Successful naming and launch ceremony for Chang Jiang Kou 01

摘要

The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000 m~3 trailing suction hopper dredger, Chang Jiang Kou 01, took place on 10 September 2011 at Holland's IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk. IHC Merwede is building the vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, People's Republic of China.The contract for the design, construction and delivery of two 12,000 m~3 trailing suction hopper dredgers was signed between Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT and IHC Dredgers in July 2008. The keel for the first dredger, Chang Jiang Kou 01, was laid on 21 December 2010 and the vessel will be delivered in the second quarter of 2012.