The Netherlands: IHC Merwede's shipyard, Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden (VSH) in Heusden, held a naming and launching ceremony for the 'Isandlwana' on April 14.
'Isandlwana', a 4,200 cubic metre trailing suction hopper dredger, is being built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), based in South Africa.
The contract for the design, construction and delivery of the vessel was signed on May 5, 2008, between TNPA and IHC Dredgers.
The keel was laid on September 16, 2009. The construction of the ship will be completed at the IHC Merwede yard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. After the commissioning and dredging trials in The Netherlands, the 'Isandlwana' will sail to her home port in Durban, South Africa. The commissioning is expected to take place in October 2010.
