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~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for April 2024 ~ 1of2 ~ ~ Freeway ~ dredging at Port of Poole - March 2024
The trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway arrived at Poole on the morning of the 18th March for a week's maintenance dredging from the Swash Channel to the Ro-Ro terminal and turning basin. Freeway is managed by Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV and currently completing a series of assignments along the UK South Coast. Darryl Morrell was on hand to capture these two great shots whilst the dredger was working the western end of the Ferry Turning Area at Port of Poole.
~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for April 2024 ~ 2of2 ~ ~ Freeway ~ dredging at Port of Poole - March 2024
In January 2015 Boskalis christened the Freeway in the harbour next to its head office in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. She was the fourth vessel in a series of 4,500 cubic meter hopper dredgers built by Boskalis around that time and is very well suited for operations in shallow water including port maintenance and coastal protection projects. After completing her assignment at Poole, by 23rd March Freeway was on her way to Plymouth for her next task.
Key Dimensions for Freeway ... Gross Tonnage = 4,320 ... Deadweight Tonnage = 5,950 … Length = 92m ... Beam = 19m ... Service Speed loaded = 11knots ... Total Power = 9,750 kW … Hopper Capacity c4,500 cu.m. … Dredging Depth = 30m … Built 2015 in Szczecin, Poland by the Shipkits consortium
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