14NOV2018 - NEWS - Dutch engineering group Royal IHC launches world’s largest cutter suction dredger

Dutch engineering group Royal IHC has recently launched the world’s largest cutter suction dredger being built for Belgian dredging firm DEME. The vessel, named Spartacus, also happens to be the first cutter suction dredge to be powered by LNG fuel. The 164-meter, self-propelled Spartacus has capacity of  44,180kW and is equipped with four main engines plus two auxiliary engines designed to run on LNG, marine diesel oil (MDO) and heavy fuel oil (HFO). The vessel also features several innovative design features such as a waste heat recovery system, a one-man operated dredge control and a heavy-duty cutter ladder that can reach a dredging depth of 45m. A launch ceremony took place last Friday at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands.

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