Royal IHC to be refinanced and have new ownership

Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC, long a leader in dredge design and construction and other areas, is to be refinanced and come under new ownership. An outline agreement on the acquisition and refinancing

IHC launches world’s most powerful cutter suction dredge

NOVEMBER 10, 2018 — Royal IHC’s Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands, shipyard has successfully launched the world’s largest, most powerful cutter suction dredge, the 44,180 kW self-propelled Spartacus. Designed and built for

DEME orders four vessels at Royal IHC

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 — Belgium’s DEME Group has ordered four new vessels from Royal IHC in the Netherlands. The orders include a copy of the recently delivered 8,400 cu.m LNG dual fuel

Royal IHC to modify McDermott pipelayer

AUGUST 1, 2018 — Kinderdijk, Netherlands, headquartered Royal IHC has been awarded a contract to modify McDermott International Inc.’s pipelay and construction vessel Amazon. The contract includes the delivery of an innovative

Design advances for new reel-lay vessel for Subsea 7

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC reports that it has reached the first significant milestone in the design and build process of a 149m x 33m integrated reel-lay vessel for

Eastern delivers trailing suction hopper dredge to Weeks Marine

JANUARY 9, 2018 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. recently delivered the trailing suction hopper dredge M/V Magdalen to Weeks Marine, Inc. The 6,540 cu.m TSHD has been designed and engineered by Royal

Suez Canal Authority orders powerful cutter suction dredges

OCTOBER 5, 2017 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Netherlands based Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190 kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction

DEME orders world’s most powerful cutter suction dredge

MARCH 1, 2017 — Belgium’s DEME Group has ordered a mega cutter suction dredge (CSD) from Royal IHC in the Netherlands featuring a combination of power, size and innovations that will see

Royal IHC launches second LNG-fueled dredge for DEME Group

JANUARY 15, 2017 — Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherland yesterday launched Scheldt River, the second of two 7,500 cu.m dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHD) –on

IHC launches first LNG-fueled hopper dredge

DECEMBER 5, 2016 — Royal IHC launched the world’s first LNG fueled trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) in a December 3 ceremony at its Kinderdijk shipyard in the Netherlands. Built for DEME,