be eal ii IHC Holland has recently completed a 6.000 1m3 Traling Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) for the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) This new customer for IHC ist leading pore author ity of Pakistan. They will employ the vessel to deepen the 11.5 km approach channel ofthe pore of Karachi from 122.m to 13.5 mand to perform maintenance dredging in. various ports of Pakistan. KPT has planned to move 39 millon cubic metres of dredge in the next three years. The vessel received its name during the launching ceremony on July 6th 2007. In accordance with Islamie tradition, this time a rosewater bottle was used instead of the Builders: usual botde of champagne. Godmother was Mrs, Bina Babar Ghauri wife of che Minster for Ports & Shipping ofthe Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The building contrace was signed in December 2005. The construction ofthe ves: sel was subcontracted to IHC Holland Beaver Dredgers BY, where the keel was laid in une 2006, The TSHD Abul wil sll to Pakistan on hher own keel, where she will be formally delivered in january 2008. ‘The TSHD Abul’ has been designed speci- cally for the local environment. Twin suetion pipes give added redundancy, while the IHC Holland Dredgers BV, Kinderdl k, The Netherlands Owners: Karachi Port Trust, Karac Pakistan reduced drafe- even when loaded - allows for emptying through the bottom doors in shal low waters. The vessel has an advanced hull shape ghving her a maximum speed of 13.1 knots. Dredging can ake place in depths up to 20 m and ic akes about 54 minutes to fil the hopper up to capacity. ‘The ship Is equipped with a selfemprying installation allowing the spoil to be pumped ‘overboard through a connection at the bow. ‘Both centrifugal dredge pumps can be used in series to boost the discharge speed. Typcal unloading through a discharge pipeline to shore is calculated to last approximately 77 ‘minutes, depending on distance and density ofhe moxture.A rainbowing nazale is also pro: ninture directly vided for “ainbowing’ the When filly loaded, the ‘TSHD Abul knots With main moderate topspeed of 13, Iyharbour work and shore discharge trips, the speed was not on the top ofthe ls he hopper more important. IHC Holland designe each owners pr ores capacity was vessel to suit exactly the needs of the owner. The eng yr ering can bea len The dragheads ofthe suction pipes are ofthe Wild is especially designed for fine hard new and patented a” pe, pacted sand. Alzo available on board are Californian type dragheads The dragheads are ‘equipped with jet nozzles to loosen up the 700 mm bottom soil during. dredging. The eter suction pipes are remote controlled fom a cent ‘control station on the bridge When notin use, the suction pipes are lied above the main deck level and pulled inboard with the hydraulically powered gantries for Two 1260 kW dredge pumps are located in a parate pump room aft of the hopper and they are driven by the main engines through an addtional gearbox which is located at ch forward side of each main engine. (removed), ach of the pumps can discharge the spoil 1 hold on two locations in the through separate dredge single discharge line or boar he portside the vessel connection atthe bow of seconds of ragheade is onboard o cover a wid The excess water bbe pumped out of the hopper to prevent shipping massive amounts of water around. An overflow allows water to be drained from the surface. The height ofchis indrical pipe can be adjusted with a contralled hydraulic eylinder which is remote from the wheelhouse. The pipe isl the centreline and extends ll the way tothe When the vessel has to be discharged, jet pumps are used in the hopper to dilute the spoil so that i can be pumped ashore or ds ged overboard. The h per has coamings and a splash screen around its perimeter but ice open at the top. ‘The wing tanks on either side oft 1 hopper are used for storage of fuel and fresh water (Over the entire length of the hopper there is an shaped void spa siren which guides led the centre box he spol into the bottom side when discharging through the bottom. The discharge doors are ctuated with hydraulic rams which can push 1e hinged doors down or pull hem up. Propulsion is with two main engines from Wares, each with a power of hese are used to drive controllable pitch propellers which are located in fixed nozzles The engines are alzo driving two shaft gener ators which are connected to PTO’ o KELLER gearboxes at the driving end.A sec: fond set of KELLER gea the free end of the engines dredge pump. Ther driving shafts run through the forward engine 0 drive the sm bulkhead with a During dredging, the speed of the main engines is controlled by the speed of the pumps. The speed of the vessel can be adjust. fed through the CPP system. When in transit the main engines are usualy run ata constant rpm, allowing the shaft generators to be clutched-in and Again, he speed of the vessel can be adjusted with the CPP system The fuel used onboard i heap elec Marine Diese! Oiwhich makes the whole fuel installation a lot simpler than i heavy fl was used, are wide co provide the necessary buoyancy, but much ofthe space below main deck in the bow is unused, asthe superstructure makes it impossible to have large access hatch The shaft generators are rated aiGSONRQWM) The forepeak tank i used as a trim cank and each and are used to dive the bow thrusters They can be used also for the electric jet pumps ocated in che bow. but the shafe gen erarors ean only be used during transit. when pm, However this isthe time when the jet pumps the main engines run at 2 constant are rarely in use. “There are also 2AC diesel generator ses for rain eleceric power supply which are each rated at 438 KVA These are composed of Cummins KTAI9 O(M) engines and Marathon 572 ROL delivered by De Ruyter Dieseltechniek The emergency generating set is located in the eckhouse on the aft deck and can deliver 103 KVA power: 4962 generators and have been The hull of TSHD Abul’ entirely made of evelopable surfaces, which reduces the pro- duction costs. The ship was outfited at the Siedreche yard, which normally builds cutter dredges, for capacity reasons The hull sections were buil at various sub contractors in the Netherlands. There is no bulbous bow. as this isnot possible to make from developable surfaces, The bow sections can be filed and emptied quickly. Ie is used when the vessel is empty oF lithe loaded ‘Quik empeying is done by gravity through a drain pipe in the ship's bottom, While the normal draft is 680 m, che vessel willbe allowed to sal with a reduced free board at a draft of approx. 7.65 m when working in harbours or close t0 shore Additional are applied t0 the hull above the standard ‘dredging marks “treeboard marks" for this purpose The accommodation tower is located on the forward pare of the ship. Below the main deck, there is a technical space with the jet pumps anda large bowehruster room.Ac main eck level, we find the crew’ galley and mess room, the officers galley and mess room che laundry.a drawing room, change room and a large provision store ‘The superstructure itself is placed on top of the forecastle deck and at this level, we find the hospital. an officers cabin fortwo officers, 4 crew cabins with 4 beds each and a small Worary The sanitary facliies are shared in a central wash place, except for the officers ti ‘cabin and the hospital which have their own ‘ensuite bathroom. One level above, on the C deck, there are the captain’, chief engineers and owners quarters as well as two double officer's eins. On the B-deck above, there is a large conference room with large windows Inga good view. This room with tables and seats for 88 people, was a particular require ‘ment from the client to provide a suitable place for company meetings. direct elevator from the officers galley allows for easy serv ing ofthe guests, A halehelghe vold deck separates this space from the wheelhouse above, which features a wide navigation console forward, a centrally located dredging control station aft and a communications desk on starboard side. The Wing stations are out in the open. The whee: house has a 360 degree view of the sur roundings The "TSHD Abul’ is classed under Lloyds Register of Shipping with the following class notation: #10081 Hopper Dredger # LMC UMS Unrestricted Navigation. An additional ‘operating area noration for near shore dredg Ing Is included: Dredging at Dredging Mark (freeboard reduced by Freeboard) fr a dstance out to sea general 172 of Summer Iy not exceeding 21 nautica miles