Pella Sietas to construct a suction dredger

The order was placed by the state navigation agency Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV) for a suction dredger with a hold for dredged material. The order was placed as part of the government’s transport infrastructure improvement programme.
The vessel will be delivered in December 2018 and is likely to be largely used in the entrance to the river Elbe approaching Hamburg. The newbuilding will make the government more independent from foreign private dredging companies. It will measure 132m long, 23.4m wide and has a draught of 6.9m. It will have a load capacity of 7,500cu.m and will have a diesel-electric propulsion system.