WAALOORD

To be able to remove large quantities of soil in a short space of time, Martens en Van Oord has designed a special loading-bridge pontoon, the Waaloord.

The unique feature of the Waaloord is that the loading bridge can be installed using on-board technology. The use of external (auxiliary) equipment is therefore no longer required. The advantage of this is that the loading location can be easily changed, which keeps mobilisation costs low. An important component of this is the movable 60-tonne counterweight, which can be moved at the press of a button. Moreover, the 33-metre bridge section can be retracted and extended, allowing optimum matching to the width of the vessels to be loaded.
The entire structure is designed for vehicles up to a maximum of 80 tonnes.

You can view pictures of the Waaloord below.

MvO Waaloord.pdf