Starting shot for the construction of the Ibn Battuta
The keel laying is an important step in a ship’s
construction. As from now, the construction on the
slipway of this cutter suction dredger can proceed.
Launching of the Ibn Battuta is foreseen early 2009,
delivery in the second half of 2009.
The other 3 identical cutter suction dredgers ordered at the Uljanik shipyard are the Zheng He, the Fernão
de Magalhães and the JDN8067.
Source: Jan De Nul, December 2008
The Ibn Battuta is the first of 4 large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers with a total installed diesel
power of 23,250 kW ordered at the Pula shipyard.
They will be constructed in 2009-2010.