Cristobal Colon

Yesterday, Jan De Nul launched the largest hopper dredger in the world, Cristobal Colon, which is being built in Spain and is expected to be commisioned in 2009. With a hopper capacity of 46 000m³, the ship can transport about 50% more than Vasco Da Gama, untill now the largest hopper dredger.

Once this ship is fully operational, we will be able to put a 6m layer of sand on a football field in about three hours.