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KELLER TO SUPPLY DREDGE PUMP GEARBOXES FOR NEW CCCC DREDGE

Chuwa Bussan Co. Ltd. which is part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) signed a contract on July 14 with C. u. W. Keller GmbH & Co. KG (KELLER) from Troisdorf Germany to supply all dredge pump gearboxes and a giant gearbox to drive the cutterhead on a new flagship dredge for CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co. Ltd.

The cutter gearbox will have a cutter power of more than 7000 kW and a weight of 180000 kilograms (396830 lbs.). The 140-meter cutter dredge will be the largest ever built in China.

Keller has supplied similar gearboxes to other mega-class cutterhead dredges in Europe.