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In 2003 Vosta LMG received an order from Hudong
Zhonghua Shipyard for the design and supply of all dredging components for a Trailing Suction Hopper
Dredge (TSHD) for the Chinese Harbor Authority
Huanghua Port. Fast forward to November 11, 2004, and the finished dredge was delivered by Hudong
Zhonghua Shipyard to Huanghua Port Authority, after successful dredge trials in the Yangtze estuary.
Shen Hua has now started duty; the required, contin- uous dredging work to maintain the required depth of the port waterway entrance of Huanghua Port. This was the initial reason for the Board of Management of
Shenhua Group to invest into their own Trailing
Suction Hopper Dredge. Huanghua Port, located at the
North East Coast of China, belongs to the Shenhua
Group and is the main hub for worldwide transport of coal being excavated in the mines located in the north- ern part of China.
The order for Vosta LMG covered the complete engi- neering package and the delivery of the dredging com- ponents for a 5,000 cu. m. Trailing Suction Hopper
Dredge. The new TSHD is designed as twin-screw vessel with CPP and two free hanging rudders. The deckhouse is arranged on fore ship and can accommo-
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Shen Hua Main Particulars
Hopper content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 cu. m.
Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 m
Breadth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 m
Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.7 m
Draft (on dredging freeboard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.9 m
Dredging depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 m
Deadweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,530 dwt
Power installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,870 kW
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.3 knots
Trailing suction pipe dia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ND 900 mm
Officers and crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 persons
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