About trailing suction hopper dredgers

IHC Merwede is the global market leader at the high end market for advanced dredging vessels including trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD).

Trailing suction hopper dredgers suck the material into their hopper by means of a draghead is fitted onto a suction pipe which is dragged over the sea floor. For the suction process at least one powerful dredge pump is necessary. When the hopper is fully loaded the dredged material will be discharged at the dump place. For the discharge process several different ways are possible.

All equipment necessary for these processes (suction and discharge) is available at IHC Parts & Services. The integrated systems of IHC Parts & Services are mostly what makes a simple vessel to an advanced trailing suction hopper dredger.

Read more about the range of IHC Merwede's trailing suction hopper dredgers.