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With their dredging vessels, DC Dredging is a regular customer of Wesco. Photo courtesy of DC Dredging.
Servicing the dredging industry Because of the tough working conditions at sea and on rivers, a lot is asked from the equipment used on dredging vessels. To keep the vessels and equipment in good conditions at all times, dredging companies must rely on construction and maintenance partners such as Wesco IJmuiden. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF WESCO UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE.
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esco IJmuiden was founded in 1984. Throughout the years, the company has built a large track record in the design, engineering, construction, installation, as well as maintenance and repair of dredging equipment. In doing so, it attracted many leading companies in the dredging and
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offshore industry, including DC Dredging. As Diederik van Halsema, Fleet Manager of DC Dredging, explains, “With our dredging vessels, we are a regular customer of Wesco. They visit IJmuiden for regular planned maintenance and overhaul, for repairs and for mobilisation and demobilisation services.”
Swift and flexible Trailing suction hopper dredger DC Ostend recently visited Wesco for various planned service works. Unexpected issues that came to light were also taken care of. The job was done and the vessel was back into service within three weeks. According to Jeroen Hilgers, Project
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