With a focus on environmentally friendly dredging, they selected the 7012 HP with a supplementary IMS Environmental Plus cutter-head and an elongated turbidity shroud to be used when they dredge contaminated sediment.
In addition to their ROV services, seabed sampling, deep dredging in the North Sea and 3D multi-beam surveying, SeaBed Services has now expanded its operations to include dredging services for marinas and ports. SeaBed selected the 7012 HP due to the Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system. This allows them to operate in areas where cables are not practical because of boat traffic or narrow docks. The Versi-Dredge’s one truck transportability was also important as Norway is a mountainous country where roads tend to be narrow. Getting the dredge to the site on Tromøy Island for its first job was easier than expected in spite of a low overpass at the entrance to the marina and shallow water.