‘Krakatoa’, the largest CSD (Cutter Suction Dredger) in Indonesia, and MuC (Multi Cat) ‘Tinombala’ are on their way to work around the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
The new vessels will be deployed by owners PT. Pelayaran Fortuna Nusantara Megajaya (PT. PFNM) on a port expansion project. Both workboats were named after natural phenomena, being Tinombala (a mountain) for the MuC1506 and Krakatoa (a volcano) for the CSD650.
Damen’s customer ordered the CSD last November. The speed of the delivery is the result of Damen building its vessels on speculation and keeping them in stock, ready for order along with options available for smart customisation.
The dredger can work in water depths up to -25 m. The suction ladder incorporates a submerged dredge pump, which works in series with the inboard dredge pump. In total 3,938 kW of installed power ensures an impressive discharge distance and dredge production of 7,000 m3/h on average. The smart customisation includes the supply of a deck crane, an anchor boom installation, a dredge valve and a swivel in the discharge piping, plus a complete dredging instrumentation package.
Technical acceptance of the CSD650 was carried out in person at the Damen Dredging yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands with the dredger then being transported to Rotterdam to be shipped fully assembled as deck cargo to the Port of Balikpapan, Indonesia. The technical acceptance of the MuC was successfully accomplished with help of a 3D remote tour on board the vessel. Ex-yard delivery took place at Damen Shipyards Changde, China.
Damen will also supply a complete dredging package including spares and training ensure a fast deployment of the vessels.
