TSHD Willem Sr closed 2023 with a maintenance dredging project in the Ferry Port of Breskens.

The ferry harbour is dredged several times a year to maintain its depth. In winter 2023, the Willem Sr dredged for several weeks.

Because the designated dumping site was close to the ferry port, high production could be achieved at relatively low fuel consumption. Thanks to Willem Sr’s good manoeuvrability, the corners of the harbour and other hard-to-reach areas could also be dredged. This combination resulted in approximately 185,000 tonnes dry solid being removed in and in front of the ferry port. With this, Filia Dredging successfully completed the dredging campaign for Rijkswaterstaat on behalf of the main contractor Beens Dredging.

The ferry port of Breskens is used by the Westerschelde Ferries. Every year, approximately 500,000 pedestrians and cyclists use the ferries as a link between Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Walcheren.