Indian state-owned shipyard to build country’s largest dredger

Photo: Official Facebook page of Sarbananda Sonowal, Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and state-owned shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard (CSL) have entered into an agreement for the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger.

Construction of the vessel will take place at CSL’s facilities in Kochi, Kerala state, with Netherlands-based engineering firm Royal IHC providing technical support.

Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said the vessel will be the country’s largest dredger.


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