Mozambique to get Two More High-Capacity Dredgers

June 12, 2025

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These customised mining dredgers – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – are now en route by sea to Mozambique, where they will be handed over to Kenmare.

Last week, two newly built, high-capacity electric Cutter Suction Dredgers were successfully loaded onto a carrier vessel at the Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands

These customised mining dredgers – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – are now en route by sea to Mozambique, where they will be handed over to Kenmare.

The new dredgers, CSD Calen and CSD Sandra, will operate at the Moma Mine, one of the largest titanium mineral deposits in the world. The new dredgers will significantly enhance mining capacity, enabling Kenmare to efficiently extract titanium-rich sands from its mining ponds using all-electric technology.

According to information from the Club of Mozambique portal, the new equipment, with a total power of 6800 kVA and 1350 kW of cutting power, will be fundamental for the expansion of the new mining site in the Nataka area, a recently expanded mine that is expected to operate for several decades.

According to Hans Greve, director of IHC Mining, the dredgers represent an important milestone in the modernisation of Kenmare’s operations, being the first electric cutter suction dredgers supplied by the company to Mozambique.

Kenare Resources already has three dredgers previously supplied by Royal IHC for the Moma Mine, the most recent of which, the JULIA dredger, was delivered in 2019.

The new electric dredgers will mark a new phase in the collaboration between the two companies, reflecting an ongoing commitment to innovation and sustainability in the mining sector.

The Moma Mine, operated by Kenmare, is one of the largest mineral sands operations in the world and one of the main sites for the extraction of ilmenite, zircon, and rutile in Mozambique. The expansion of the mine and the introduction of the new electric dredgers aim to increase production efficiency while reducing the environmental impact of the operations.