Netherlands · Kinderdijk · since 1943 (roots 1687)
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.
Official website ↗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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
