Dredging in India

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 […]

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 dredging market are met largely by foreign suppliers. These players […]

There is vast scope for the dredging industry in the country today. Developing and maintaining existing major ports, building new ports, exploring offshore resources, developing national waterways and catering to de- mand from the navy, […]

Dredging contracts in India lack standardisation and broadly rely on guidelines provided by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). So far, contracts have mainly been tailor-made to suit the specific requirements of the employer […]

Dredging as an activity has grown in importance in the recent past due to the expansion of existing ports as well as the creation of new ones. Over the years, the industry has witnessed several […]

There exists huge potential for the development of inland water transport (IWT) as a competitive alternative mode of transport to road and rail. With the growth in traffic handled by national waterways (NWs), deepening and […]

Dredging activities can have adverse consequences for the environment. Typically, the responsibility for identifying a suitable disposal site and scientifically disposing of or reusing the material lies with the contractor. At present, large quantities of […]