The recently delivered CSD650 dredger is now operational in Kuwait
Damen has delivered a UAE-built CSD650 type cutter section dredger to HAC Cranes for an end user in Kuwait. The stationary dredger, named GD4000, was mobilised from stock and outfitted, inspected and delivered from the group’s Sharjah yard to its final destination, in just 44 days from contract signature. After some modification work and the installation of several extra onboard options in Kuwait, the dredger will be put into operation by Gulf Dredging.
The CSD650, designed to pump up to 7000 m3/h at a maximum dredging depth of around 18 m, was built on speculation at Damen Albwardy’s shipyard in the UAE. As such, it had just been added to the dredger stock and so was available for immediate delivery. When the customer expressed the requirement for an immediately available stationary dredger, the CSD650 was put forward and, with the contract signed, Damen began customisation using options also available in stock.
This customisation process included adding an anchor boom installation, a deck crane and a dredging instrumentation package. Moreover, navigation and communication equipment was added at the customer’s request.
“This large dredger has been delivered incredibly fast,” Boran Bekbulat, Regional Sales Director, states. “Due to the remarkable cooperation between all parties involved, who were all energised by the urgent requirement for the dredger, all phases of the delivery process went smoothly. The dredger was even towed to Kuwait by the end user itself in record time.”
