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Royal IHC

Builds many of the world's largest custom dredgers for DEME, Van Oord, Boskalis and Jan De Nul. It also offers the standard Beaver cutter suction series and Easydredge hopper dredgers.

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Specs source: builder publications ↗ · last verified 2026-09-01. Indicative values — confirm with the builder.

Focus
  • — Beaver standard CSDs
  • — Easydredge TSHDs
  • — Mega custom dredgers
  • — Mining & deep-sea

Cutter suction

Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 30

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
21 × 5.4 m
Max depth
8 m
Pipe
300 mm
Power
410 kW
Output
250 m³/h
silt · clay · sand
Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 40

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
27 × 6.5 m
Max depth
12 m
Pipe
400 mm
Power
760 kW
Output
450 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel
Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 45

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
34 × 8.2 m
Max depth
14 m
Pipe
450 mm
Power
1,200 kW
Output
750 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 50

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
40 × 9.5 m
Max depth
16 m
Pipe
500 mm
Power
1,650 kW
Output
1,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 65

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
56 × 11.8 m
Max depth
20 m
Pipe
650 mm
Power
3,200 kW
Output
1,800 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

Beaver 8020 (custom)

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
105 × 19 m
Max depth
26 m
Pipe
850 mm
Power
13,000 kW
Output
4,500 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

Spartacus

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: DEME
Size
164 × 40 m
Max depth
45 m
Pipe
1400 mm
Power
44,180 kW
Output
9,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

D'Artagnan

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: DEME
Size
124 × 30 m
Max depth
35 m
Pipe
1100 mm
Power
28,200 kW
Output
7,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

J.F.J. De Nul

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Jan De Nul
Size
124 × 28 m
Max depth
35 m
Pipe
1100 mm
Power
27,190 kW
Output
7,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

Artemis

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Van Oord
Size
138 × 28 m
Max depth
36 m
Pipe
1000 mm
Power
24,000 kW
Output
6,500 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock
Cutter suction dredger

Helios

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Boskalis
Size
120 × 26 m
Max depth
33 m
Pipe
1000 mm
Power
20,000 kW
Output
5,500 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock · rock

Trailing suction hopper

Trailing suction hopper dredger

Easydredge 2000

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
78 × 15 m
Max depth
25 m
Pipe
700 mm
Hopper
2,000 m³
Power
3,200 kW
Output
1,800 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Easydredge 2700

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
83 × 16 m
Max depth
25 m
Pipe
700 mm
Hopper
2,700 m³
Power
4,000 kW
Output
2,300 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Easydredge 3700

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
92 × 18 m
Max depth
30 m
Pipe
800 mm
Hopper
3,700 m³
Power
5,400 kW
Output
2,900 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Easydredge 5600

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
106 × 21 m
Max depth
35 m
Pipe
900 mm
Hopper
5,600 m³
Power
8,000 kW
Output
3,800 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel
Trailing suction hopper dredger

TSHD 8,000 m³ (custom)

Details →
New — ask builder
Size
125 × 25 m
Max depth
45 m
Pipe
1000 mm
Hopper
8,000 m³
Power
13,500 kW
Output
5,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Congo River

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: DEME
Size
168 × 38 m
Max depth
70 m
Pipe
1300 mm
Hopper
30,000 m³
Power
32,000 kW
Output
12,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Bonny River

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: DEME
Size
141 × 32 m
Max depth
60 m
Pipe
1100 mm
Hopper
15,000 m³
Power
17,500 kW
Output
8,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Vox Maxima

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Van Oord
Size
195 × 32 m
Max depth
70 m
Pipe
1200 mm
Hopper
31,200 m³
Power
27,000 kW
Output
11,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Volvox Terranova

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Van Oord
Size
153 × 32 m
Max depth
60 m
Pipe
1200 mm
Hopper
20,000 m³
Power
22,000 kW
Output
9,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock
Trailing suction hopper dredger

Willem van Oranje

Details →
New — ask builder
Owner: Boskalis
Size
196 × 32 m
Max depth
70 m
Pipe
1200 mm
Hopper
23,000 m³
Power
30,000 kW
Output
10,000 m³/h
silt · clay · sand · gravel · soft-rock

Water injection

Specs are approximate. Confirm with Royal IHC before you rely on them.