“Ivy” – the Newest Member of the DEME Marine Fleet on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project

DEME have introduced “Ivy”, the newest member of their marine fleet for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project! Specifically designed for the transport and immersion of the project’s 89 massive tunnel elements, “Ivy” consists of two custom-built immersion pontoons.

Some of “Ivy’s” dimensions:

Length: 100m
Width: 45m
Lifting capacity: 8,000t
Winches: 66
Crew compliment: 22

As DEME complete final commissioning and offshore trials, “Ivy” will be finetuned to ensure it’s fully prepared for the immersion phase. This is a particularly exciting milestone for the DEME colleagues on the project, as they take a key role in the marine operations within the broader Femern Link Contractors (FLC) team working on the tunnel.

In total, four custom-built pontoons will play a crucial part in the tunnel’s construction.

Earlier this year, the multipurpose pontoon ‘Maya’ joined the marine fleet to install the gravel bed in the tunnel trench.

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