New dredger reaches first milestone

Today marks the first major milestone for our new marine aggregate dredger: the keel-laying.

A celebration took place at Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania, attended by our chief executive officer Simon Willis.

Following tradition, the keel includes the addition of four coins – a Romanian lei, a British pound, a Dutch guilder and a euro – to bring the vessel good fortune. 

“Our investment in this new dredger will provide a vessel at the cutting edge of safety, performance and sustainability,” said Simon Willis.

“Damen shares our approach of placing safety at the heart of all its activity and it’s been impressive to see this in action at the Galati yard. We look forward to welcoming the new addition to our Hanson Aggregate Marine fleet in 2021.”