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Order Placed For Worlds Largest Cutter Dredge And Multipurpose Vessel Isaac Newton Launched


Over the past seven years Jan De Nul Group has considerably expanded its fleet and as a result the group now owns the most state-of-the-art dredging fleet in the world. Nowadays Jan De Nul Group is adjusting its investment strategy and is now more than ever focusing on niche markets.

MULTIPURPOSE VESSEL ISAAC NEWTON LAUNCHED
Today the multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste.

The ship can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation, which definitely makes it unique.
The construction of multipurpose vessels allows Jan De Nul to better meet the clients’ requests to have a project executed by one contractor or one vessel and to reduce the mobilization costs for its clients.
In cable-installation mode the vessel will be capable of transporting and laying cable in a single length with a total weight of approximately 10,000 tonnes, which is more than any other vessel currently available.
(The vessel’s technical leaflet has been added below)

ORDER PLACED FOR THE MOST POWERFUL CUTTER SUCTION DREDGER IN THE WORLD
Jan De Nul Group has placed an order for a large self-propelled cutter suction dredger JDN8069 with the same shipyard. The vessel was designed by Jan De Nul’s in-house design department. With seven large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers, Jan De Nul Group can boast much experience in rock dredging and dredging at high sea. This experience provided the basis for new cutter suction dredger concept.
The total installed diesel power will be over 40.000 kW, which is approximately 50% more powerful than our J.F.J. De Nul, currently the largest cutter suction dredger in the world.
The cutter power amounts to 8,500 kW and the cutter ladder weighs around 2,000 tonnes. These figures are unrivalled and make the vessel the ultimate tool for dredging hard rock.
(The vessel’s technical leaflet has been added below)

WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW COLLEAGUES
Jan De Nul Group is continuously growing and therefore constantly looking for additional employees, people who are able to pragmatically support our services and who feel strongly about team spirit. Looking for additional staff: civil and industrial engineers, technicians, architects, electromechanical engineers, but also supporting staff and technical crew, is a constant process. Should the above have awakened your interest, come and have a look at jobs.jandenul.com.

About Jan De Nul Group
Jan De Nul Group offers specialized services for the installation of subsea structures for oil, gas and renewable energy industries. They comprise seabed preparation, trenching, stabilization and ballasting and can be related to subsea pipelines, cables, umbilicals, foundations or platforms. In addition, Jan De Nul Group also installs cables and umbilicals for these three offshore industries. These types of services are offered on an EPC basis and are always tailor-made to the client’s specific wishes.

VESSELS’ TECHNICAL DATA

MULTIPURPOSE VESSEL ISAAC NEWTON

Deadweight 12,500 ton
Turntable capacity 4,500 + 7,400 ton
Rock carrying capacity 10,000 ton
Length o.a. 138.0 m
Breadth 32.0 m
Draught loaded 7.0 m
Dynamic positioning DP2
Propulsion power 2 x 3,000 kW
Bow thruster power 2 x 1,500 kW
Retractable thruster power 2,000 kW
Total installed diesel power 12,330 kW
Bollard pull 100 ton
Speed 12.5 kn
Accommodation 75
Helideck
Built in 2015

CUTTER SUCTION DREDGER JDN8069

Length o.a. 151.3 m
Breadth 36.0 m
Draught 5,75 m
Dredging depth 45.0 m
Suction pipe diameter 1,100 mm
Discharge pipe diameter 1,100 mm / 1,000 mm
Barge loading pipe diameter 1,000 mm
Submerged pump power 8,500 kW
Inboard pump power 2 x 8,500 kW
Cutter power 8,500 kW
Propulsion power 2 x 3,000 kW
Total installed diesel power 40,975 kW
Speed 12.0 kn
Accommodation 67
Built in 2016-2017