A booster station is a floating or land-based pump unit placed in the pipeline of a dredger to add pressure, so that dredged material can be pumped over longer distances. Boogaard Brokers has been buying and selling dredging equipment since 1923. Our dredging booster stations for sale range from a compact 500 mm floating booster to a classed 31 m booster of 3,800 kW for 800 mm pipelines, including a modular Damen booster station.
Above you will find the booster stations we currently have for sale, with their main particulars: pipe diameter, pump make and type, engine power, pontoon dimensions, spuds, year of build and class. Full specifications are available on request; please contact us with the folio number. If you need a different pipe diameter or power, send us your requirements and we will approach owners directly.
The dredge pump on a cutter suction dredger can only push the mixture a limited distance before the flow velocity drops too low and the pipeline risks blocking. A booster station in the line adds pressure and keeps the mixture moving. Whether you need one, and how many, depends on:
The same principle applies when a trailing suction hopper dredger pumps ashore over a long shore pipeline.
There is no list price for a used booster station. The price depends mainly on:
Please contact us for a realistic market price for a specific booster station, or read more about our valuation services.
We guide the purchase from first enquiry to delivery: we check pump and engine specifications, running hours and documents, coordinate inspections, negotiate the terms and prepare the Memorandum of Agreement and closing documents. Read more about our brokerage services.
Also see our cutter suction dredgers, pontoons and multicat vessels. Want to sell a booster station? List your vessel with us.
A larger dredge pump increases pressure at the start of the line, but every pump has a practical limit. For long pipelines it is usually more efficient to add one or more booster stations along the line. The right solution depends on the dredger, soil type and distance; we can advise per project.
Yes. Pipe diameter, pump characteristics and flow should match the dredger's own pump, otherwise the booster limits production instead of increasing it. Send us the dredger's pump details and we will check suitable boosters.
Modular and land-based booster stations can. Larger floating boosters on a fixed pontoon are towed or shipped as deck cargo.
Send us the pump make and type, engine details, running hours, pipe diameter and recent photos via List your vessel, or contact us directly. We advise on a realistic asking price and present the booster discreetly to buyers worldwide.
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