Dredging in India

Dredging as an industry has gained importance over the years due to the ex­pansion works at ports, the development of greenfield ports and the deepening of waterways. The increased focus on dredging has resulted in […]

Dredging has emerged as a distinct industry in the past few years with huge demand from ports and inland waterways. However, there is a lag between dredging capacity and the emerging demand in the country. […]

The requirement of dredging at Indian ports is huge. To address the long-pending issues of industry stakeholders, the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) is releasing new guidelines for dredging projects at the major ports. Speaking at […]

The dredging industry has received greater attention from the government in the past two-three years. The launch of the Sagarmala programme and the increased focus on developing inland waterways as an alternative mode of transport […]

The increasing focus on dredging in the country has resulted in the rapid growth of the dredging equipment market. At present, the equipment needs of the industry are met largely by foreign suppliers. These players […]

Dredging activities have considerable environmental consequences such as changes in coastal and river morphology, changes in currents and wave climate, impact on wildlife habitat, changes in coastal defence, and impact on water quality and benthic […]

Many contractors have attempted to establish a business in the dredging market or diversify their marine business to venture into this segment. However, over the years, it has been observed that only a few contractors […]

One of the key elements of fairway development is dredging. There are a number of inevitable processes involved in dredging inland waterways. The first step is to undertake a survey to identify the shoal that […]

Dredging is an important element of fairway development, which is important for developing inland water transport (IWT). Besides dredging, fairway development involves river conservancy works, bandalling, channel marking, etc. Cargo traffic on national waterways (NWs) […]

Over the years, dredging has emerged as a distinct industry due to growing dredging requirements at Indian ports as well as inland waterways. With the increased dredging activity, draught levels at Indian ports too have […]

Dredging activity in India has been on a rise due to initiatives such as Sagarmala, development of inland waterways and the Coastal Berth Scheme. Ample opportunities are thus available for contractors to take up dredging […]

The Indian dredging market is serviced by both domestic and foreign players. Some of the major players are the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL), Mercator Limited, Jan […]

The Sagarmala programme has opened up huge opportunities for dredging, an important activity undertaken at ports. To address the long-pending issues of industry stakeholders, new policies and guidelines are being introduced. Speaking at the tenth […]

Dredging is an important part of developing and maintaining ports and inland waterways. Keeping this in view, the government has taken a number of initiatives for promoting growth of the dredging segment. The Dredging Guidelines […]

In the past few years, dredging has emerged as a distinct industry in itself and is being driven by the growing dredging requirements at Indian ports and inland waterways. With a significant amount of dredging […]

The dredging industry has seen some positive developments in the past few years. The government has become more conscious about solving the long-pending issues of the industry with new policies and regulations, and programmes such […]

The Indian dredging market is serviced by both domestic and foreign players. Some of the major players are the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), Mercator Limited, Jan De Nul Dredging, and Dharti Dredging and Infrastructure […]