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Belgium dredging contractor group Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME) continues its investment in cutter suction dredging. After the 2003 order for building the D'Artagnan with IHC Holland, the DEME-group continues to upgrade its (present) cutter suction dredger fleet with state-of-the-art instrumentation. The upgrade comprises the following vessels:

The DEME-group subsidiary Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon N.V. ordered a replacement-delivery for the original Dredged Profile Monitor (DPM) presentation system on its cutter suction dredger Vlaanderen XI.

The vessel with a history on a variety of dredging works, mostly operating in the Far East, was recently engaged in Le Havre on the Port-2000 project. The dredger, originally built in 1978 at the Kinderdijk shipyard of IHC Holland, will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system.

New presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform are, among other elements, the key items. The project, a few weeks underway, will comprise in-house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005.

The DEME-group subsidiary DEC N.V. ordered a face-lift for its cutter suction dredger Vlaanderen XV, currently operating in Nigeria. After a period of approximately 20 years the dredger was up for an instrumentation face-lift.

Through out his working life the current stand-alone presentation system has been used to control the dredging operations and now with spare parts no longer available, new presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform, the time has come to replace the 'classic' DPM. This multi-purpose vessel, as maintenance-, capital- and environmental dredger, operated in maintenance works on the Flemish coast in the marina ports of Nieuwpoort and Blankenbergen, and as environmental dredger on several sensitive projects in Belgium and The Netherlands, among them the clean-up of the Ketelmeer. The vessel, originally built in 1984 at the Sliedrecht shipyard of IHC Holland, will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system. The face-lift, a few weeks underway, will comprise in-house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005. And with probably a few software stitches the Vlaanderen XV is ready for another decade: looking as new!

Third time lucky: The DEME-group subsidiary Dredging International N.V. ordered a replacement-delivery for the original Dredged Profile Monitor (DPM) presentation system on its cutter suction dredger Kallo. The vessel with a variety of dredging works, mostly operating in Europe and Africa, was recently engaged in Nigeria and currently operating in Italy.

The dredger, originally built in 1980 at Van Rees in Sliedrecht, (Van Rees joint IHC Holland in the early '80), will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system. New presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform are, among other elements, the key items. The project, a few weeks underway, will comprise an in house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005.

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has granted IHC Systems the order to replace all suction tube position instrumentation for their jumbo trailing hopper dredger Queen of The Netherlands, originally built at the former Dutch shipyard Verolme Heusden, with a hopper capacity of 23.347m3. The from new-building back-dated present suction tube position instrumentation will be replaced by IHC Systems' instrumentation equipped with submerged connectors and synchro type of transducer at owners requirements.

Deep, Deeper, Deepest, in the continuing effort for dredging contractors to collect sand on deeper waters, the DEME-group subsidiary Dredging International N.V. took the decision to equip its (lengthened) jumbo trailing hopper dredger Pearl River with a starboard suction tube extension to be able to dredge on a depth of 120 mtrs. The suction tube extension, built at IHC Parts & Services, was symbolically handed-over to DI on December 3th, 2004. The Pearl River, original built at the Kinderdijk shipyard of IHC Holland, was lengthened in 2002. With 182mtrs long it has a hopper capacity of 24.146m3. IHC Systems has been awarded the delivery of additional PLC control hardware and application software for both the hydraulic dredging installation and HMI presentation system. Delivery is scheduled for first half 2005.

German dredging contractor Johann Bunte has ordered at IHC Systems the delivery of IHC Systems' new generation eXcavator Position Monitor system (XPM) for its Backhoe dredger Demag H65. Bunte acquired the Backhoe dredger fleet by taking over the German onshore activities from Heinrich Hirdes, a Royal Boskalis venture. The present XPM-NG is a result of a long-lasting Backhoe and Dig-viewer dredging instrumentation experience of both IHC Systems and Meconaut. Meconaut, a supplier of dredge instrumentation, was bought by IHC back in the early nineties. Knowledge of excavator presentation and automation within both companies, IHC Systems and Meconaut, led to the present XPM system performance, automation capabilities and presentation features. The new (redesigned) XPM system will have various interfaces to satisfy owners' requirements in information exchange with third parties navigation and survey equipment and DTM (digital terrain model) presentation.


