Guyana, Capital and Maintenance Dredging

Maintenance dredging in the Berbice river, Guyana

A long time charter contract for continuous maintenance dredging in entrance channel, loading- and turning basins in Berbice river, including survey operations. Entrance channel total length 23 km, dredging depth 8.3 meters guaranteed.

On average, Viking R achieves an annual removal of 10,000,000 m3 silt by sidecasting and split-dumping.

  • Location: Berbice river, Republic of Guyana
  • Scope: 160,000,000 m3
  • Client: Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI)
  • Year: 2011- 2020

The fleet that made it possible

  • Viking R
Hopper capacity
1,000m3
Length overall
66.8m
Breadth
11.8m
Draught loaded
4.4m
Draught unloaded
3.7m
Dredging depth
24.0m

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