THE 10,000 CUBIC METER CAPACITY "HUMBER RIVER": FIRST STEP TOWARDS COMPUTERIZED DREDGING

The "Humber River" is the world's largest trailing twin arm hopper suction dredger. It represents a great step towards fully automated dredging. The vessel is unique and an advance in dredger design because of its size, 10,000 cubic meters, the use of the same engines for propulsion and dredger operations, the arrangement of two totally enclosed hoppers foreward and aft of the midship house and the use of flushing water jets in the hoppers to overcome the problem of spoil jamming. The vessel employs a newly developed scanning and alarm system for failures of major component parts. Most of the auxiliary equipment on the vessel is duplicated to reduce the possibility of major component failures. The vessel has two dredging consoles on the bridge (one on each wing) to ensure a clear view of the trailing arms.

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  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 311-312
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 52 N
  • Issue Number: 615
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Bridges (Ships); Consoles; Control systems; Design; Dredges; Dredging; Ships; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge consoles
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00028559
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 1973 12:00AM