Self-propelled suction machine will feature a 10,000kW reamer, adding to the country’s fleet‘The new vessel is not just a simple enlargement … but a qualitative leap forward’: chief engineer.
Photo: Chinese dredgers work at the construction site of the Colombo Port City project in Sri Lanka. China has invested heavily in its dredging industry and has built about 200 vessels since 2006.
China is developing a record-breaking dredger 50 per cent more powerful than its existing “super island builder”, the project’s chief engineer said.
The new self-propelled suction dredger being developed will feature a 10,000kW reamer, the first in the world, according to Qin Bin, chief engineer of the Tianjin Waterway Bureau, a subsidiary of the state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).
Source: SCMP
