Dutch marine projects company Martens en Van Oord (MVO) has taken delivery of a new survey boat for use in inland waters.
The hybrid-powered Gelderland will be operated in the Rhine and Waal Rivers where it will perform surveys in support of a waterway maintenance campaign covering the eastern Netherlands.
The 9.5-metre boat was built by local company Stormer Marine. The vessel's multi-beam echosounders and other survey equipment are installed flush within the hull bottom rather than underneath the hull itself to reduce resistance.
