Sistership to record-setting dredger sets sail

摘要

October 2009 saw the launching in Spain's Basque country of the dredger Leiv Eiriksson, a sistership to the record-breaking Cristobal Colon that was launched in July 2008, the vessels share common specifications, each featuring two MAN 16V48/60B medium-speed main engines and complete propulsion trains. The two vessels were ordered by Dredging and Maritime Management S.A., a subsidiary of leading dredging contractor, the Jan De Nul Group, based in Luxembourg.