Z18 SOETKIN

Z18 SOETKIN (IMO: 9222065) is a Fishing vessel sailing under the Belgium flag. It has an overall length of 125 feets and a beam of 26 feets.

Vessel Profile

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 205306000
• IMO Number: 9222065
• Call Sign: OPAR
• Flag State: Belgium
• Vessel Type: Dredger
• AIS Type: Dredger

Specification

• Gross Tonnage: 4,786 GT
• Deadweight: 7,256 DWT
• Length Overall: 117.50 m
• Beam: 23.60 m
• Draft: 5.80 m
• Year Built: 2001

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Self-propelled
• Engine Configuration: Twin screw
• Vessel Class: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD)

Shipyard

• Builder: IHC Holland (Royal IHC)
• Country of Build: Netherlands
• Year of Delivery: 2001

Owner / Operator

• Owner: DEME Group (Dredging Environmental and Marine Engineering)
• Operator: DEME Group
• Country: Belgium
• Home Port: Antwerp, Belgium

Navigation / Communications Equipment

• AIS Class: Class A
• AIS Transponder: Fitted
• GMDSS: Fitted in accordance with SOLAS requirements
• Navigational Radar: Fitted

Operating Region

• Primary Operating Area: Northwest European waters, North Sea, Belgian continental shelf
• Extended Operations: International dredging projects across European coastal and offshore waters, port development and maintenance projects worldwide

Vessel Description

Z18 SOETKIN is a self-propelled Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) built in 2001 by Royal IHC in the Netherlands and operated by Belgian dredging contractor DEME Group, headquartered in Antwerp. As a trailing suction hopper dredger, the vessel is equipped to excavate sediments from the seabed using a trailing suction pipe while under way, depositing the dredged material into an onboard hopper for transportation and subsequent disposal or beneficial reuse. The vessel is primarily deployed in maintenance and capital dredging operations, land reclamation, and coastal protection projects. Operating under the Belgian flag, SOETKIN is a mid-sized unit within the DEME fleet and is regularly engaged in port and waterway maintenance dredging across European waters.