receive IMC (Integrated Monitoring and Control) systems and dredging instrumentation developed by IHC Systems, the vessels


About us Company profile News Jobs Efficient Dredging Service & Guarantee Spare Parts History Disclaimer Hopper dredgers Cutter dredgers Excavators Hydrographics Contact Search	Sales News Back to efficient dredging news The trailing suction hopper dredger Pallieter will get two sister vessels. IHC Holland Merwede received, in early spring, an order from DEME (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering) in Belgium for the construction of 2 (two) identical trailing suction hopper dredgers with a hopper capacity of 5,400m³. Both ships are copies of the formerly constructed trailing suction hopper dredger Pallieter. The first ship will be built at the IHC Holland Merwede yard in Sliedrecht and delivered in 2006. The delivery of the second ship will take place in 2007. IHC Systems announces that it acquired the order for the delivery of dredging instrumentation, control panels & automation from its sister IHC Holland Merwede for both ships. The dredging instrumentation comprises amongst others: Pendulum transmitters for suction tube vertical measurements Angle transmitters for suction tube horizontal measurements Mixture velocity transducer, with Al2O3 tiles liner Mixture density transducer Vacuum - and (differential) pressure transmitters Draught and loading transmitters Hopper level transmitters Control panels comprise: Integrated dredging/sailing control console PLC cabinet hydraulic installation The dredging automation comprises: Scada package 'Cimplicity' running under Windows NT PLC control of dredging plant Operator control station on various locations on the vessel, using PC and TFT/LCD presentation technology. The Electric Power Industry of Serbia ordered the renewal of instrumentation and presentation systems on board of its “Kovin I” coal mine dredge and its survey launch Gaj. The Electric Power Industry of Serbia plays and important role in generating and distributing electrical energy for about 3.5 million people. Meconaut, which joined IHC Systems early nineties, delivered the present instrumentation and presentation systems during vessels original newbuilding in the mid-eighties. Core of the new delivery will be IHC Systems’ developed DTPS (Dredge Track Presentation System), including DGPS satellite positioning and dredging (process) instrumentation. The delivery is scheduled for early 2006. We are proud to announce that the Jan De Nul Group in Belgium has ordered for its cutter suction dredger fleet a training simulator including a dynamic artificial outside view. With IHC Systems’ trailing suction hopper dredger training simulator delivered in 2003, Jan De Nul is capable of training dredging crew for its entire fleet. The main purpose of the cutter training simulator is to familiarize dredging crew with the amount of information, typical dredging characteristics and the necessary actions as a result of trainer initiated disturbances. The interface will be based on the combination of the recent IHC Holland Merwede built J.F.J. de Nul and the under construction dredgers Kaerius and Hondius. Dredge desk and Human Machine Interface will be familiar. Besides the mentioned dredgers, it’s also possible to load the characteristics of other existing dredgers. It will be possible to execute two types of training: procedure: the logical way to execute actions without damaging the equipment; dynamical: special attention will be paid to the process dynamics like: swinging, positioning, hydraulic transport, cutter load, etc. The dynamical simulations will be extended with sound to experience a realistic dredging behaviour. Several types of soil, anchors, etc can be chosen. In one dredge area different types of soil can exist. The trainer has the possibility of monitoring the actions taken by the student and to manipulate/stimulate the process by creating disturbances and/or calamities. The artificial outside view will be created by 3 ea. 15002000mm presentation screens set up in a frame to enable a 120° view on the foreship, with operating side- and ladder winches, cutter, ladder and land (sea) scape. A 4th presentation screen will take care of a back view on spuds and spudcarriage. The outside view will not only present above water, underwater sight is incorporated to show the implications of spudcarriage control towards the cutting of material. The simulator is scheduled for delivery summer 2006. The stationary cutter suction dredgers Kaerius and Hondius, two medium sized vessels with a cutter power of 1500 kW, and a total installed diesel engine power of about 8500 kW, currently under construction at the Tianjin Xinhe Shipyard in China, for the Jan De Nul Group* will receive IMC (Integrated Monitoring and Control) systems and dredging instrumentation developed by IHC Systems, the vessels
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