Cochin Shipyard Limited, together with India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in presence of Royal IHC officials, laid keel for the largest dredger built in India yesterday – IHC Beagle 12.000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD).
The new dredging vessel DCI Dredge Godavari will be built for Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI).
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal , Union Minister Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and H.E. Ms Marisa Gerards , Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India attended the ceremony.
Once commissioned, this TSHD will be the most sophisticated and technologically advanced dredger ever built in India.
According to DCI, the construction of this high-capacity dredger is set to enhance India’s dredging capabilities, supporting the growth of coastal and inland shipping market.
The 127m long dredger will be built under the Beagle platform of Royal IHC.