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76 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News In 2003 Vosta LMG received an order from Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard for the design and supply of all dredging components for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) for the Chinese Harbor Authority Huanghua Port. Fast forward to November 11, 2004, and the finished dredge was delivered by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard to Huanghua Port Authority, after successful dredge trials in the Yangtze estuary. Shen Hua has now started duty; the required, contin- uous dredging work to maintain the required depth of the port waterway entrance of Huanghua Port. This was the initial reason for the Board of Management of Shenhua Group to invest into their own Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge. Huanghua Port, located at the North East Coast of China, belongs to the Shenhua Group and is the main hub for worldwide transport of coal being excavated in the mines located in the north- ern part of China. The order for Vosta LMG covered the complete engi- neering package and the delivery of the dredging com- ponents for a 5,000 cu. m. Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge. The new TSHD is designed as twin-screw vessel with CPP and two free hanging rudders. The deckhouse is arranged on fore ship and can accommo- Circle 229 on Reader Service Card Circle 265 on Reader Service Card ! U R O R A ! V E . O 3 E A T T L E 7 ! 0 H O N E &