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 Belgium dredging contractor group Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME) continues its investment in cutter suction dredging. After the 2003 order for building the D'Artagnan with IHC Holland, the DEME-group continues to upgrade its (present) cutter suction dredger fleet with state-of-the-art instrumentation. The upgrade comprises the following vessels: The DEME-group subsidiary Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon N.V. ordered a replacement-delivery for the original Dredged Profile Monitor (DPM) presentation system on its cutter suction dredger Vlaanderen XI. The vessel with a history on a variety of dredging works, mostly operating in the Far East, was recently engaged in Le Havre on the Port-2000 project. The dredger, originally built in 1978 at the Kinderdijk shipyard of IHC Holland, will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system. New presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform are, among other elements, the key items. The project, a few weeks underway, will comprise in-house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005. The DEME-group subsidiary DEC N.V. ordered a face-lift for its cutter suction dredger Vlaanderen XV, currently operating in Nigeria. After a period of approximately 20 years the dredger was up for an instrumentation face-lift. Through out his working life the current stand-alone presentation system has been used to control the dredging operations and now with spare parts no longer available, new presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform, the time has come to replace the 'classic' DPM. This multi-purpose vessel, as maintenance-, capital- and environmental dredger, operated in maintenance works on the Flemish coast in the marina ports of Nieuwpoort and Blankenbergen, and as environmental dredger on several sensitive projects in Belgium and The Netherlands, among them the clean-up of the Ketelmeer. The vessel, originally built in 1984 at the Sliedrecht shipyard of IHC Holland, will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system. The face-lift, a few weeks underway, will comprise in-house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005. And with probably a few software stitches the Vlaanderen XV is ready for another decade: looking as new! Third time lucky: The DEME-group subsidiary Dredging International N.V. ordered a replacement-delivery for the original Dredged Profile Monitor (DPM) presentation system on its cutter suction dredger Kallo. The vessel with a variety of dredging works, mostly operating in Europe and Africa, was recently engaged in Nigeria and currently operating in Italy. The dredger, originally built in 1980 at Van Rees in Sliedrecht, (Van Rees joint IHC Holland in the early '80), will receive a state-of-the-art DPM presentation system. New presentation techniques and a nowadays hardware platform are, among other elements, the key items. The project, a few weeks underway, will comprise an in house application software development, sensor instrumentation and a Factory Acceptance Test to enable a smoothly switch-over during the physical implementation on board, which is scheduled for first quarter 2005. Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has granted IHC Systems the order to replace all suction tube position instrumentation for their jumbo trailing hopper dredger Queen of The Netherlands, originally built at the former Dutch shipyard Verolme Heusden, with a hopper capacity of 23.347m3. The from new-building back-dated present suction tube position instrumentation will be replaced by IHC Systems' instrumentation equipped with submerged connectors and synchro type of transducer at owners requirements. Deep, Deeper, Deepest, in the continuing effort for dredging contractors to collect sand on deeper waters, the DEME-group subsidiary Dredging International N.V. took the decision to equip its (lengthened) jumbo trailing hopper dredger Pearl River with a starboard suction tube extension to be able to dredge on a depth of 120 mtrs. The suction tube extension, built at IHC Parts & Services, was symbolically handed-over to DI on December 3th, 2004. The Pearl River, original built at the Kinderdijk shipyard of IHC Holland, was lengthened in 2002. With 182mtrs long it has a hopper capacity of 24.146m3. IHC Systems has been awarded the delivery of additional PLC control hardware and application software for both the hydraulic dredging installation and HMI presentation system. Delivery is scheduled for first half 2005. German dredging contractor Johann Bunte has ordered at IHC Systems the delivery of IHC Systems' new generation eXcavator Position Monitor system (XPM) for its Backhoe dredger Demag H65. Bunte acquired the Backhoe dredger fleet by taking over the German onshore activities from Heinrich Hirdes, a Royal Boskalis venture. The present XPM-NG is a result of a long-lasting Backhoe and Dig-viewer dredging instrumentation experience of both IHC Systems and Meconaut. Meconaut, a supplier of dredge instrumentation, was bought by IHC back in the early nineties. Knowledge of excavator presentation and automation within both companies, IHC Systems and Meconaut, led to the present XPM system performance, automation capabilities and presentation features. The new (redesigned) XPM system will have various interfaces to satisfy owners' requirements in information exchange with third parties navigation and survey equipment and DTM (digital terrain model) presentation.
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