Christening ceremony for Rijn and Rhône, and VO:X Barentsz

General – Van Oord

Yesterday, Van Oord celebrated the christening ceremonies of two new hybrid water injection dredgers, Rijn and Rhône, and an unmanned survey vessel, VO:X Barentsz.

The event took place at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam.

The Rijn and Rhône are sister vessels of the Maas and Mersey, which were successfully commissioned in 2021. The vessel Rijn was christened by Ms Bartje de Boer-Veenstra. She is the wife of Hidde de Boer, Staff Manager at Van Oord. Ms Liedy Bijsterbosch-Meijer performed the christening ceremony for the Rhône. She is the wife of Herman Bijsterbosch, Captain at Van Oord for 50 years now.

The Rijn and Rhône are among the most sustainable water injection dredgers to date and will have the Ultra Low Emission Vessel (ULEV) notation of the classification society. The combination of hybrid energy management systems, heat recovery systems and exhaust gas aftertreatment devices reduce the vessels’ energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter (CO2e, NOx, PM). Innovative technologies such as active heave compensation and a dynamic positioning system enable us to automate much of the dredging process.

VO:X Barentsz, Van Oord’s fifth unmanned autonomous survey vessel (USV) was christened by Ms Lucienne van Leeuwen-Koper. She is the wife of Michel Koper, Director Survey at Van Oord.

This new larger vessel is also an evolution of the four other USVs, building upon the same hardware and software USV platform system and expanding this vessel with new technologies and more functionalities for offshore operations.

Unmanned survey vessels enable Van Oord to obtain more measuring data for its clients at lower costs. In addition, deploying these vessels increases safety by eliminating an onboard operator and surveyor. With this advanced and specialised technology, we can help customers achieve refined results and raise the bar for sustainable and safe operations.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2024/04/26/christening-ceremony-for-rijn-and-rhone-and-vox-barentsz/