Krakatoa

March 27 2023

Dredger Krakatoa was built to Damen’s CSD 650 design with a complete Damen dredging package, including a submerged dredge pump, onboard pump, spares and training, and was inspected by PFNM before shipment to Indonesia.

Krakatoa has total 3,938 kW of installed power and its dredge production will be 7,000 m3/hr on average.

Damen customised it for the client with a deck crane, an anchor boom installation, a dredge valve and a swivel in the discharge piping, plus a complete dredging instrumentation package.

Following inspection, the dredger was transported to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. From there it will be shipped fully assembled as deck cargo on a heavy lift ship to the Port of Balikpapan, Indonesia.

Damen’s standard CSD650 will be fitted with a 700 kW cutter head which can work in water depths up to -25 m.

The suction ladder incorporates a submerged dredge pump, which works in series with the inboard dredge pump.

The overall length of the dredger is 70 m, resulting in an impressive swing width of 71 m, and it has a  weight of 660 tons.