Location
Belgium / Europe
Project record
DEME next-generation 22,000 m³ TSHD
DEME Group; computer rendering, not an as-built vessel photograph
DEME has committed a substantial contractor-funded investment to a new 22,000 m³ shallow-draft trailing suction hopper dredger for capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, major port development, and offshore seabed preparation. The order establishes future fleet capacity, not a delivered vessel or demonstrated production result: the main structure is planned in China, outfitting and final completion in Singapore, and delivery in 2029.
Segment
Dredging
Status
22,000 m³ TSHD ordered; China hull build, Singapore completion, trials, and 2029 delivery remain pending / Confirmed
Last checked
18 July 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Dredging is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- DEME Group
- Delivery parties
- Main-structure shipyard in China not named in the public release, Outfitting and final-completion facility in Singapore not named in the public release
- Contract route
- Contractor-funded fleet capital investment under DEME supervision. DEME classifies the order as a substantial investment, defined in the release as EUR 150-300 million. The cited sources do not name the designer, shipyard, equipment suppliers, financing route, contract date, or supplier package values.
- Execution window
- DEME announced the order on 1 July 2026 and schedules vessel delivery for 2029. The main structure is planned for construction in China, followed by outfitting and final completion in Singapore under European maritime standards. No public keel-laying, launch, tow, harbour-trial, sea-trial, dredging-trial, or acceptance dates are stated.
- Works package
- One 22,000 m³ shallow-draft TSHD with an advanced power and propulsion plant, hydrodynamically optimised hull, more efficient dredging technology, high automation, provision for a future transition to green methanol, and capability for enhanced autonomous dredging functions. The public release does not state principal dimensions, loaded draft, suction-pipe arrangement, maximum dredging depth, discharge systems, installed power, flag, class notation, crew complement, or named equipment packages.
- Marine interfaces
- The vessel is intended for large-scale capital dredging, maintenance dredging, reclamation, major port development, and offshore seabed preparation. Its commercial relevance depends on shallow-draft access, loading and discharge configuration, soil envelope, pumping and sailing cycle, fuel and bunkering pathway, automation validation, crew and shore support, and integration into DEME's global fleet; those interfaces remain open until technical particulars and operating assignments are published.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The order is a credible future-capacity signal in the large TSHD segment and creates a multi-year design, shipbuilding, systems-integration, outfitting, trials, spares, training, and lifecycle-support chain across China, Singapore, Europe, and future operating markets. It is not an owner-side dredging tender, a named project award, available 2026 capacity, or proof that stated unit-cost and greenhouse-gas improvements have been realised.
Evidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Named designer, shipyards, equipment suppliers, class, and flag
- Principal dimensions, draft, suction pipes, dredging depth, and discharge systems
- Keel laying, machinery installation, launch, and transfer to Singapore
- Outfitting, harbour trials, sea trials, and dredging trials
- 2029 delivery, contractual acceptance, and fleet entry
- First named project deployment and available production capacity
- Representative fuel, emissions, reliability, cost, and automation evidence
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 6
- DEME orders next-generation trailing suction hopper dredger DEME Group, 1 July 2026
- New 22,000 m³ TSHD technical and delivery release DEME Group, 1 July 2026
- DEME order release for investors DEME Group NV, 1 July 2026
- DEME 22,000 m³ TSHD Euronext filing DEME Group NV via Euronext, 1 July 2026
- DEME Annual Report 2025 DEME Group NV, 26 March 2026
- Nile River existing-fleet specifications and media DEME Group, Current technology page reviewed 18 July 2026