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Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca - trailing suction hopper dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
7430943
419088300
Callsign: 
AVAX
Vessel type: 
TSHD Split-hull
Flag: 
IN
Manager: 
Koninklijke Van Oord NV
Built in: 
1974
Shipyard: 
Verolme Scheepswerf Heusden B.V.

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
72.87 m
Length (BP): 
67.5 m
Width: 
13 m
Depth: 
4.9 m
Draft (loaded): 
4.34 m
Speed (loaded): 
12.5 knts
Total power: 
3489 kW
Hopper volume: 
1450 m³
Dredging depth: 
23 m
Dredging depth (extended): 
35 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
0.55 m
Number of dredging pipes: 
1

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
2009 - 2013
Review: 
Scrapped

Last Updated

10 years 31 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1974 - 1989
Equipment: 
WD Avon
Manager: 
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV
Review: 
original build as splithopperbarge
Timeframe: 
1989 - 1994
Equipment: 
CN Louisiana
Review: 
original build as WD Avon
Timeframe: 
1994 - 2009
Equipment: 
Dravo Costa Blanca
Manager: 
Koninklijke Van Oord NV
Review: 
management by Dravosa Madrid Spain (DRAgados Van Oord SA)
Timeframe: 
2009 - 2013
Equipment: 
Costa Blanca
Review: 
renamed and owner Van Oord Indonesia

About this equipment

converted into a trailer in 1994

 

Bureau Veritas since 17/04/2013 Withdrawn Sold for recycling (scrap) from Veristar- BV site

Images

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Technical files and datasheets

Files are available for CEDA members.