Successful completion of the vessel upgradeīakker Sliedrecht started the project in June 2021. Among other things, to monitor the arrival and departure of all hopper dredgers.

Bakker Sliedrecht also updated all automation systems, inspected electrical installations, and expanded the camera system (CCTV). Upgrading the pump power from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts allows the vessel to move large amounts of sand over large pressing distances quickly,” says project manager Arie de Jong. “We have stretched the unused capacity of the electrical installations to the maximum within all safety margins. The existing 25 megawatts of power on board had to be used even smarter to cope with this task. The converted Taurus II will be used as a booster station, which is able to pump sand over great distances. At that time, Bakker Sliedrecht, as one of Boskalis’ trusted partners, modernized all electrical installations on board. (112 meters) long and 79 ft (24 meters) wide Taurus II was built in 1983 as a cutter suction dredger and was upgraded in 2010. By increasing the booster capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II can pump sand over greater distances from a stationary position.

Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis cutter suction dredger Taurus II, enabling the vessel to be used booster station.

Dredge pump filter screen