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Annual report 20108.31 MB - Boskalis

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24Cutter suction dredgersCutter suction dredgers are used to dredge hard soil and rock.A cutter head is used to cut away the soil which is usually pumpedashore using a pressure pipeline. <strong>Boskalis</strong> has a fleet of around30 cutter suction dredgers, including four jumbo cutter suctiondredgers. Jumbo cutter suction dredgers in action in 2010included the Ursa on the construction of a cruise terminal in theBahamas and the Taurus II on the Gorgon Project in Australia.

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