Spartacus is a cutter suction dredger (CSD) that entered service in August 2021 for DEME.

DEME ordered Spartacus in March 2017 from Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC to a design jointly developed by DEME, Royal IHC, and Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, a Royal IHC subsidiary.

[1] Her keel was laid in December at Royal IHC's shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel,[2] and she was launched in November 2018.

[1] Spartacus measures 164 metres (538 ft) long and has a total power output of 44,180 kilowatts (59,250 hp), making her the world's largest and most powerful CSD.

[2][1] She is powered by four Wärtsilä 46DF and two Wärtsilä 20DF engines, which can operate on liquefied natural gas, diesel fuel, or heavy fuel oil; she is the first CSD to be LNG-fuel capable.