Posted on 10/27/2020
Built at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands, for Belgium’s DEME Group, the 7,950-cubic-meter dual-fuel (diesel and LNG) hopper dredge Scheldt River features a Danfoss drive solution designed to boost an inboard dredge pump and increase energy efficiency with a small footprint, minimum weight and low volume—while being robust enough to withstand the harsh marine environment.
The modular Danfoss VACON 3000 drive kit met IHC’s requirements for suitability for the marine environment, minimum weight, small footprint and low volume. The drive kit also contributed to the vessel’s overall green performance and offered the flexibility of design required by IHC’s engineers and technicians. The power module design was well-suited to the harsh environm...