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MV Tian Kun Hao (天鯤) is a Chinese
dredger Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...
that has been described variously as “Asia’s most powerful island maker” Launch of Beijing’s new dredger may spark concerns of renewed island building in South China Sea: Testing of Tian Kun Hao could upset Beijing’s neighbours, but Chinese analyst says vessel will not be used to boost China’s claims in disputed waters
Laura Zhou & Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post, 2017-11-03
and "magic island maker" due to its capability to dig 6,000 cubic metres per hour of sand/silt.China unveils massive island-building vessel
Space Daily, 2017-11-04
The ship was launched at Qidong in Jiangsu province in November 2017. The ship is apparently named after " a legendary enormous fish which can turn into a mythical bird".


Design

* Length = 140m * Beam width = 28m * Designer = Tianjin Dredging Co., a subsidiary of the
China Communications Construction Company China Communications Construction Company, Ltd. (CCCC) is a majority state-owned, publicly traded, multinational engineering and construction company primarily engaged in the design, construction and operation of infrastructure assets, including ...
* Dredging depth = 35m * Discharge distance = 15 km


Purpose

Various sources have speculated that the ship will be used for island building in the area of the
South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phi ...
claimed by China and for possible use in areas of territorial disputes with countries including Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.


See also

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Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involve conflicting island and maritime claims in the region by several sovereign states, namely Brunei, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), Indonesia, Malaysia, Ph ...


References

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