Menu BACKHOE DREDGERS Backhoe dredgers (BHDs) are stationary dredgers with a hydraulic excavator installed on a pontoon. The backhoe dredgers can dredge a wide range of materials very precisely and they operate mainly in shallow and enclosed waters. The backhoe dredger is anchored firmly with three spuds. A transport barge is moored alongside the backhoe dredger. The bucket excavates soil in a combined backward and upward movement of the boom, stick and bucket. When the bucket is full, an upward movement of the boom and stick lifts the bucket above the water to start swinging. The filled bucket is positioned above the barge by rotating the excavator on the turntable. The dredged material is discharged into the transport barge. The full barge transports the dredged material to a designated location. Boskalis has around 20 of these vessels operating on projects all over the world, including the Magnor, the largest backhoe in the world. It can dredge to a depth of 32 meters, and has a bucket with a volume of 40 cubic meters. Backhoe dredger capabilities Magnificent Magnor Boskalis now has the largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world: the new, awe-inspiring Magnor. Read more in our Creating New HORIZONS magazine. 1 2 Browse our fleet Share this Facebook Twitter Linkedin Google+ E-mail Print Back to top Quick links Vacancies Contact us Company profile Activities Share charts Download center Boskalis shop - merchandise NINA safety program Stay up to date Press and news releases Magazine: Creating New Horizons RSS Subscribe to updates Vimeo Youtube Linkedin Facebook Twitter Visit our other websites Dockwise Fairmount Marine VBMS SMIT Boskalis Australia Boskalis Dragamex Boskalis Environmental Boskalis Hirdes Boskalis Nederland Boskalis Rock Fall Boskalis Russia Boskalis Sweden Boskalis Terramare Boskalis Westminster Nigerian Westminster Dredging Irish Dredging Llanelli Sand Cofra Keppel Smit Towage KOTUG SMIT Towage Saam Smit Towage Smit Lamnalco BACK TO TOP 2017 © Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. Cookie policy Disclaimer Terms and conditions of purchase Sitemap