David Hinderyckx
Manager Dredging Operations · Dredge Master · Dredging Superintendent
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About
Belgian Master and dredging professional with more than 30 years of continuous experience on trailing suction hopper and cutter suction dredgers, progressing from engine and deck departments to Director of Dredging Operations. Proven record of delivering capital, maintenance and reclamation projects in Europe, West and Central Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and South America. Commissioning and training specialist for Royal IHC new builds dredgers, fluent in five languages, and known for safe, high-production operations with multicultural crews.
Seeking a shore-based management or superintendent position in Europe, North America or Latin America.
Experience
Manager Dredging Operations at Alfermetal Engenharia e Construção (2025-01 – Present)
- Directed a mixed TSHD and CSD fleet (Marco Polo, Amerigo Vespucci, CSD 450, Damen 1205), including quay-wall dredging at the Port of Luanda.
- Production performance, planning and reporting; introduced training programmes that lifted crew competence and output.
- Primary technical point of contact for client and authorities.
Dredge Master · Trainer · Commissioning Engineer at VALE S.A. — Gelado Project (2022-01 – 2025-01)
- Commissioned four electric CSD E-Beaver 50 dredgers and trained the operating crews from zero to autonomous production.
- Built operating procedures and performance benchmarks for a long-term tailings reclamation programme.
Master / Chief Officer — TSHD & CSD fleet at Multiple Operators (DEME, Jan De Nul, Boskalis, MTCC, Van den Herik) (1994-01 – 2019-01)
Progressive sea-going career across 25+ dredgers in Europe, South America, West Africa, India and the Maldives.
- Master of TSHD Mahaa Jarraafu on island reclamation works in the Maldives; Chief Officer on Charlemagne, Lange Wapper, Victor Horta and Vlaanderen XVIII.
- Certified for One Man Bridge Operation (TSHD Marieke and Breughel).
Master / Chief Officer - TSHD Ghasha (newbuild) at Royal IHC (2020-01 – 2021-01)
- Took the Royal IHC new build Ghasha from yard delivery in Rotterdam through Suez to Abu Dhabi and into production at Khalifa Port.
- Performed the Factory Acceptance Test for the first Royal IHC dredging simulator in the Middle East (NMDC).
Master / Chief Officer - TSHD Ghasha & TSHD Manzanillo II at Multiple Operators (2020-01 – 2022-01)
- Commanded maintenance dredging campaigns on the Congo River and delivered French-language crew training on board.
Education
Maritime – Provinciaal Maritiem Instituut (PMI) (1988-01 – 1994-01)
