Posted on December 18, 2025
Sliedrecht / IJzendoorn – DE Klop has sold the award-winning, fully zero-emission cutter suction dredger Cygnus to Dekker of IJzendoorn. With this acquisition, Dekker Group takes an important step towards greater efficiency and further sustainability of its operations.
Dekker actively strives to make its activities more sustainable. Driven by this ambition, the choice fell on DE Klop’s fully zero-emission cutter suction dredger Cygnus. The Cygnus is known as an innovative and future-proof dredger and has previously been recognised as an award-winning design.
“Sustainability is no longer an ambition for us, but a concrete direction in which we invest,” says Manfred Rambach, Head of Engineering at Dekker. “With the Cygnus, we are adding a zero-emission cutter suction dredger to our fleet that perfectly aligns with our vision of efficient and responsible sand extraction, allowing us to make better use of the site. This is an important expansion of our fleet.”
The Cygnus is standardly equipped with a submersible dredge pump and a spud carrier and is built under Bureau Veritas class for coastal waters. The vessel is fully constructed in the Netherlands using high-quality materials and equipment. The Cygnus was built on stock and was already at an advanced stage of completion when the sale to Dekker was concluded.
On behalf of Dekker, the dredger will be further adapted to specific requirements, including the integration of an accommodation container and additional small equipment. The cutter suction dredger will be deployed, among other applications, for sand extraction.
For Dekker, the acquisition of the Cygnus marks the first cutter suction dredger in its fleet, representing a new step in efficient and zero-emission sand extraction.
“The Cygnus was developed as a fully zero-emission and future-proof cutter suction dredger, without compromising on performance,” says Arnold den Boon of DE Klop. “We are proud that Dekker Group has chosen this concept and we look forward to a long-term collaboration.”
The Cygnus will be delivered with a maximum dredging depth of 18 metres. Over the course of next year, this capacity will be expanded to a maximum dredging depth of 50 metres, further increasing the vessel’s operational versatility.
“The option to expand the dredging depth at a later stage, combined with a cutter capable of loosening various soil types, gives us the flexibility we are looking for in future projects,” adds Willem Jongsma, operational manager of Dekker.
