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René was added to the project team “new construction VOX AMALIA” on April 8, 2019. The VOX AMALIA is an “in house” trailing suction hopper dredger designed by Van Oord and built in Spain. The ship was commissioned at Damen Shipyards in Schiedam.
Within the Van Oord project team, René was responsible for completing the engineering and electrical installation on board the Dredge Control System (DCS) and interfacing the DCS with the dredging equipment. The DCS is used for the control and monitoring of all dredging equipment on board. During the completion of the DCS, various changes were made to his electrical installation and the I / O cabinets of the DCS on his advice. After all cables of the DCS were connected and the changes in the I / O cabinets were ready, the I / Os of the DCS were tested and commissioned under his leadership. During the testing and commissioning phase, daily progress meetings were held under his leadership, in which, in addition to the Van Oord project team, subcontractors Alewijnse, Ingeteam and Hycom were also involved and managed.
After commissioning at Damen, the DCS and the dredging equipment were further tested during port and sea tests. After successful trials, the Vox Amalia started on March 15, 2020 on the first project, a foreshore replenishment at Den Helder.
Rene is a pleasant person to work with, he works in a serious and structured manner, and he also works well with various responsible persons from the Van Oord project team and the subcontractors involved in the project. Rene's knowledge and experience in the field of commissioning of dredgers have contributed to a safe and technically successful commissioning without incidents.
Gerard Alkema - Project Manager - Ship Management Department – Van Oord