Congratulations to Royal IHC on the award of the
contract for the design and build of a new water injection dredger for the
North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) and will be IHC’s first US
Flagged vessel!
This new american built vessel will be outfitted
with two (2) Thrustmaster 150 hp hydraulic outboard propulsion units, model
OD150N, for propulsion and maneuvering of the vessel. The integrated propulsion
unit consists of a thruster capable of 360° steering with 180° hydraulic power
tilt under full load conditions, integrated with an enclosed diesel hydraulic
power unit.
The dredger will perform maintenance in the main
seaports of Wilmington and Morehead City in order to safeguard the depth of the
ports. To do so, it will move sediment from the main channel (with the
assistance of natural currents), while keeping the required material within the
Cape Fear river system.
To learn more about Thrustmaster’s line of
outboard propulsion units click on the link below:
https://lnkd.in/dBCTJNx
The full article can be viewed at the link below
from Baird Maritime
https://lnkd.in/dBhBwHJ
