HAM 602 Side stone dumping system

Project HAM 602 Side Stone Dumping System

In 2006, the Dutch dredge contractor Van Oord signed a contract with Arab Heavy Industries for the conversion of the multi-purpose offshore support vessel ’HAM 602’ into a side stone dumping vessel. The ’HAM 602’ was built in 1969 as ’Libra’, specially to install heavy concrete cubes for the Europoort (Hook of Holland) breakwaters. In 1982 the vessel was converted into a side stone dumping vessel, to take part in the construction of Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier. Finally in 1995, she was converted into a multi-purpose offshore support vessel and active in a wide variety of operations. For a special project, she started her second life as side stone dumping vessel.

Design Scope

  • Concept design
  • Basic design
  • Detail design