# Royal IHC to build Beagle 8 dredger for Vishwa Samudra Group

Royal IHC secured a contract to build a Beagle 8 trailing suction hopper dredger (8,000 m³ hopper capacity) for India's Vishwa Samudra Group. The vessel will be built at Royal IHC's shipyard in Kinderdijk, Netherlands, with delivery scheduled for summer 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-10-22
- Where: Kinderdijk, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,000 m³ hopper capacity
- Products: trailing suction hopper dredger
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Royal IHC](https://endata.com/companies/2818.md) (supplier)
- [Vishwa Samudra Group](https://endata.com/companies/88002.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [workboat365.com](https://workboat365.com/vishwa-samudra-strengthens-fleet-with-beagle-8-dredger-from-royal-ihc/), 2025-10-22: "Royal IHC has secured a contract to build a Beagle ® 8 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for India’s Vishwa Samudra Group."

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