Posted on December 21, 2025
𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐖𝐀 𝐃𝐇𝐀𝐍
We are proud to announce that we marked a major milestone on Monday (15th of December) at our shipyard facility in Kinderdijk, as the keel for VISHWA DHAN was laid. This moment marks the official start of the assembly of the vessel, and from this point forward, every component added brings us closer to delivering her to our customer after months of preparations.
The keel is the backbone of the vessel, and laying it is a proud moment for our team and partners, setting the course for the next phases of assembly. Together with our respected customer Vishwa Samudra Holdings we celebrated this moment with a pooja blessing. The keel was laid by carefully positioning the first modular section of the vessel on top of a coin, a traditional symbol of good fortune for the vessel and her crew.
The VISHWA DHAN (meaning Vishwa Prosperity) is a trailing suction hopper dredger with a hopper capacity of 8.000m3 (Beagle® 8) with an overall length of 106m. Launch is planned to happen in January 2027, with delivery to the customer will happen in summer 2027. The Beagle® is a platform of standardised trailing suction hopper dredgers with hopper capacities ranging from 4,000 to 12,000 m³. It combines a proven design with the latest dredging technologies.
