IHC Holland Sails Into Third Chinese Century

The naming ceremony of the Xin Hai Long, which means new sea dragon, was officiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Magriet of the Netherlands at the IHC Holland yard in Kinderdijk.

Dutch dredger builder IHC Holland has extended its remarkable record of providing vessels for Chinese clients into a third century with the launch and naming ceremony last month of the 12,888m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Xin Hai Long for China Harbour Engineering Company/ Shanghai Waterway Bureau.

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